Catholic Giving Statistics: Getting to Know Catholic Givers
Are Catholic giving statistics the same as charitable giving to churches in general? How generous are these givers? Do they prefer online giving?
How Catholics feel about online giving is an important consideration because studies show digital giving increases overall donation amounts by 26%. So parishes (and dioceses) could benefit from implementing and promoting online giving.
Visit Part 1 here: Catholic Giving Statistics: Getting to Know Catholic Givers.
Continuing our deep dive into Catholic giving, here’s what we’ve learned about their online giving preferences:
Like other churches, the Catholic church has seen a great exodus in younger generations, who originally preferred online giving the most. But today, older Catholic givers comprise a growing percentage of online givers (Source).
A USCCB survey of Catholic online giving reported:
Lifeway Research reports that for all churches, attendance frequency does seem to correlate to tithing frequency and amounts. This holds true for Catholics giving online (Source):
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reports that families that earn more money are more likely to donate online (Source):
The 25% of Catholics who prefer online giving cite several reasons for their preference (Source):
The main reasons cited for not preferring online giving are (Source):
Vision2 online giving software addresses the concerns that givers have about digital giving, while serving parishes and dioceses with aggregated donor and contribution data across parishes and dioceses as desired.
See Part 1: Getting to Know Catholic Givers
Are Catholic giving statistics the same as charitable giving to churches in general? How generous are these givers? Do they prefer online giving?
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