Why Recurring Giving Matters

Digital giving is the fastest way to engage your donors. With a click or text, they can support your ministry organization in minutes!

But what if we told you you could make it even easier for your givers?!

Recurring Giving takes convenience to the next level by allowing donors to set up automatic gifts at their chosen frequency.

This means they no longer need to manually give weekly or monthly, providing a seamless experience for them and consistent budgeting for your ministry! 🙌🏽

Building Confidence in Promoting Recurring Giving

If you’re unsure how to talk about Recurring Giving, these resources can help:

• A sample script: “God commands generosity… you’re just the messenger!”
• Boost your confidence with this pep talk on “thank yous & transparency”: Honesty is always the best policy.

Fostering Recurring Giving on Your Giving Form

Here are two simple ways to encourage Recurring Giving on your Giving Form.

Way #1: Make Recurring Giving the Default Option

Givers may not realize they can set up recurring giving through your form. To help them, you can set your giving form to default to the Recurring tab.

Steps to Make Recurring Giving the Default Option:

1. Navigate to your giving form’s Form Properties.
2. Click on the Payment tab.
3. Ensure that Enable recurring payments is checked.
4. Check Set default payment type to Recurring.
5. Click Done. Remember to Save & Publish any changes to your form.

Way #2: Prompt Givers to Make Their Gift Recurring

Regularly remind givers of the option to set up Recurring Giving by activating a prompt that appears after they make a one-time gift. You can customize when this prompt appears, such as after their first, third, or fifth gift.

Steps to Prompt Givers to Make Their Gift Recurring:

1. Navigate to your giving form’s Form Properties.

2. Click on the Payment tab.

3. Ensure that Enable recurring payments is checked.

4. Check After submission, prompt the user to make a one-time gift a recurring gift.

• Customize the Prompt Text and set how often it should appear.

5. Click Done.

Remember to Save & Publish any changes to your form.

Updated January 03, 2025 14:33