Donorbox + Planning Center helps churches take their church management to the next level. This integration saves you time by streamlining your process and allowing donation data to flow directly into your Planning Center account so you can see everything in one place. Read on to learn more about this exciting integration and how it can help grow your church’s giving!
Church staff members work hard to support their ministries and they’re often stretched thin. On average, churches have only one full-time staff member per 75 worship attendees.
Between planning services and other church gatherings, managing the books, sending out church newsletters, and raising the necessary funds to continue growing, your small staff does a lot!
That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce you to Donorbox + Planning Center, a new native integration that combines our powerful fundraising platform with a strong church management system to streamline your workflow and help you increase your church donations.
In this article, we’ll walk you through how this integration will benefit your church and provide a step-by-step guide to activating the Planning Center integration on your Donorbox account.
Your church has a lot of moving parts. From in-person and hybrid services and meetings to classes, outreach, and community support, there is a lot of activity on the front end – which doesn’t even touch all the administrative tasks behind the scenes. That’s where church management systems can help.
Planning Center is a church management system that offers a suite of tools designed specifically for churches. These tools help you manage your memberships, coordinate events, organize information, and create a more meaningful connection with your congregation.
Planning Center’s tools are designed to work together and are entirely modular, so you can add what you need as you grow your church.
The free plan includes access to People, Planning Center’s membership manager. From there, pricing depends on which of the following tools you’d like to add –
Pricing increases incrementally depending on your needs, so this church management system can grow with you. Learn more about pricing here.
Check out our list of the best church management software options to learn more.
Donorbox helps thousands of churches boost their fundraising through our dedicated pillar, Donorbox MinistryMomentum. These features include –
And more!
With the Donorbox + Planning Center integration, the donor, campaign, and donation data you collect through Donorbox seamlessly flows into your Planning Center account.
Within Planning Center, you can manage everything from your church’s calendar to your contacts. You can also use their tools to create content, plan out services, and even read music. This helps you stay on top of every little thing you need to do to create valuable services for your congregation while handling the nitty-gritty of growing your church – and ultimately reaching more people.
The Donorbox + Planning Center integration allows you to collect and manage donations, contacts, and funds with ease so all your key data lives in one easy-to-access place.
Setting up your Donorbox + Planning Center integration is easy. And once it’s set up, your donor data will flow directly to your Planning Center account! Just follow these few steps –
If you don’t already have one, you’ll first need to create a Donorbox account. You can do this for free or sign up for a Pro or Premium plan to access even more features with lowered fees. The Planning Center integration is available for $50 a month.
If you already have an account, you can click here to sign in!
Once you log in to your Donorbox account, find the “Add-ons and Integrations” menu on the left-hand side of your screen. Expand that menu and click “Planning Center.”
Click the “Activate Add-On Button.”
As soon as you enable the integration on Donorbox, you’ll be taken to the Planning Center login screen. Enter your credentials.
If you don’t already have an account with Planning Center, creating one is your first step. It’s free to get started with their People tool.
You can sign up for Planning Center here.
After signing in, Planning Center will ask if you would like to access data from Donorbox in your People and Giving applications. Click “Allow.”
You will be redirected to the Donorbox + Planning Center integration page which now shows that you have successfully integrated your Planning Center account with Donorbox.
That’s it! Once these steps are complete, data will start flowing from Donorbox to Planning Center. This data will include –
Any errors that occur during the sync will also be logged in Donorbox on the Planning Center integration page.
With all this data in one place, your team will be empowered to track important insights to help your church grow.
This native integration takes care of all required mappings for you, including Donorbox campaigns, donations, supporters, and recurring donations. The integration automatically maps this data into Planning Center’s Donation, Person, and Fund objects. Standard mappings can be seen below:
Donation:
| Donorbox Donation Field | Planning Center Donation Field | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount | Amount | |
| Donation Type | Payment Method | |
| Processign Fee | Fee |
Person:
| Donorbox Donor Field | Planning Center Person Field | |
|---|---|---|
| First Name | First Name | |
| Last Name | Last Name | |
| Phone Number | Phone Number | |
| City | City | |
| State | State | |
| Zip Code | Zip | |
| Address | Street | |
| Country | Location |
Fund:
| Donorbox Campaign Field | Planning Center Fund Field | |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign Name | Campaign Name | |
| Description | Description |
This integration automatically maps your existing Donorbox campaigns to the Planning Center funds with the same name. You can also manually map your campaigns by clicking the edit button if you don’t want to use the default mappings.
Additional custom questions can now also be mapped to Planning Center fields. A dedicated section has been added to the campaign mapping page, allowing users to easily map and update these questions for each Donorbox campaign.
If your staff is feeling the pressure of running every aspect of your church, it’s time to figure out the best way to streamline their work – while raising more money to support your important programming.
The Donorbox + Planning Center integration connects two powerful platforms that help churches grow. Donorbox is your one-stop-shop for all things church fundraising with our dedicated pillar, Donorbox MinistryMomentum. We have the tools you need to bring in more money for your church and the resources to help you work smarter, not harder. Planning Center helps you get your church organized so you can do more for your congregation.
For more church fundraising tips, check out the church section on our Nonprofit Blog. We also have church-related resources available for free download in our Library. Subscribe to our newsletter for curated fundraising tips delivered straight to your inbox every month!
Lindsey spent years wearing many hats in the nonprofit world. Whether she was helping arts nonprofits with their messaging and content, planning a fundraising gala, writing an NEA grant proposal, or running a membership program with over 400 members, she learned how to navigate – and appreciate! – the fast-paced world of fundraising. Now, she loves sharing those hard-earned lessons with the Donorbox community.
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