" If it's this time consuming to go one by one, I don't see the point for a company doing jobs or events where you have to use Classes to job track to use QB for that purpose."

A lot of people think the Online Banking is a time-saver. First, that data brings in the Bank's processing date, not your date.

Second, the Online Banking tools are not as robust for details of data entry as the actual program tools.

Third, there is a lot being bypassed if you use Class only for these activities. Job Tracking and use Items gives you a lot more powerful reporting. For instance, Items offer you Qty. If it matters, that is how you can track # of ticket sales, # of meals purchased, etc.

For a NFP, Class would be Program or purposes, and Event would be subclass or Job names. It depends on the organization, of course.