More and more churches are realizing the huge benefits of offering online giving. As people spend more time online and replace cash and checks with cards and electronic payments, churches need to be able to accept these payment types or risk being left behind. Here are the biggest benefits GivingBase.com offers churches:
Offering online giving is proven to stabilize giving trends. By making it easy for people to set up recurring payments or give even when they are absent, your church gains a steadier income. Churches still have bills when people are on vacation in the summer or weather prevents services in the winter. GivingBase.com provides a solution for these missed donation opportunities.
Our offerings widen your donor base in two separate areas: within the church and online. Inside the church, giving kiosks and mobile apps allow members who don’t carry cash or checks (as is increasingly common) to make a donation on the spot. But your congregation doesn’t need to determine your budget! For example, one church receives about 24,000 UNIQUE VISITORS per year to their website. If you are promoting online giving with your website, any of those people who are moved by your missions or projects can make a donation, even if they have never been to your church.
Tax breaks are a big motivation for donations! It’s been reported that up 22% of ALL giving is done in the last TWO DAYS of December. If one of those days isn’t a Sunday, and you don’t have online giving, what are you missing out on? Even loyal members of your congregation will find another place for the tax deduction.
Statistics show that most people will make 18-30% higher donations electronically than by cash or check. Many different types of organizations and non-profits, including the Salvation Army, have implemented electronic giving so they don’t miss out on this generosity!
When your cause or mission hits someone in just the right way so that they want to help, are they able to immediately make a donation to your church? At least 1 in 10 Americans have made an impulse donation via text, usually in amounts ranging from $5-10. Without text donations through GivingBase.com, your church will never see that gift.