Groups

• Staff can track members from initial point of interest all the way through connection or assignment into a group
• Group leaders can view rosters of people in their groups, send out communications and quickly update member records; plus mark attendance and inactive members
• Members and prospects can go online and search for the groups that interest them, find out more about them, and even request to join
• Group members can access contact information, communicate with each other, and view group calendars
• Update personal records and photos, view group and church directories, and share with others

Online Giving

• Members can easily give tithes and donations online and view their contribution statements
• Staff can quickly send thank you emails and other giving communications

Outreach Connections

• Administrators can track leaders’ tasks and assignments and chart outreach progress
• Leaders can look up scheduled visits and outstanding tasks, plus update connections without returning to the office
• Users can reassign a connection to another individual within the database
• Use the optional Google Gadgets to increase the ease of member notification of Connections assignments

Serving

• Leaders and staff can post and manage volunteer positions online
• By reviewing attributes for each position, members can search for available positions based on skills, passion, experience, qualifications, or other attributes and sign up online

Event Registration

• Members, prospects and guests can register and pay for events online
• Register family members, friends, or groups of individuals for an event in one registration process
• Print receipts directly from the Event Status page
• Staff and leaders can create their own Web page to promote an event and link individuals directly to the beginning of the Event Registration process
• Edit church and personal calendars online

Access ACS is the online companion to ACS People and also integrates with the following products allowing you to:

• Enhance your ministry communication.  Share basic profile data, content edits, plus usernames and passwords between Unifyer and Access ACS.  Unifyer is a social media tool that ACS Technologies has partnered with to create an integrated communication solution.  With Unifyer, your leaders and members can quickly communicate with one another, share interests, and make new connections while conveniently using their Access ACS usernames and passwords.
• Mark attendance remotely. When you integrate ACS Attendance™ with Access ACS, you can enable your leaders to mark attendance from home or from their group or class location.
• Provide contribution details securely online. Integrate with ACS Contributions™ to enable your members to view their detailed contributions, pledge progress, and receive their official tax statement online. You can also set up online giving.
• Manage outreach remotely. Integrate with ACS Connections™ and your pastors and visitation teams can see who they are assigned to contact and then enter their responses from laptops or home workstations after the contact is completed.
• View multiple calendars in one location. Integrate with ACS Facility Scheduler™ to display one or more calendars for secured-access viewing.
• Promote your small groups and activities. When you integrate your  Extend™ site with Access ACS, you can easily set up Web sites for each of your small groups and/or activities.

All ACS software solutions come with comprehensive support and training options, including:

• Enrollment into our Preferred Client Program provides unlimited telephone and email support, 24/7 access to the online Knowledge Base, free software upgrades, plus much more
• Or, you can chose to enroll into our Megachurch Client Program, which adds 24/7 support, a dedicated account manager and senior staff skilled in working with large churches
• Comprehensive, context-sensitive Help documents accessible with the Help icon
• Access to a variety of training formats, including regional training schools, self-paced online videos, a national convention, and customized training online or at your facility