Online Giving from Our Sunday Visitor is a web-based offertory solution that allows Parishioners to contribute from any location at any time !  Online Giving is available 24/7.

Parishioners who use the service are pleased with how easy it is to set up and manage. If you have not yet signed up for Online Giving with Our Sunday Visitor, then please consider this option. This is a perfect tool for anyone who shops online.

By using Online Giving you are helping the Parish to improve our operational efficiency.
 
TEXT-TO-GIVE
Another easy way to manage your Church giving is with our new Text-to-Give function that is fully integrated with our Online Giving.

You can text an amount to 732-716-3347, and your transaction will be processed through the Online Giving account associated with the phone number. (Account already set up with Our Sunday Visitor)

If your phone number is not recognized, you can continue without an account, associate your number with an existing account, or create an account.


Starting a gift
You may start a gift by texting a message to our Text to Give number 732-716-3347
The text message can be one of two types.

Type 1 – AMOUNT
The first type is texting an amount only. This message makes a gift for the specified amount to the default fund. An example of this type of message is:
This message makes a gift of 45 dollars to the default fund. The amount can be formatted or a simple number.
Examples of valid amount formats include:

• 50
• $50
• 49.95
• 1,500

Type 2 – AMOUNT CODE
The second type includes both the amount and code for the fund for the gift. The code allows the donor to designate their gift.

An example of this type of message is: This message makes a gift of 10 dollars to the fund with the code “gift”, which is our Sunday Offering Fund.  The same options to format the amount apply to this type of message as well.

Responses from Online Giving
Once Online Giving receives the text message, it will respond to the donor based on a number of things.
Invalid fund code

• If the system does not recognize the fund code, the system will return an error message asking the user to verify the fund code:
• No fund code specified and no default fund setup.  If no fund code is specified in the message and no default fund is setup, the system will return an error message letting the user know that there is no default fund set:
• Phone number not recognized.  If the phone number is not associated with a valid user in the system, the system will return the following message asking the user to continue to the website to complete their gift: "Phone Number Not Recognized.  Please go to URL to complete your gift"  Tapping the URL in the message opens the Online Giving system to continue the gift.
  • The donor has three options:
    1. Login to link the phone number with an existing account – used when the donor has an existing account but their mobile number is not associated with their Online Giving account.
    2. Continue and create new account – used when the donor wants to create an account to be able to save their information for use later with future gifts.
    3. Continue as guest – used when the donor wants to make a gift but does not to create an account.
• Phone number recognized, multiple payment methods:
  If the phone number is associated with a valid user in the system and that user has multiple valid payment methods, the system will send a message back asking which payment method to use. The donor can then respond with the letter associated with the payment method they want to use. The system will the process their gift for the specified amount to the appropriate fund with the selected payment method and send a message back with a receipt number.
• Phone number recognized:
  If the phone number is associated with a valid user in the system and that user has a valid payment method, the system will process their gift for the specified amount to the appropriate fund and send a message back with a receipt number.