Re: Software Search Assistance Requested

Robert,

In a message dated 97-11-04 15:36:38 EST, you write:

>           We are in the process of downsizing (who isn't?) and I am 
>            looking to replace some of our custom systems to packages.
>            One such system is what we call a "church administration 
>            system".  In it we track church locations, church meeting 
>            times, monthly attendance, etc...  We also track ministerial 
>            information for each church, such as rank, length of service 
>            in each church congregation, education, etc...
>            Finally, we want to keep the data (as we keep all our 
>            "corporate" data) on the AS/400.
>            
>            While I don't hold out much hope for a package that is 
>            designed for large multinational centralized churches, does 
>            anyone have or know of maybe a sales force management 
>            package, or some other conceptually related application?
>            Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Hmmm, I did some church management software on another platform some
(actually, 17) years ago (and yes doggone it, I've written a package for
darned near _EVERYTHING_, haven't _ANY_ of you had a salesman that said
"Yeah, we can do _that_!" before?), and cannot imagine something that would
meet your specific needs among the available sales management tools.  From a
functional standpoint, you'd probably be better served by something
addressing governmental agencies for your fund accounting needs in a
"generic" package.

In your case, I'd check within both your own and affiliated organizations to
see if something is available for the AS/400.  For example, if you do
anything with the World Council of Churches (some churches/diocese don't want
to affiliate themselves with this example), _they_ may have a package
available somewhere.  I am also familiar with the local United Way's use of a
package on the AS/400.  Many programmers offer their services free of charge
to their houses of worship, and I find it hard to believe that there is not
_something_ out there for you.  If I can be of any help, please feel free to
contact me directly at the address below...

HTH,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

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