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EasyTithe An Electronic Option for Making Your Offering January 21, 2020

EasyTithe Overview ● EasyTithe is the largest online giving provider. It serves more than 15,000 churches ● Benefit of using EasyTithe ○ You can make a one time or recurring donation ○ You can create an individual account to track and control your online offering ○ You can set up your offering as a credit card transaction or a checking account withdrawal ○ Funds deposited in church account in 2-3 business days ● Costs associated with using EasyTithe ○ Transaction fee for a credit card transaction is 2.6% plus a 39 cent transaction fee ○ Transaction fee for ACH/eCheck is 0.75% plus a 39 cent transaction fee ● Board of Elders participated in a 2 month pilot

EasyTithe Home Screen URL to be available on LCOS website https://app.easytithe.com/app/giving/lcos cupertino Two Tabs ● Give Now ● Sign In Fund Options ● General Giving ● Memorial Fund

One Time Offering After selecting Fund and filling in the Amount, there are now tab options for: ● Credit Card ● Bank Account

Credit Card Setup Credit Card Options ● Visa ● Discover ● American Express ● MasterCard

Bank Account Setup Account Types ● Personal Checking ● Personal Savings ● Corporate Checking ● Corporate Savings

Email Confirmations

Recurring Offering Sign In

Account Registration

Recurring Offering Setup Frequency Options ● Weekly ● Bi-Weekly ● Monthly ● Twice a Month ● Quarterly ● Annually

Scheduled Offerings ● Ability to Edit Payment method or Stop Payment

History

My Account ● Personal Info ● Payment Methods ○ Edit Default Method ○ Add Payment Method ● Account Info ○ Edit email address ○ Edit phone number ○ Change password

Resources ● Issues, Etc. - Church Offerings in a Cashless Society - Pastor Heath Curtis, August 13, 2018 (link) ● LCMS Blog - How will the LCMS adapt when checkbooks rest in museums? - Mark Hoffman, October 31, 2016 ● LCMS Blog - Save the offering - Tom Raabe, April 10, 2019