As spring turns to summer and attendance at worship services takes its temporary seasonal drop, your ministry and your need for funds to support it are still keeping their regular pace.
Like your ministry, your need for donations reaches outside the walls of your sanctuary, so your ability to accept them should too. Some locations in your church community become more active and consume more of your budget in summer, but they also present opportunities for funding through electronic options.
e-Giving solutions are excellent options for quickly and securely collecting credit and debit card donations at worship services, but they’re capable of doing so much more. The right combination of options can meet your members whenever and however they want to give, and help you ease the pinch of a smaller summer donation plate.
Where does e-Giving fit into your church community? Anywhere your members want electronic giving options that are there when they need them:
• In your fellowship hall, when you're collecting payments for a Wednesday night supper.
• At your school or day care, when busy parents need to pay tuition and don’t have cash or a checkbook.
• At your vacation bible school or summer camp, where non-members might be moved to donate to your ministry.
• In your office, where special events like weddings and receptions can be paid for with credit or debit cards.
e-Giving options like mobile, text and kiosk are versatile self-service solutions that allow givers to simply choose their fund, enter their information and give. e-Giving will always be an excellent option for your most engaged members — up to 80 percent of those who participate in two or more church activities per week prefer electronic giving — but it's also a convenient way for your congregation to give at worship services.
By accepting gifts made with credit and debit cards or text messages, you’re better serving your congregation by letting them choose the giving method they prefer. And, by providing them with an easy way to make donations and payments for a variety of funds and programs — no matter where they are this summer — you’ll feel less of a pinch in your budget.
The programs that make up your ministry account for a sizable part of your annual budget. Download our infographic, e-Giving Options for Your Entire Church Community, for tips on how you can help them pay for themselves and increase summer generosity by offering members and visitors electronic giving and payment options.
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