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Thought Leadership on Church Giving and Financial Stewardship

Stewardship (4)

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True Story: “It Was Easier to Just Write a Check”

Remember back when millennials were becoming adults and the main reason for implementing digital giving was that young people couldn’t just write a...

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Why the Pastor Should Be a Stewardship Leader

As churches begin to see the reality about church giving declines, they’re recognizing that old mindsets must be rooted out and new ones forged. One...

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Thanking Givers? Do This, Not That

We’ve written before about the importance of thanking givers well, but we’ve never had a show-and-tell of problematic thank-you’s until now.

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The Fascinating Value of Ask Ladders in Increasing Generosity

Ask ladders are dynamic groups of suggested donation amounts presented to givers in an online giving experience. Also called personalized ask...

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The #1 Reason People Stop Giving

A 2018 Network for Good article, 7 Reasons People Give (and 1 Reason They Don’t), shared results of a survey of 3,000 donors.

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What’s the Big Deal About “Embedded” GIVE Buttons?

You may have heard about embedded GIVE buttons and giving forms (versus those that are simply placed on your church website). But the concept may...

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When Online Giving Becomes “Giving Up”

Giving is an act of worship. It should not be frustrating. It should not end in giving up on a gift due to multiple sign-ons, mandatory account...

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What Your Self-Service Giving Portal Should Offer Givers

Back offices of the future don’t just offer a self-service giving portal. They offer a portal that actually serves not only givers, but also staff.

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Why Givers Shouldn’t Be Able to See Your Third-Party Giving Vendor

This is part 2 of our 11 Commandments of Online Giving series.

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5 Ways to Ruin Your Church’s Giving Experience

Your online giving experience is, essentially, the way giving a gift makes your givers feel. It’s about the look, the ease (or lack thereof) of...

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