Event & Service ManagementPurpose
1.2. Enable event-driven, automated notifications and solicitation, linking donation asks to specific services (e.g., feast days, memorials) while tracking donor engagement.
1.3. Centrally manage contributions for transparency, compliance, and enhanced donor experience by automating every touchpoint in the donation solicitation and follow-up cycle.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Update or change to existing event details.
2.3. Custom time/date triggers (e.g., 7 days before liturgy).
2.4. Registrant signs up or RSVPs for an event.
2.5. End of event triggers for post-event donation follow-ups.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Automate email campaigns on event date triggers; configure Campaign API to send templated donation requests.
3.2. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Use Calendar API’s event.watch to automate triggers on new or updated events.
3.3. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate SMS donation reminders using Messaging API on event creation/update.
3.4. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Automate campaign launch using Process Builder when a new event is logged in CRM.
3.5. PayPal
• Feature/Setting: Automate donation link generation via PayPal Payouts API for event-specific giving.
3.6. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: Programmatically automate Payment Links API for event-based donations.
3.7. Facebook for Nonprofits
• Feature/Setting: Automate posting using Graph API for donation drives tied to event dates.
3.8. Church Community Builder
• Feature/Setting: Automate group messages for donations using the Communication API.
3.9. OneCause
• Feature/Setting: Automate mobile bidding events and text-to-give via Events API.
3.10. DonorPerfect
• Feature/Setting: Automate donor communication with Scheduled Emails module post-event.
3.11. Eventbrite
• Feature/Setting: Automate registrant syncing using Webhooks API for follow-up donation asks.
3.12. Constant Contact
• Feature/Setting: Automate segmented donation campaigns with EventSpot API on event triggers.
3.13. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate notifications to fundraising teams using Incoming Webhooks for donation status updates.
3.14. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automate templated reminders to groups/channels linked to service attendance.
3.15. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automate cross-app workflows triggering on event creation, using multi-step Zaps.
3.16. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate the logging of all donation asks using Sheets API append.
3.17. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate batch email donation requests using Mail Send API and dynamic templates.
3.18. WePay
• Feature/Setting: Automate custom donation campaign links by calling the Checkout API.
3.19. Blackbaud
• Feature/Setting: Automate donation acknowledgments using SKY API event-based triggers.
3.20. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Automate multi-step workflows with Event-triggered Flows, connecting calendars, CRMs, and email.
3.21. Tithe.ly
• Feature/Setting: Automate congregant outreach and donation reminders using Scheduled Messaging and Events Integration.
3.22. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Automate donation entry reconciliation when new event donations are received via API.
Benefits
4.2. Raises engagement by sending custom requests at the right time, leveraging automation for higher response rates.
4.3. Ensures consistency and compliance in donation requests and acknowledgment using automated templates.
4.4. Maximizes team productivity by automating repetitive donation management tasks.
4.5. Delivers real-time insights on campaigns, automating analytics dashboards and reporting.
4.6. Facilitates seamless, automatable integration across platforms—removing silos and manual data entry.
4.7. Enhances donor experience via personalized, automated, and timely communications.
4.8. Supports scalability of fundraising as automation enables managing more events and donors with the same effort.