Youth Group Management Software - Tips For Finding Your Solution

As a former full-time youth minister (and nowuseless if it is not easy to get in, make updates,
volunteer worker), I know first-hand howand get out. Web-based services offer a benefit
important it is to capture and maintain accuratehere -- especially if, like me, you don't work from
contact information for your students. It doesn'ta central location all the time.
matter if you have 10 students or 1,000. Having a- Are you able to associate photos with your
good system in place to do this is mission critical.contacts? This is a must-have feature for me and
While there are a few good youth ministrymy short-term memory! Being able to see photos
software packages out there, along with someof new students is a big boast to memorizing
quality web-based youth group managementnames.
websites, you simply need a system that will fit- Can you make Family Associations? Sure,
you -- even if it is just an Excel spreadsheet!"family" has a loose definition these days, but it is
This article is just an attempt to share somestill important to be able to group your students
things that you might want to keep in mind wheninto family groups in your database system. I
choosing a youth group software package orespecially like to create a "family" group for each
contact management solution.student so I can keep important family
- Are you able to generate mailing labels? Yes,information, even if their family does not attend
even in today's world, a mailed newsletter stillwith the student.
works (and gets stuck to the Fridge). You'll want- Can it print a check-in sheet? It is very helpful
to be able to export your data directly to labels.to be able to print out a sheet to take with you
- Is it easy and convenient to keep updated?to youth group to use for attendance and writing
Even the best youth group software package isdown visitor info.