The main way in which Online Giving saves the parish money is that there is no cost of printing and mailing the offertory envelopes for the people who make their donations online. There is also a savings in the time involved in processing the envelopes once they come into the office. They are manually entered into our computer system. Volunteers open, count and prepare the bank deposit and then all of the envelopes need to be entered into each person's "account" and that step is done by a paid employee. Because the donations are for the most part set up as recurring, the parish receives donations from each individual regardless if they are able to attend Mass or not, so vacations, weather, etc. don't affect their offerings.
The main way in which Online Giving saves the parish money is that there is no cost of printing and mailing the offertory envelopes for the people who make their donations online. There is also a savings in the time involved in processing the envelopes once they come into the office. They are manually entered into our computer system. Volunteers open, count and prepare the bank deposit and then all of the envelopes need to be entered into each person's "account" and that step is done by a paid employee. Because the donations are for the most part set up as recurring, the parish receives donations from each individual regardless if they are able to attend Mass or not, so vacations, weather, etc. don't affect their offerings.