ONLINE GIVING
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER
THE BENEFITS FOR CHURCHES OF ALL SIZES
FACILITATES AUTOMATED GIVING
One-time gifts are wonderful. But automated monthly giving is the best for any church. Reliable monthly donations are the backbone of a church's income.
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While some donors prefer to send a physical check through the mail every month and others use automatic giving through their bank, these solutions are only workarounds. They're time-consuming for the donor and create extra work for you too.
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On the other hand, an online giving portal makes monthly giving simple for your congregation, and easy for you. The software eliminates paperwork and automatically registers all your client data.
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If you're worried your congregants won't warm to the idea of online giving, show them how user-friendly an online giving portal can be. It couldn't be easier for donors to commit to monthly online giving.
DOESN'T DEPEND ON CASH AND CHECKS
Here's the cold hard truth: most people just don't carry checks anymore.
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That means if you set up your fundraising event assuming donors will simply whip out their checkbook and write you a donation in hard copy, you might run into disappointment. Successful fundraising in the 21st century means having online donation options at your fingertips.
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With an integrated system, you can pull up your church's donation page on your computer or help donors to find it on their devices. Either way, your fundraiser will be flexible to your donors' preferences.
COVID SAFE AND CONTACTLESS
Before COVID-19, online giving was a good option. Now, it is the option.
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Contact-free donation options eliminate virus transmission concerns that go along with cash and check donating. Few people are even willing to receive cash, so an online giving system is a must for your church's treasury team as well as your donors.
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Here's the good news. You don't have to throw out your existing church management software to pivot to a fully online system. Find an online giving platform for churches that integrates with your donor software.
By combining the professional online giving portal you need with the church management software you already have, you can get maximum COVID safety with minimum hassle.
LET'S DONORS GIVE QUICKLY
Did you know that most online giving options let you give within a minute?
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For Gen Z users, that's a perfect time frame. This generation, born after the mid-1990s, grew up with smartphones in hand. They're accustomed to fast online transactions and quick decisions.
Many churches make the mistake of overlooking this younger generation's desire to give. And yes, the majority of them are teens right now.
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However, they're not called "Philanthroteens" for nothing. They are actually highly socially engaged and willing to donate — as long as they can do so in the fast, high-tech way they're used to.
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Do you have a strong Gen Z demographic in your church? If so, mobile online giving is a must for you. It lets your younger crowd express their generous nature in the lightning-fast time frame that feels comfortable to them.
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Although Gen Z has been the quickest to adopt mobile and online giving, older generations have followed, especially when C0VID-19 limited other giving options. With eGiving as the new normal, members of all ages understand the convenience of online giving options and have come to expect them from their church.
MAKES RECORD KEEPING EASIER
If there is one thing that church administrators spend their time on, it's one little task: donation processing.
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Which event did the donations come from, and who gave? Have the donations been recorded, processed, locked away in the safe and finally taken to the bank? Has the donor been thanked and had their tax-deductible receipt issued?
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When donors give their gifts online, paperwork disappears. The online giving platform records the relevant information and eliminates the need to store and deposit cash and checks. Your church administrator will have something very different on their hands: free time.