We want to share with you 4 advantages of recurring giving that benefit your church. Let’s face it, we are all looking for advantages during the craziest and most challenging time of ministry in our lives. One great challenge is keeping the proverbial offering plate full so you can keep the proverbial lights on. Even...
Tuesday, December 1st is #GivingTuesday! We have your #GivingTuesday Play Sheet. Last year almost $2 billion dollars was given worldwide on #GivingTuesday and less than 10% went to churches! Let’s change that this year. We have a playbook especially designed to help you use #GivingTuesday. Get a FREE copy of our new 2020 #GivingTuesday guide...
This December 1st there will be a world-wide generosity event called, #GivingTuesday. This primarily online giving event can help your church while you help others! #GivingTuesday started in 2012 and is a push led by non-profits to use the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving as a means of garnering financial support for their work. Up to...
Why should you switch online providers to Gyve? Gyve churches get more! Here is a word from our Director of Operations Morgan Mudge. Our main goal is to help YOU grow, and we are pretty serious about accomplishing our goals. Before apps, round-ups, portals, and technology entered the picture, the purpose behind the development of...
In my over twenty plus years of working with churches to increase giving I have found that, if you want to improve giving you need to tell stories. Everyone loves a good story. This evening you will sit in front of your TV to do what? You will watch stories. When you go to bed before...
I have seen churches make two major mistakes when it comes to online giving. Back in the day when we met on site and passed buckets, baskets, and plates by our attendees, this was not a problem. Then along came COVID-19. Now we are dependent upon our online giving to keep the proverbial offering plate...
“…research increasingly shows that the number of individuals donating money is shrinking.” That startling statement comes from a leading non-profit think tank on charitable giving. The quote here is speaking of all charitable giving including giving to churches. Yet the impact on fewer donors is perhaps nowhere more clearly demonstrated than in the Church. The...
“Facing a year like no other, we have altered the day-to-day operations of our institutions.” That statement was made by one of the leading non-profit organizations, the Blackbaud Institute. Doesn’t that sum up all our lives? We truly have been living in a year like no other. One pastor summed up what all in Christian...
A few years ago, a pastor asked me, “What trends do you see impacting the church in the future?” I held up my iPhone and said, “This.” The pastor was aghast at the answer. Does anyone doubt now the impact of mobile devices? Then consider this 95% of all Americans own a cell phone 250 million smartphones exist in...
The Come From Behind Series This is the third in a series of posts on developing a come from behind giving strategy. What Are the Goals of a Come From Behind Giving Strategy? The question, what are the goals of a come from behind giving strategy might seem silly to ask. Isn’t it to see an...
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