{"id":284,"date":"2016-03-15T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/adminmatters\/?p=284"},"modified":"2017-03-21T08:54:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T14:54:54","slug":"index-of-the-march-2016-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/adminmatters\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Index of the March 2016 Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue 45 of Administration Matters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crime prevention for your congregation<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s impossible to predict when and where crime will strike. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to be prepared. By starting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchmutual.com\/170\/Crime-Prevention\" target=\"_blank\">crime prevention<\/a> program now, you are helping protect your worship center and congregation. &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchmutual.com\/media\/safetyResources\/files\/crime.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Security questions you should ask every church management software provider<\/strong><br \/>\nMore church management software solutions are advertising as operating \u201cin the cloud.\u201d This article looks at two aspects of data security \u2013 the cloud and datacenter security. It lists questions you can ask as you compare the various software solutions from a data security perspective. &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fellowshipone.com\/assets\/activefaith+digital+assets\/pdfs+and+infographics\/gating\/No-Surpises-Church-Security.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax guide for pastors<\/strong><br \/>\nPortico offers the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/myportico.porticobenefits.org\/myPortico\/Retirement\/ToolsInformation\/TaxPlanningResources\" target=\"_blank\">Clergy Tax Return Preparation Guide<\/a> by Richard R. Hammar at no cost to members enrolled in the ELCA benefit program. The guide gives special attention to several forms and schedules and the sections of each form most relevant to ministers. Use it when you\u2019re preparing your income tax return. &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/myportico.porticobenefits.org\/myPortico\/Retirement\/ToolsInformation\/TaxPlanningResources\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal reporting requirements for churches<\/strong><br \/>\nAlso, on Portico\u2019s website for sponsoring employers, the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/employerlink.porticobenefits.org\/Home\/Resources\/TaxInformation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Reporting Requirements for Churches<\/a> by Richard R. Hammar is offered at no cost to congregations sponsoring members in the Portico benefit program. This resource can help congregations understand federal tax reporting requirements. &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/employerlink.porticobenefits.org\/Home\/Resources\/TaxInformation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 percent health contribution discount<\/strong><br \/>\nPortico offers a financial incentive to employers \u2013 a 1 percent discount on health contributions (last year\u2019s 2 percent\u00a0 discount) \u2013 as a reward for helping communicate to ELCA-Primary health plan members and spouses the importance of taking the online Mayo Clinic health assessment and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. See how much your synod\u2019s employers could save collectively.&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/employerlink.porticobenefits.org\/Resources\/OnePercentDiscount\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Switching to energy-efficient bulbs saves money<\/strong><br \/>\nSaving energy helps you save money on utility bills and protects the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. See what many congregations and ministries are doing through the Energy Stewards Initiative (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lutheransrestoringcreation.org\/Home\/project-elca-cuts-carbon-emissions\" target=\"_blank\">ESI<\/a>). If your congregation is in need of financing for an energy project, there are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lutheransrestoringcreation.org\/mission-investment-fund-loans-for-church-energy-projects\" target=\"_blank\">Mission Investment Fund<\/a> opportunities for loans that could be obtained for energy reduction and also include the initiation of a plan for a rotating loan fund based on grant and gift funds that would be interest free to congregations and camps. &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/products\/lighting_fans\/light_bulbs\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue 45 of Administration Matters Crime prevention for your congregation It\u2019s impossible to predict when and where crime will strike. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to be prepared. By starting a crime prevention program now, you are helping protect your worship center and congregation. &gt;More Security questions you should ask every church management software provider [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-post"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Index of the March 2016 Issue - Administration Matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/adminmatters\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adminstration Matters March 2016 Issue (#45)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Crime prevention, software security, clergy tax guide, fed reporting requirements, discount on health contribution, energy-efficient bulbs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/adminmatters\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Administration Matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-15T08:00:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-03-21T14:54:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"otinfo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"otinfo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"otinfo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/aef83582e6e096fd24d9b88489fff318\"},\"headline\":\"Index of the March 2016 Issue\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-15T08:00:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-03-21T14:54:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":376,\"articleSection\":[\"Post\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/\",\"name\":\"Index of the March 2016 Issue - Administration Matters\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-15T08:00:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-03-21T14:54:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/aef83582e6e096fd24d9b88489fff318\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/index-of-the-march-2016-issue\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Index of the March 2016 Issue\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/adminmatters\\\/\",\"name\":\"Administration Matters\",\"description\":\"A bimonthly e-newsletter for ELCA congregational and synodical leaders. 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