Giving Archives - Shelby Systems

5 Ways to Overcome the Summer Slump

Churches are no stranger to the summer slump.  For most churches, it is not uncommon to see a drop in attendance during the summer months. Vacations, outdoor activities, and weekend getaways can distract even the most avid churchgoer. Additionally, fewer attendees often lead to a decrease in giving as well.  But, you don’t have to […]

Why Recurring Giving is a Game-Changer for Churches

Today’s post is written by Valerie Russell, Content Specialist for Ministry Brands. It’s no surprise that churches are affected by lulls in generosity, spurring a need for them to find ways to encourage recurring giving. Roughly 86% don’t meet their annual budget goals. When you boil it down, that means 43 out of 50 churches […]

7 ONLINE GIVING FEATURES YOUR CHURCH ISN’T USING (BUT SHOULD BE)

Are you stuck in the same old routine when it comes to managing your online giving? It happens. Once you’ve found what works for getting daily tasks completed efficiently, you may never step outside your comfort zone. By not exploring the features available to you, you could be missing out. New developments are released often, […]

The Most Comprehensive Online Giving Solution for Your Church

ShelbyNext Giving provides kingdom-minded Online Giving solutions to churches, ministries, non-profit organizations and denominational headquarters. ShelbyNext Giving is the cloud-based giving solution created to fit churches of all sizes. ShelbyNext Giving will help you find new donors within your congregation, and it will provide new options to your current donors. With one system, you can […]

ORGANIZE YOUR GIVING DATA TODAY

There’s no shortage of data in the world today. More data was created in the last two years than in the previous 5,000. In fact, 90% of the data we currently use was created in the last two years! For churches, the enormous amount of giving data is enough to make your head spin, but it’s still […]

Employee Spotlight: LEEANN BUTTRAM

Today’s spotlight shines on Shelby Systems’ Giving Customer Success Specialist: Leeann Buttram. Leeann provides resources and support to help make Shelby’s online giving feature run as smoothly as possible. The Giving Implementation Guide, that Leeann helped to create, provides a mix of project management tools for planning, technical how-to’s for system set-up, and editable communication […]

Church Youth Scholarship Program

The team at Shelby Systems wants to show our appreciation by inviting you to enroll in the Youth Scholarship Program, where you can encourage recurring giving while funding youth programs. The Youth Scholarship Program allows each church that signs up the opportunity to receive up to $2k in awarded funds for your youth program. Use […]

10 WAYS TO SPUR GIVING TO THE CHURCH WITHOUT ASKING FOR MORE MONEY

Some church members are not able to give as generously as they would like. In that case, why not encourage those families to give to the church in other ways (volunteering their time and services for example). “Time, Talents, and Treasures.” If you’re lacking in one area (treasures), you can contribute in others (time and […]

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