Your Parishioners Have More Ways to Give. Does Your Website Show Them?
Imagine a parishioner who wants to donate appreciated stock to your parish. Another would like to make a charitable gift directly from an IRA. Someone else is thinking about leaving a gift to the parish in their will.
If they visited your parish website today, would they know how to make those gifts?
Most parishes already offer online giving, which is a great foundation. But there are several other ways parishioners can support their church, and many may not even realize these options exist.
Making this information available on your parish website is a simple opportunity to encourage greater generosity and potentially open the door to significant gifts.
Six Ways Parishioners Can Support Your Parish
The Archdiocese of Baltimore Advancement Department has created ready-to-use website language covering six giving opportunities:
Online & Recurring Giving: Encourage consistent weekly or monthly contributions that provide dependable parish support.
Gifts of Stock: Help parishioners understand how to donate appreciated securities through the Archdiocese's stock transfer process.
IRA Charitable Gifts: Introduce parishioners age 70½ and older to the potential tax advantages of giving directly from their IRA.
Cryptocurrency: Share how parishioners can make cryptocurrency donations through the Archdiocese's partnership with Engiven.
Parish Endowments: Explain how the Catholic Community Foundation can help donors establish funds that provide lasting support for their parish.
Gifts Through Your Will: Encourage parishioners to remember their parish in their estate plans and introduce the free My Catholic Will resource.
We've Made It Easy for Your Parish!
We've written the language for you!
Our Ways to Support Your Parish resource includes suggested website text for each giving option, links to helpful resources, and simple instructions for getting started.
All you need to do is:
Visit the resource page and review the giving options.
Copy the suggested language.
Add your parish name and contact information.
Paste it onto your parish's existing giving page or website.
You can use all six options or choose the ones that best fit your parish.
A Simple Update Could Lead to Your Next Significant Gift
Your Advancement team is always happy to help if you have questions about any of these giving opportunities.
