Evan and Chris from PCOGuru talk giving!

GivFlow Team

September 27, 2023

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Evan and Chris from PCOGuru talk giving!

Incase you missed it, GivFlow (a.k.a. PCOMVP) joined up with Chris over at PCOGuru to talk Planning Center Giving and GivFlow.

Some quick highlights include;

Planning Center Giving automations
Planning Center Giving notification
4 groups of donors to reach out to for EOY giving
2 easy ways to grow giving TODAY
Overview of some biggest value adds and how GivFlow can immediately impact your giving ministry

In case you aren’t familiar with Chris (doubtful), I’ve included some info on him below!

I’m Chris Denning, the Chief Guru for PCOGuru. With over 20 years of ministry experience, I’ve personally helped hundreds of churches around the world make the MOST out of Planning Center.

Our philosophy is that every church is unique – and that’s a GOOD thing! We consider ourselves an extension of the churches we work with. That means we want to find solutions that help you do the ministry God has called you to do.

Thanks to Chris at PCOGuru for inviting us over to talk to his community. If you want some information on joining the PCOGuru Community, check it out here.

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2 EASY ways to increase giving TODAY.

Not clickbait. These are 2 low hanging fruit opportunities to increase giving.

Look, we know that main goal of the church isn’t to increase giving – it’s to make disciples. However, we also know the church employs people to go and make disciples – people to put on and host events, people to pay bills to keep the lights on in a shared community space, and many more. This doesn’t have to be a taboo topic. Does more money mean more disciples? Absolutely not. However, we would argue it can help.

4 groups of donors to reach out to for EOY giving.

We’re getting closer to Christmas and end of year giving – should we be doing anything different?

Yes! You should. I find that most churches are always sending out letters, or emails, about the Christmas or end of year offering. That’s great. However, most are missing the opportunity to be specific with their communication. Language that directly applies to the person reading the communication usually means that person is able to hear or relate to the message more. This is important. In age where we are constantly getting different pieces of communication, it should be our goal to reach that person using specific language. Here are 4 groups of people/donors that you can reach out to with specific language in mind.

Reduce the number of lapsed donors over the summer!

We all know giving is typically down over the summer, but why?

We’ve all seen a dip in giving over the summer – vacation, pool days, or families just taking it easy on the weekends, means attendance is typically down. If you have donors that only drop a check/cash or envelope in the offering plate or some other method that requires them to physically be there, chances are, they won’t give. Maybe they’ll remember to go on your website and click the “give now” button, but maybe they won’t. Giving goes down over the summer simply because church becomes a lower priority. When they forget about church, or prioritize it low, a lull in giving comes along with that.