Text-to-give can be interpreted in two different ways:
Through a text message, a user agrees to donate a smaller amount through their phone bill. This means that they pay for the donation when they pay their monthly phone bill, and their cell phone carrier is responsible for distributing funds. This means the church or religious organization benefiting from the donation has to wait to receive their funds, too.
A user texts a keyword to a text-to-give number and receives a link to the church’s online donation form. The user completes the form and submits their donation, getting charged immediately. The church gets the funds directly from their preferred payment processor without waiting for the next billing cycle.
Although some larger churches still opt for the first option, many churches prefer the quicker access to their funds that the second option provides. The second option also prevents your donors from feeling confused at the end of the month when they see an extra charge on their phone bill. With Donorbox, you get your text-to-give donations as soon as they hit your payment processor. No waiting around for funds to be distributed—and no complicated accounting.
Plus, Donorbox’s quick-donate feature means your donors can give the same amount again, easily.