{"id":457,"date":"2013-12-20T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/?p=457"},"modified":"2015-09-02T06:10:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T11:10:47","slug":"receive-gifts-and-payments-electronically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/receive-gifts-and-payments-electronically\/","title":{"rendered":"Receive Gifts and Payments Electronically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Give your members the convenience of on-line contributions and payments. On average, people pay by check for only 5% of their payments.<\/p>\n<p>Vanco Services is integrated with your RDS accounting system to automate data entry.<\/p>\n<p>People can make debit or credit card and ACH (electronic fund transactions) contributions and payments to you from your website, using PC&#8217;s, cell phones and tablets.You can place QR codes on newsletters, literature and your website for gifts and payments by cell phones and tablets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on &#8216;Sign up for Vanco Service On-line&#8217; from the RDS System Control menu to open your Vanco account.<\/li>\n<li>Place a payment link on your website for your Vanco account.<\/li>\n<li>Customize your Vanco contribution page for items for which people can contribute or make payments.<\/li>\n<li>QR codes can be used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Payments are automatically deposited into your organization&#8217;s bank account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vanco Services include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On-line<\/li>\n<li>Mobile<\/li>\n<li>Card Swipe<\/li>\n<li>Mobile Card Swipe<\/li>\n<li>By Phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Vanco Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weekly offerings<\/li>\n<li>Annual appeals<\/li>\n<li>Capital campaigns<\/li>\n<li>Registrations (camps, classes, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Tuition payments<\/li>\n<li>Activity Fees<\/li>\n<li>Pledges<\/li>\n<li>Auction payments<\/li>\n<li>Ticket sales<\/li>\n<li>Disaster relief<\/li>\n<li>ACH transactions<\/li>\n<li>And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vanco is a PCI Level 1 Compliant Service Provider. Methodist, Lutheran, UCC, among other denominations, recommend Vanco Services as their preferred provider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give your members the convenience of on-line contributions and payments. On average, people pay by check for only 5% of their payments. Vanco Services is integrated with your RDS accounting system to automate data entry. People can make debit or credit card and ACH (electronic fund transactions) contributions and payments to you from your website,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/receive-gifts-and-payments-electronically\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Receive Gifts and Payments Electronically<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8FugP-7n","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":436,"url":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/qr-codes-for-contributions\/","url_meta":{"origin":457,"position":0},"title":"QR Codes For Contributions","author":"admin","date":"08\/02\/2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Your Vanco Services account includes free QR codes. When placed in the bulletin, newsletter or other church communication, your unique QR code gives members with smartphones and tablets instant access to your mobile giving page. The QR code works with any compatible cell phone or tablet. QR code stands for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":459,"url":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/electronic-funds-transfer-etf-payments\/","url_meta":{"origin":457,"position":1},"title":"Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF Payments)","author":"admin","date":"12\/16\/2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Make It Easier And Faster Now you can make your payments to RDS Advantage and RDS Connect on-line, using Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF). No checks to write No mailing No schedules to remember No cost to process or pay Make recurring monthly or single payments Uses ACH processing (Automated Clearing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":447,"url":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/ach-and-creditdebit-card-user\/","url_meta":{"origin":457,"position":2},"title":"ACH and Credit\/Debit Card User","author":"admin","date":"04\/10\/2014","format":false,"excerpt":"From a Fourteen Year User of RDS: After the tornadoes hit Moore, Oklahoma in 2013, we started to receive donations to our disaster relief fund from all over the world. Before this, we did not have a system of online credit card payments, so donors could go to our website\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":473,"url":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/understanding-creditdebit-card-processing\/","url_meta":{"origin":457,"position":3},"title":"Understanding Credit\/Debit Card Processing","author":"admin","date":"07\/02\/2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Two different types of businesses handle credit\/debit card transactions: Payment Processors and Aggregators. Payment Processors are primary payment gateways. They are the middleman between main processing banks and vendors. RDS chose Vanco because it is a PCI-compliant gateway. 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