The church giving puzzle has many solutions, but electronic options have fast become an important part of them.
Offering your members more ways to give helps them respond whenever and wherever they're moved, and gives you a window into the who, what and why of their stewardship.
Choosing an e-Giving solution that provides those benefits and fits your needs begins with determining answers to two questions:
• Is it easy for your members and staff to use?
• Will it integrate seamlessly with your Church Management Software?
Why you need the answers
Easy-to-use electronic giving options allow members and visitors to increase their generosity by providing them the opportunity to contribute whenever they feel moved to give. That can make your church financially stronger and better able to fulfill its mission.
And the right combination of giving options offer a window into your congregation’s generosity through detailed reports of when they give and what methods they use. With that knowledge, you can fine-tune your giving program so that is more effective for your members and your budget.
For example, integrating your e-Giving options with your ChMS can help generate more consistent income by making it easy for members to set up recurring donations for weekly pledges, or for times they know they’ll be away. Offering the opportunity for them to register and pay for events ahead of time through your website, or when they arrive through a mobile or desktop card reader, can also make registration for summer events and VBS much easier to accomplish.
With a fully integrated system, you can also compare current data on attendance, offerings, and events to past years — a perspective that can give you confidence that your yearly budget plans are on track, or show you where you need to try to improve.
e-Giving’s automatic processing of contributions and detailed reports can help your staff become more efficient by eliminating cumbersome manual tasks like processing cash and checks from weekly offerings, or manually adding online givers to your database. That gives them more time to spend interacting with your members when they’re needed in worship, celebration or support.
e-Giving’s role in a sustainable ministry
Building a thriving church and a growing, sustainable ministry takes money, as well as a plan for how to raise and spend it.
Download our whitepaper, Electronic Giving’s Role in Creating a Sustainable Ministry, to learn more about creating a successful fundraising strategy, finding the solutions you need to implement it, and overcoming key challenges along the way.
Post A Comment