“More Money For Your Church” (S4Ep03)
Notes from this episode:
In the age of Venmo, Apply Pay, and Paypal—where I can send money to somebody with a few clicks—why is it still so hard to give money to my church? Does your church require you to log in, download an app, fill out the same info over and over again, remember a password, or provide a special code or family ID…just to give them money? Well, here is a much, much better way to do it that will raise you more money, in shorter time, and with fewer complaints from your people.
Flocknote’s approach has always been communications-first. Most churches can’t reach their people when they need to, so we built a tool that made it easy to communicate between members and leadership at a church.
Then, we built Flocknote People to replace old member management tools and to work alongside Flocknote so your members’ data gets better with time, not worse.
Now, our newest feature, Fund It, makes online giving and payments quick, easy, and secure.
Since banks always verify their member’s info via email and text, Flocknote’s email and texting platform is set up perfectly for quick and secure payments! Not only can you request payments and members can give directly where they’re at (their computers and their phones) there are no extra hoops to jump through to create passwords or verify information – it’s just that simple!
Here are three key ways to easily collect payments with Fund It and how it can make your life and ministry easier.
No logins. No passwords. No apps to download. Cut out all the extra steps and stress by sending an email to your members with a button they can click to instantly give a gift or make a payment.
Problem: It is difficult for members to give money to their church, they need to find the proper website with the correct link, and then create an account and password, then input all their payment information, and then verify their identity via email or text. And this can happen every time they want to donate!
Solution: Send your members a Smart Button via Flocknote and allow them to click the button to instantly give a gift to one of your funds. The magic is in the second gift. After putting in their payment info one time, every time after they can make a gift or payment in two easy clicks!
A great way to quickly and easily raise money via text. This is especially helpful for in-person donations when someone might not have cash. Set a unique keyword with a designated amount to allow members to text that keyword and instantly make a donation.
Problem: Everyone loves coming to the hall for donuts and hospitality after church, but most people don’t carry cash with them to make a small donation.
Solution: Set a simple Text-To-Give keyword like “Donuts” or “Hospitality” that members can text in to instantly make a donation.
This is a game changer and makes donating easier than ever before! Members can simply reply to a text that is asking for money by saying, “Yes”, or with a donation amount and instantly give a gift.
Problem: A Youth Minister needs $5 from every kid for pizza this Friday, but the teens don’t have money and the volunteers don’t have time to track down their parents to ask for a donation.
Solution: Send a Flocknote text asking all the parents if they can donate $5. Parents simply need to reply, “Yes”, and immediately the donation takes place and the teens get their pizza!
Your members want to donate and give money. It’s usually just so inconvenient that people don’t get around to it. Make it easy and you will get more money, much faster, with less effort.
Simple Setup. Straightforward Pricing.
Most online giving tools have complex and costly setups for creating merchant accounts with extra monthly fees. Flocknote makes things simple and budget-friendly by doing all the background work to cut out those extra costs.
- Fund It is included with your regular Flocknote subscription.
- No need to create a separate merchant account.
- No contracts. $0 Setup Fees. $0 Monthly Fees.
- Industry-standard transaction fees:
- 1.1% + 30¢ per ACH transaction.
- 2.9% + 30¢ per credit/debit transaction.
Links from the show
- Learn more about how Fund It can help your church raise more money in minutes at flocknote.com/fund-it.
- Matt Warner mentions 3 simple ways your members can give with Fund It:
- Matt Warner mentions using Flocknote for pledges and campaign tracking. Learn more about that HERE.
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