Accepting Donations from your website: A Way to Help the Haitian Relief Efforts
For many churches, nonprofit and Christian organizations, having the tools in place to raise awareness and aide for major national catastrophic events – such the 7.3 earthquake in Haiti – can make a huge difference in the responsiveness time and outreach efforts your organization is able to put forth.
And, most people feel compassion and want to help the victims when natural disasters strike. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to do the “hands-on” recovery work that is needed after a natural disaster. Making a financial contribution is one of the ways in which people feel that they are helping those affected. And, people want to feel safe in donating to a known and trusted organization, such as their church.
“Our hearts go out to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti,” says Tim Whitehorn, CEO and president of ServiceU. “Using online donations to receive funds for disaster relief efforts is the most efficient way to collect money quickly while it’s on people’s minds.”
How TransactU can help
Having TransactU in place makes it easy to quickly collect funds for the Haiti relief efforts.
If you already have TransactU, you have two options:
1. Go through the steps to set up a new donation form.
2. Add a Haitian Disaster Relief fund to your existing donation pages.
You are welcome to use our button!
If you have any problems or questions, our Support Team will be glad to help you get this set up. Just give us a call at 901. 901-869-5001 or email us at support@serviceu.com.
Download this graphic for your website
To help you raise awareness to your Haitian Disaster Relief efforts, we’ve created this “Donate Now to the Haiti Emergency” graphic. Just put this on your homepage and link it to your existing donation page or the new one you create.
Putting the funds collected to work
If your church decides that they want to collect funds for Haiti Relief, it’s up to you to decide if you want to give the funds to the Red Cross, to missionaries you support in that region of the world, or directly through relief aide. Each organization can handle getting the funds to Haiti as they find best suited to their ministry; however, TransactU is a great tool to help you get the funds collected.
If you don’t have TransactU, now’s a great time to sign up and start helping
If your church or organization would like to get set up today for taking donations for the Haitian Relief efforts, ServiceU is willing to waive the setup fee ($149.95 value) and monthly fee for the first 60 days ($59.90 value) through January 31, 2010. A merchant account established through ServiceU is required along with the $0.75 fee per transaction.
About TransactU
TransactU online donation and event registration software offers everything you need to accept online registrations, payment and donations with a credit card or online check in a secure, hosted environment. Patrons simply visit your website when it’s convenient for them, 24/7, whether your office doors are open or closed.
Here are a few reasons TransactU is a great way to take donations online:
o Do away with maintenance - Because TransactU is hosted, you don’t need any special software, servers or programming; there is no software to install, maintain and upgrade. All you do is log-in and you’re on your way.
o Receive funds directly - ServiceU assists you with the set up of your own merchant account so that funds deposit directly into your bank account. You receive funds quickly and easily, with no middle man.
o Powerful reporting capabilities- Generate customized reports to find just the information you need and make accounting easier. A simple click exports report data into Microsoft Excel as well as other program formants.
Give us a call at 866.709.7238, and we’ll help you get started! Together, we can help make a difference.
