Recent News

UPDATE: Due to the reports from different vendors and the severity of the potential risk of a real virus (not a false positive), we pulled this version and posted an update that does not use CMS Connected at all. Please be sure to install this new version 21.7.26 as soon as possible. If you need assistance with doing this, please reach out to tech support.

To update to this latest version, login to CMS Connected and click Check for Program Updates. Or login to https://support.chabadms.com/ and click Downloads... Looking to upgrade to CMS Cloud and have access to your data on any computer or device? Please email cloud@chabadms.com for assistance. Below is a list of new features, improvements and bug fixes in this release. ONLINE FORMS - WEBSITE INTEGRATION If you aren't using website integration yet, you can start with a...

Give your donors the option of covering the processing fee. Your CMS donation form has the option to include a Donor Covers Fee check box which gives the donor the option of covering your transaction fee. You can choose whether this option is on your form, and what the fee percent is. You can also add a custom message for the check box. To enable this option on your form, Check the "Donor Covers Processing Fee option" check box and enter the fee rate. You can also enter a custom...

IMPORTANT: This update is required for Parix Integration. See below. (Payrix was formally known as SplashPayments.) The due date for this upgrade is 3/31/2020.

To update to this latest version, login to CMS Connected and click Check for Program Updates. Or login to https://support.chabadms.com/ and click Downloads... This update primarily is to maintain compatibility with Payrix's new API requirements. It also includes other minor fixes and improvements. If you...

IMPORTANT: This update is required for Authorize.net Integration. See below. To update to this latest version, login to CMS Connected and click Check for Program Updates. Or login to https://support.chabadms.com/ and click Downloads...

What's New

BUG FIX: Fix for SMS texting when target is individual family member. In some cases, individual family members were not included when sending SMS. Details on the SMS feature can be found here. BUG FIX: Fix for invoices...

If you have resolved this issue in the past by uninstalling a particular "Office KB Update" from Microsoft, this is no longer necessary. In fact, it's likely that you will get this error again as the update you removed gets reinstalled. According to Microsoft, the fix of this issue is now available in all versions of office (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, windows installer type (MSI), and Click2Run type (C2R). If/when you get this issue again, we now recommend that you install all...

Microsoft Office security updates released on Patchday (November 12, 2019) causes the most basic queries to fail with error message "3340: Query is corrupted." Microsoft addresses this issue here. If you are getting these errors in CMS, you should not use the program until it is resolved. Continuing to use CMS (even parts that appear to work fine), may be causing unknown damage to your database!...

---------------------------------------- UPDATE 12/10/2019 Users of...

To update to this latest version, login to CMS Connected and click Check for Program Updates. Or login to https://support.chabadms.com/ and click Downloads...

Important: Starting with CMS version19.4.3 Access 2016 or Access 2016 Runtime is required. If you have been using Access 2013, you need to remove it and install Access Runtime 2016. More details here.

What's New ChabadOne Communicator Integration Fixed. Working together with Chabad.org, we have been able to find and...

We are excited to announce that we have been able to negotiate even lower rates for credit card processing. As low as 2.6% for all credit card types, including American Express. There is also no PCI Compliance fee. You also get next day funding and end month billing.

Over the next few weeks we will be transitioning to the new provider. If you currently process with Hi Tech and Authorize.net, you should receive an email from us with more details and a pre-filled application...

To update to this latest version, login to CMS Connected and click Check for Program Updates. Or login to https://support.chabadms.com/ and click Downloads...

Important: Starting with CMS version19.4.3 Access 2016 or Access 2016 Runtime is required. If you have been using Access 2013, you need to remove it and install Access Runtime 2016. More details here.

What's New New Feature: Sending True SMS You've asked and we've delivered! You can now send real SMS directly from...