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Online giving has become a must-have for churches and ministries with many members and donors wanting the convenience and simplicity online giving provides over traditional donation methods. When done well an online giving program can be very successful but watch out for these avoidable online giving mistakes. […]
Documentation is an incredibly valuable and often times required step for ensuring compliance with the PCI DSS. At times documenting processes or procedures can be time consuming, luckily documenting user privileges for systems that touch your card data environment is a fairly simple process. […]
Accepting on-line donations is quickly becoming required for churches and ministries in order to remain relevant to their constituents. Accepting electronic payments for donations, merchandise, or events can open the door to other issues such as chargebacks. Here are a few practical things you can do to alleviate potential chargebacks. […]
Many fees can be imposed on a merchant based on a various rules and regulations created by the Card Associations. It is from these fees, that the Merchant Services Provider, Processor, Issuing Bank, and Card Associations all take portions for their services. This blog will walk you through […]
This post will provide you with some written examples that will help you promote online giving to your donors. You are welcome to use these as they are, or wordsmith them and make them your own. The purpose of this post is to get you started. […]
There are often times when the rules and best practices imposed by the card brands seem like they do not apply to churches and ministries. Whether you are providing goods, services, or donations the purpose of this blog is to provide practical applications for your website and authorization requirements. […]
Designated donations are donations given with instructions to be used toward a particular purpose or function. These types of donations can be great toward furthering your mission but can also pose a burden if your nonprofit isn’t prepared to handle these unique gifts. When a donor includes instructions with a donation, it can be intended for anything from supporting a […]
As a nonprofit, you are fully aware of the importance of being able to do more with less. In this instance, we are talking more giving, with less effort in obtaining the donation. Having an online giving system is a great way to free up more of your time. […]
“I have a donor who asked if we can remember their account information so they don’t have to enter it each and every time. They already used their debit card for their last one-time donation, can you just use that again or do they really need to re-enter all their information every time?” […]
Ensuring that you develop and maintain secure systems and applications is critical to ensuring the security of cardholder data when transactions flow through your processing methods. It is also very important to remember that this requirement applies to ALL systems and applications within your card data environment…