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New in People: Less spam, cleaner profiles, better permissions and more
TEN improvements to People, because an up-to-date database is not about keeping things clean but about making sure your people don't fall through the cracks.

Build your to-do list: Create new tasks with automations
You can set Planning Center to automatically create new tasks for you and others as soon as someone accepts a request to serve, fills out a form, or a myriad of other triggers!

For group leaders: Attendance reports in Church Center
With attendance reports in Church Center, group leaders can quickly get a pulse on peoples’ engagement and see who they need to follow up with!

Giving statements & tax receipts: pro tips & new updates
We have a few updates and suggestions to help you get through the upcoming season stress-free, and they’re all here in this blog!

Clearstream texting: now inside Planning Center
Text your congregation right from the People database using your local Clearstream phone numbers.

A new grid layout for your church app and website
A new way for you to creatively build the layout of your Church Center app and web!

Save files to People profiles
Ever need to attach a picture or a PDF to a person's member profile? Now you can collect files through online forms and save them to profiles!

Introducing My Church Center: A new home base for congregants
My Church Center is where congregants can see important updates and notifications about anything they’re involved in at your church all in the same place.

Thank Your 2020 Volunteers
Make time to tell your volunteers how much you appreciate the role they played in making it through the last twelve months of ministry.

Pro Tips for Christmas Prep
We put together this blog to help you get ready for a safe, healthy, and adaptable season of special holiday services and events.

Invite Your Congregation to the Conversation
Connecting with your congregation as you begin to plan to meet in person.

Make Online Giving Easy for Your Church
Helping people transition to online giving is hard. Here is a guide on how to make the world of online giving more approachable to your congregation.

Create New Opportunities for Community
See how you can lean on Groups to give your church a place to find community.

Coronavirus: Connecting with the needs of your congregation
See this overview of how you can use the free People product to quickly find those people in your congregation who are in need and follow up with them.

Pro Tips for Easter Prep
Check out some of our best-practices and pro tips as you prepare for what might be one of your busiest and most important Sundays of the year.

Make sure people are prayed for and cared for
Losing track of notes doesn't have to happen with your congregation's prayer requests—put the right systems in place with People.

Use the tools you love alongside Planning Center
We recently updated our integrations page to make it easier for you to find the features you're looking for and learn more about each company.

Summer Product Update 2019
We want to highlight some of the major updates we made in the summer months so you can incorporate them into your routine this upcoming season!

Planning Center University: LIVE Training Courses
We launched the newest version of Planning Center University—live, online training courses on each application, regularly scheduled once every 3-4 months.

Spring Product Update 2019
Watch our quick Spring Product Update to learn how to maximize the newest updates to Planning Center tools in your ministry!

Building Relationships with Families in Children’s Ministry
Here are some best practices for how to create opportunities for connection on Sundays, as well as how to build those relationships throughout the week.