Donation & Financial ManagementPurpose
1.2. Ensure real-time monitoring, reconciliation, and secure data transfer to church management and accounting systems.
1.3. Enable automated receipt generation, donor list updates, and compliance logs.
1.4. Alert administrators about failed transactions, unusual activity, or large gifts in real time.
1.5. Minimize manual reconciliation and accelerate recognition for recurring and one-time gifts.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Status update of existing donation (e.g., succeeded, failed, refunded).
2.3. Scheduled batch processing for reconciliation or reporting.
2.4. Administrative changes (user updates, account disconnects, configuration edits).
2.5. Predefined financial event thresholds triggered (large donations, rapid consecutive gifts).
Platform variants
3.1. PayPal
• API/Feature: IPN (Instant Payment Notification) endpoint or REST API webhooks for payment received event; configure endpoint URL and register event type.
3.2. Stripe
• API/Feature: Webhook listener for ‘checkout.session.completed’ and ‘invoice.paid’ events; specify webhook signing secret and subscription endpoint.
3.3. Pushpay
• API/Feature: Webhook for new donation creation; configure Pushpay Connect API with church instance credentials.
3.4. Givelify
• API/Feature: Data API, configure API Key and “Donations Pulled” endpoint; set up to poll or receive on transaction update.
3.5. Tithe.ly
• API/Feature: Webhook or API credentials for ‘gift.created’ and ‘gift.settled’ events; configure callback URL in Tithe.ly Dashboard.
3.6. Subsplash Giving
• API/Feature: Donations API, require API key and endpoint for new or recurring gift events.
3.7. Church Center (Planning Center Giving)
• API/Feature: REST API access to “Donations” resource; configure Personal Access Token and event polling.
3.8. EasyTithe
• API/Feature: XML Gateway for transaction notifications; configure server endpoint for push notifications of donations.
3.9. Breeze ChMS
• API/Feature: API integration for “Contributions” resource; setup API Key and filter by date or by donor.
3.10. FellowshipOne
• API/Feature: Giving API “Receipts” endpoint; use Application Key and OAuth2 client for authentication.
3.11. Vanco
• API/Feature: Payment Notification endpoint; configure webhook URL in Vanco Portal and validate HMAC signature.
3.12. Kindrid
• API/Feature: Giving API with webhooks for “gift.created” event; specify endpoint and provide API credentials.
3.13. RebelGive
• API/Feature: REST API for new transaction events; configure webhook for transaction receipt.
3.14. Donorbox
• API/Feature: Webhook for “Donation Created” event; setup callback endpoint in Donorbox dashboard.
3.15. One Church Giving
• API/Feature: API access for donations endpoint; configure token and endpoint for real-time transaction data.
3.16. Zeffy
• API/Feature: Webhook notification for “donation.success”; configure callback URL in the Zeffy app.
3.17. GiveWP
• API/Feature: Webhook or REST API for donation_created, donation_completed events; set API key and URL.
3.18. Donately
• API/Feature: Webhooks for new donation, recurring donation events; select event types and configure URL.
3.19. MoGiv
• API/Feature: Transaction Webhook for successful gifts; provide authentication and specify event endpoint.
3.20. Qgiv
• API/Feature: Webhook to send “Donation Event” payload to configured endpoint; register callback URL in Qgiv dashboard.
Benefits
4.2. Accelerates acknowledgment and stewardship for donors.
4.3. Provides near real-time visibility into gift trends and anomalies for leaders.
4.4. Enhances financial transparency and compliance readiness.
4.5. Connects giving insights to accounting or member management systems automatically.
4.6. Enables fast fraud detection and immediate administrative response.