This account comes to us from Bruce Richman, the Customer Sales Retention Supervisor for OSV Offertory Solutions.
Recently I was visiting a parish when the question of how to get more people to use Online Giving
came up. This particular parish had over 3,300 families with only 5% of
the parishioners signed-up. In contrast, another parish in the area
with about 1,000 families had 17% of parishioners using Online Giving.
When
visiting with the smaller parish I was asked to find out what they were
doing differently to be more successful. I knew as soon as I walked in
the door -- the differences were apparent. The first thing I saw was an
Online Giving poster mounted near the main entrance. Every person that
came through those doors saw the poster the moment they entered the
church. That action reinforced the parish’s support and need for Online
Giving.
Also,
when talking with some of the parish staff, I came to understand they
had two additional efforts to help them entice more parishioners. First,
they talked about Online Giving at the pulpit on several occasions.
These weren't long lectures but short statements and testimonials about
how easy Online Giving is to use and how it benefits the parish and the
parishioner. Second, they used OSV’s Online Giving marketing package.
This package helped the staff to announce and acquaint the parish to the
convenience of the service. Included in the package were the posters,
an announcement letter, an FAQ pamphlet, and the Online Giving mailing
card for inserting into the offering envelope packet.
Promoting
and communicating the Online Giving message at the pulpit, on boards,
and through various mailings has helped to increase contributions for
that parish and others, and can foster the growth of your parish’s
Online Giving program, too.
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