Make giving simple, make regular giving durable
Giving is the lifeblood of a faith community, and it comes in two shapes: steady planned giving and spontaneous one-off offerings. Keeping the regular giving durable, and making a one-off gift take a tap, means more reaches the work and less is lost to the rail.
Planned giving and spontaneous offerings
Planned giving set up on a card lapses when the card expires or declines, so a committed giver quietly drops off, and chasing it is awkward in a community setting.
One-off offerings and appeal gifts need to be instant and simple, and a card fee on a small offering takes value that was meant for the cause.
Variable and seasonal giving adds its own shape, and all of it needs to reconcile for Gift Aid and for the community's own transparency.
The payment mix that fits
Not one rail. The two to four that match how money actually moves here.
Collect planned regular giving on a durable mandate that does not lapse on card expiry.
Take one-off offerings and appeal gifts over a bank link, instant and with no card fee.
Collect variable or seasonal giving within a giver-set limit, on a durable rail.
Your flow of funds, orchestrated
Planned giving collects over Direct Debit, a durable mandate that does not lapse on card expiry, so committed givers are not lost to declines. One-off offerings and appeal gifts are taken over Pay by Bank, instant and with no card fee. Variable and seasonal giving collects over commercial VRP within a giver-set limit. Every gift reconciles on one ledger, ready for Gift Aid and for transparent reporting to the community.
Every book moves money differently. We map your flow of funds and quote one integration across the rails that fit.
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Payments for faith organisations: FAQs
By collecting it over Direct Debit, a durable mandate that does not expire or decline like a stored card, so committed givers are not lost to involuntary failures.
Over Pay by Bank, instant and with no card fee, so a spontaneous gift takes a tap and keeps its full value.
Every gift reconciles on one ledger with the reference needed, so Gift Aid claims and transparent reporting are straightforward.
Tell us how you get paid
Send us the mix of payments you take and make, and we will quote one integration across the rails that fit, priced on your volume.