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Church Celebrates Anniversary With Free Gas Giveaway
To celebrate its 140th anniversary, Emmanuel AME Church in Durham, NC, gave a gift to the community – free gas cards! The idea came to Sr. Pastor, Rev. Akil Dickens, shortly after he moved to the area....
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Best Practices for Easter Giving in 2021
Easter 2021, one of the largest Christian holidays, will take place on Sunday, April 4. What’s different about this year? Easter is during a time when churches across the U.S. find themselves in new...
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St. Paul AME Holds Church Mortgage Burning
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal is a shining example of a church that has served its community for well over one hundred years. Completed in 1927, the late...
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Church Food Pantry Distributes One Million Pounds of Food
One Year and 1,000,000+ Pounds of Food When Reverend Kendra Smith thinks about it, it’s hard to believe it’s been one year since Kingdom Fellowship AME Church started to distribute food in its...
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How the CARES Act Extension Affects Charitable Giving
The CARES Act extension affects donation(s), giving, and more: Here’s how. Last March, as a response to the global pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES)...
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Online Donations Helps Indy TenPoint Lower Gun Violence
It’s 10 p.m. in Indianapolis – This city is on pace to hit a record-setting 200 homicides for the second year in a row. Most of the city is closing their curtains, locking their doors, and turning off...
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Restoring Church as Act of Resistance
Sixteen years before the Emancipation Proclamation In 1847, a group of slaves in Springfield, Missouri built a place of worship. Even though they were granted permission from their master, the slaves...
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National Month of Hope
The animated short film “The Power of Hope” directed by Kalia Love Jones came up just short of being a 2021 Academy Award nominee. The film tells the story of an aspiring architect, who after falling...
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Givelify App Adds to Trending Causes Feature
Givelify is honored to connect more than a million donors with causes that are close to their hearts. We’re dedicated to continuing our mission of connecting our community to those in need. Givelify...
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Global Volunteer Month: 2021 is All About Virtual Volunteering
April is Global Volunteer Month! The official month of volunteering. Skies are blue, birds are singing, and people are ready to come out of winter hibernation to join back into their communities. But...
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Social Enterprise as a New Expression of Church
Social enterprise has long been home to innovation, and now for some, the church is once again becoming more than a place of worship due to great leadership and novel ideas. We asked Mark Elsdon,...
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New Givelify Analytics Dashboard Coming Soon!
We can’t wait for you to experience the new Givelify Analytics Dashboard! We redesigned the Dashboard from the ground up to save you time, help grow your donations, and engage with your donors. With...
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How To Use Church Property for Mission and Revenue Generation
As new challenges arise in 2021, so does innovation. Mark Elsdon, in his second-of-four on his series on how to effectively raise money for churches and places of worship, reveals how church property...
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10 Ways To Help Your Community Get Comfortable With The Give Online Button
Wondering how to increase church donations with the give online button easily and efficiently? We’ve got you covered. Online donations have been around for several years. However, many organizations...
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Aligning your Money and Mission for Greatest Impact
Mark Elsdon, in his third-of-four on his series on how to effectively raise money for churches and places of worship, explains how concentrating your money and mission into the areas needed most can...
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Changing Lives Through Faith-Based Impact Investing
Mark Elsdon, in his last of four on his series on how to effectively raise money for churches and places of worship, illustrates how changing lives can become a reality through impact investing in our...
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Prepare For a Return to Your In-Person Worship Experience
Reverend Russell St. Bernard is the director for ministry operations at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church in Silver Spring, Maryland and a guest blogger for Givelify. This month, he is writing a series...
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Coming Soon: Givelify Analytics Studio!
This summer, we’ll be launching our biggest upgrade yet and we can’t wait for you to experience it. What is Analytics Studio? We redesigned and supercharged the Givelify Dashboard to provide...
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How are Americans Making Life Beautiful?
Tomorrow, we celebrate. Making Life Beautiful Day in 2021 was first celebrated on June 11, 2015. But what exactly is it and how do we celebrate? It is a day dedicated to encouraging and celebrating...
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Celebrating Fathers Who Are Changing Communities
By providing guidance, confidence, and love, fathers – in addition to mothers – have the power to shape their children’s futures. There is no recipe for the “right type” of father. This Father’s Day,...
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