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Are your donors on the right frequency?

After reading a recent Kim Klein blog, titled Membership vs. Monthly Giving, I wondered whether our users realized that there are multiple choices for giving increments built right into FundRaiser.  And they show up in several places, like Recurring Gift setup, Pledge payment setup, and Membership dues setup, depending on which modules you have, and which ones are active.  Everyone will have the Recurring Gift setup, so let's use that as an example, especially since a recurring gift template can be used for either pledge payments or membership payments, as well as simple frequent givers.

On the Recurring Gifts tab page, you'll see a drop-down code list for "Frequency".  This is where you can choose the normal Monthly or Quarterly or Annual payment periods we're so used to seeing.  But what if some can give more often, or their paychecks come in on a different type of schedule?  Here you'll see the following choices:

Weekly

Twice a month

Monthly

Bi-monthly (or every other month)

Quarterly

Semi-annually

Annually

Every 2 weeks

Every 4 weeks

Every 90 days

Every 180 Days

We're talking about making it easier for donors to give more frequently, on a comfortable schedule.  It can make a difference for your bottom line and for your donors' appreciation of your efforts to work with them to make it happen.

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