Donation & Financial ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automate real-time alerts for financial officers, church treasurers, and pastors to ensure actionable oversight and timely investigation.
1.3. Maintain transparency and accountability in financial management, supporting audit-readiness and fraud prevention for Apostolic churches.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Multiple transactions from a single donor within a short period exceed cumulative thresholds (e.g., $10,000 in 24 hours).
2.3. Transaction flagged by anomaly detection algorithm based on historical giving patterns or suspicious origins.
2.4. Cross-border or unusual payment methods detected (e.g., foreign wire transfers, crypto donations).
Platform Variants
3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: "Send SMS" action; configure trigger text = “Large donation detected: ${{amount}}, Donor: ${{name}}” to finance team contacts.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Email API > Dynamic Templates; configure automated alert email for [email protected].
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; set channel #donation-alerts, message format includes donor, amount, timestamp.
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook; post adaptive card with transaction details to finance channel.
3.5. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Webhook URL; auto-post alert to #finance-alerts with JSON payload of transaction info.
3.6. Gmail
• Feature/Setting: Gmail API “Send Message”; automated email alert with subject “ALERT: Large Transaction” to finance committee.
3.7. Outlook
• Feature/Setting: Microsoft Graph API “Send Mail”; configure alert rule for high-priority message distribution.
3.8. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Events API v2; trigger “incident” with HIGH urgency on flagged transaction over set threshold.
3.9. Pushover
• Feature/Setting: Message API; send push notification to designated staff device groups.
3.10. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Tickets API; auto-create ticket tagged “High-value-Donation” assigned to finance team.
3.11. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticket Creation API; create ticket with subject “Unusual Transaction Detected”, includes donation meta.
3.12. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Process Builder & Flow; auto-generate task/alert record for donation anomalies.
3.13. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Automation; trigger internal notification and CRM activity when donation criteria are met.
3.14. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: Webhook integration; send formatted text with transaction details to finance chat space.
3.15. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled cloud flow; check database/ledger and post message or alert when rule is triggered.
3.16. Aircall
• Feature/Setting: Call API; automated voice alert to treasurer’s mobile for critical incidents.
3.17. Mattermost
• Feature/Setting: Webhook; send notification to #finance-monitoring with full transaction context.
3.18. Telegram
• Feature/Setting: Bot API sendMessage; alert chat group with transaction snapshot.
3.19. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Task creation API; assign task “Review Large Transaction” to finance chair.
3.20. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Add Card API; create card in “Urgent Reviews” board for flagged donations.
3.21. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Create Item API; log event in “Financial Escalations” board with donor info.
3.22. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Insert Page API; auto-log donation alert entry in audit database.
Benefits
4.2. Reduces manual oversight—automated workflow ensures no transaction is missed.
4.3. Strengthens donor trust through accountable giving processes and transparent actions.
4.4. Enables compliance with internal and external financial regulations or audit requirements.
4.5. Supports quick response in case of errors, fraud attempts, or unexpected generosity.