Announcing a new integration between IconCMO church management software and Give by Text Icon Systems, Inc. and Vanco Payment Solutions are excited to announce a new integration between IconCMO church management and accounting software and Give by Text, a way for churches to accept donations via text messaging. In October 2009, Icon Systems released its first software… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Contributions
Online Giving To Increase Donations
Having multiple ways people can donate online to the church is an absolute, not a nice to have church process — even for the smallest of churches. According to Blackbaud 2014 Charitable Giving Report, many people are surprised to learn that fundraising activities is still less than 10% — currently at 8.8% for faith-based organizations… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Are Donations tied to Church Staff Development?
Are donations tied to church staff development? Let’s first define what church staff development is. It can take many forms from team building exercises to educational courses for pastors, treasurers, secretaries, and so on. It can be leadership training sessions or church administration classes for certification in one or more areas. The underlying theme in… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Communication and Church Donations (p2)
Here is the second part to the 2 part series for Communication and Church Donations. If you haven’t read the first part you may want to read it first. 🙂 4. Clear communication also dispels the other person’s syndrome. The old story of — why should I donate to the same cause because someone else… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Communication and Church Donations (p1)
Communications and church donations go hand in hand. Let’s look at some reasons why people give to a particular cause. They see tangible differences made by their contributions. They have a personal connection to a cause. They feel they’re a part of something great. What are some of the possible reasons people don’t donate? Manual… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Improving Donations for Your Church
Improving donations in any organization is hard work. It’s even harder without a goal, strategy, and tactics. Each of these should be very specific. In other words, just setting a goal like ‘Improving Donations’ is not enough. What are some examples of specific goals? 1.) We want to reach new donors. 2.) We want to… ⪼ Continue Reading…