Easter is around the corner. You’re busy preparing for an impactful service, scheduling volunteers, planning children’s activities, and so much more. But don’t forget to consider ways for people to give to your church.
Easter not only brings an influx of new faces, but your dedicated members will also be in attendance. Make sure you offer ways for everyone of all ages to give using their preferred methods. In addition to standard giving methods, consider innovative giving options that cater to the young, modern, and tech-savvy.
NFC (Near Field Communication)
NFC allows attendees to make secure transactions with a tap of their device. This is the same technology used when you tap your debit or credit card at checkout or exchange contact information by tapping phones.
NFC is an excellent option for churches, especially at Easter when so many people are in the pews. To enable this giving option, you’ll need to purchase NFC tags. For example, Tap Tag allows you to create professional-grade, customized tags for your church. You can also order standard tags from other vendors like Amazon. Place your tags around the church, such as on the backs of pews and near the entrance, and voila! You have a new way for visitors and members to tithe.
QR Codes
While this method is more common, your church may not be using QR codes for donations. Easter is the perfect time to start. Simply use a QR code generator that links to your giving form, print the code on signage, and add it to your sermon deck.
If your church is serious about a QR code strategy, consider a dynamic code generator that allows you to keep the same QR code but update the links. Plus, you can customize and change out images like this one created by Kingdom Creations, the Innovation Lab at ACS Technologies.
For example, on Easter, you could link to a specific giving form with a related image and then after the holiday, redirect the QR code back to your standard giving URL.
Click here to sign up for the dynamic code generator pilot; it’s free!
Pro Tip:
Combine NFC with QR codes. Some phones may not have NFC technology built-in, and if you use a dynamic code generator, you can reuse your NFC tags.
We hope you have a beautiful and bountiful Easter. These tips will help you increase your giving.
Whitney Brown
Whitney joined ACS Technologies in 2017 and is the Director of Marketing. Prior to ACST, Whitney worked at Blackbaud for 11 years in various roles focusing on churches and other non-profits.
