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A Calendar to Organize By
During the search for a Church Management System, it became apparent that it is very unlikely that an integrated Church Management System will include a flexible Church Calendar program that the C3HUU stakeholders will agree to use. In the interim, we moved to Google Calendar, which is great for the price (free).

Some alternatives explored and comments:

Basic online hosted version (not full featured) of this Calcium software is FREE (with ads), demonstration with full function is [|setup here with sample C3HUU calendar information] ||
 * ~ Alternative ||~ Links ||~ Notes ||
 * Google Calendar || C3HUU current calendar || Meets basic requirements, BUT doesn't easily allow room scheduling, reservations, etc. ||
 * ConnectDaily from mhSoftware || [|mhsoftware] || Very flexible, min config $99/yr for non-profits, up to 5 separate calendars for $250/yr. Seems to do everything Calcium can do, but at lower cost. Several UU churches highly recommend. So is it worth $99/yr to upgrade from Google Calendar? ||
 * Outlook on IIS || Many || Flexible, but requires setup of a dedicated Windows PC at C3HUU that is web accessible. Strong preference from C3H ITS **//NOT//** to do that. Would cost approx $195 plus cost of additional server (min $450 with Windows Server license.). Total approx $645+. ||
 * Calcium from Brown Bear Software || [|Brown Bear Software] || Very flexible, minimum config approx $195 for one calendar, $595 for up to 5 calendars. Options for enhanced support, installation services, etc. How many actual calendar instances do we need? Right now there is one.

Here is a [|set of demos of the Calcium software]