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 Volume 12, Issue 2 (February 2025), Pages: 118-125

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 Technical Note

Enhancing church donation management using data-driven solutions

 Author(s): 

 Ruth G. Luciano *

 Affiliation(s):

 College of Information and Communications Technology, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8532-6971

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.02.013

 Abstract

Efficient management of church donations is essential yet challenging for religious institutions due to inefficiencies and lack of transparency in traditional manual methods. This study developed a Church Donation Management System (CDMS) for a Cathedral in Cabanatuan City, utilizing the Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to incorporate iterative improvements based on stakeholder feedback. The CDMS features an automated donor database, customizable reports, and real-time analytics to streamline donation tracking and enhance financial oversight. Evaluated using ISO/IEC 25010 Software Product Quality Standards, the system achieved high ratings from IT experts (mean score: 3.96) and end-users (mean score: 3.95) for usability, functionality, and efficiency. The results demonstrate that the CDMS significantly improves the accuracy, transparency, and operational efficiency of donation management processes while fostering better donor engagement and financial oversight.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Church donations, Donation management, Agile development, Financial transparency, Usability evaluation

 Article history

 Received 26 July 2024, Received in revised form 2 December 2024, Accepted 27 January 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

This study adhered to ethical standards, with informed consent obtained from all participants. Data privacy and security were ensured, and no personal financial data was used beyond system testing.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Luciano RG (2025). Enhancing church donation management using data-driven solutions. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(2): 118-125

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