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  <description>Practical guides for church counting teams and treasurers.</description>
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    <title>Designated vs. Undesignated Gifts: How to Allocate the Offering Across Funds</title>
    <link>https://sundaytally.com/blog/designated-vs-undesignated-gifts/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>How counting teams should handle designated and undesignated gifts (split envelopes, loose cash, unclear memo lines) so every dollar reaches the right fund.</description>
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    <title>How to Count the Church Offering: A Step-by-Step Procedure</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>A step-by-step procedure for counting the Sunday offering, from collecting the plates to sealing the deposit, that you can hand to every new counter.</description>
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    <title>How to Reconcile the Offering to the Bank Deposit (and What to Do When It Won't Balance)</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>How to balance the Sunday count against the bank deposit, the six most common reasons it doesn't match, and a calm, methodical way to find the difference.</description>
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    <title>Internal Controls for Church Counting Teams: The Two-Person Rule and Beyond</title>
    <link>https://sundaytally.com/blog/church-counting-team-internal-controls/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Simple internal controls that protect your offering and the volunteers who count it: two-person custody, rotation, separation of duties and bank checks.</description>
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    <title>Why Your Counting Team Shouldn't See Donor Names</title>
    <link>https://sundaytally.com/blog/counting-without-donor-names/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Recording gifts by envelope number instead of name protects givers' privacy, protects volunteers, and makes your records more secure. Here's how to set it up.</description>
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    <title>Year-End Giving Statements: What to Track Every Sunday So Receipts Take an Afternoon</title>
    <link>https://sundaytally.com/blog/year-end-giving-statements/</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Make year-end giving statements painless by recording the right details every Sunday, plus what Canadian, US and UK church receipts typically need.</description>
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