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GROW YOUR GIVING WITH APLOS TEXT TO GIVE

Leveraging Your Full System To Grow Your accounting may be the backbone of the back o ffi ce, but your income keeps the doors open and fuels your mission. That’s why Aplos is here to not only make it simple and streamlined to receive payments, but to also help you grow your giving .

Text to Give Text to Give lets you equip tech-savvy donors that don't carry cash or checks, enabling you to increase giving. Receive unlimited gifts by text message • through your unique toll-free number. 
 One time or recurring gifts can be set • up in seconds. 
 Create short codes to make it easy for • donors to give to a speci fi c purpose. Transactions are automatically tracked • for contribution statements.

Digital Tithe Option for Churches Make it possible for more people to respond to the call to tithe during the service, rather than relying on everyone carrying cash or check. Ask people to use text to give at an outside church event such as a missions meeting, special cause or fundraising event.

Text Giving at Events Event attendees can respond immediately to your ask for donations, rather than waiting at a table or remembering when they get home. -

Text to Give Text GIVE to “YOURNUMBER” Simply text GIVE to the number above to get started.

How it works Three Ways To Tell Your Donors To Text to Give 1.To give any amount: Text “GIVE” 2.To give a speci fi c amount: Text “GIVE 25” 3.To give to a speci fi c purpose: Text “GIVE 25 CODE” Example: GIVE 25 MISSIONS -

How it works A new Text to Give donor will be asked to: ◦ Provide basic contact information that will be automatically added to the organization’s Aplos database ◦ Con fi rm their gift amount, the purpose of the gift, and if it is a recurring gift ◦ Enter a payment method into a form that is encrypted and is PCI-compliant -

How it works When a donation is made: ◦ Donor receives a con fi rmation text ◦ Donors receives an email receipt within 30 minutes ◦ Organization will have the gift automatically tracked in Aplos -

How it works Selecting a Purpose with a Code Option 1: Initial setup – The donor can select a default purpose when creating their fi rst Text to Give gift. Option 2: Texting a Code – Donors can include a short code in their gift text Ex: GIVE 25 MISSIONS Option 3: Donor Portal – Donors can log into their MyAplos account to select a new purpose. -

BUILD CONFIDENT DONORS Automatic receipt sent by email with your logo and thank you message. Each online donor can sign into their donor portal to view their donations, download their contribution statement, or manage their recurring donation.

GROW WITH RECURRING GIFTS Donors are 3x more likely to continue giving next year when they set up monthly payments* Donors can schedule giving from your form and get secure access to the donor portal to manage their gift. You have a recurring giving report that shows you scheduled gifts so you can plan ahead. *Based on a research by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

LOW FEES AND FAST ACCESS TO FUNDS: Text to Give - $20/mo upgrade • Fast access to funds: No • to your Aplos subscription tricks here. There are “low cost” options out there Lower your fees by adding ACH • that end up holding your to your forms! You can choose if money for 30-45 days. you want to accept ACH, Credit/ That’s not what we do. Debit cards or both: Your donor gives to you, Credit/Debit: 3% + $.30 and you can set up a daily ACH: 2% + $.30 (lower rate available or weekly transfer of upon request at success@aplos.com) funds to your bank as *International Cards and American Express are soon as the payment Extra Per Month typically 1.1% more. clears. Organization must have a US or Canadian Bank. Large volume? Request a quote!

SECURE GIVING OPTIONS Donors can give con fi dently knowing their personal information is protected Automatic Donor Data Collection: Donor contact • information are automatically saved in the secure platform without extra imports or exports. Payment Security: PCI compliant payment • processing and systems using the same level of protection as your bank Data Encryption: Aplos includes multi-level fi rewall • protection and 256-bit SSL encryption. Secure Donor Portal: Donors can log in to a secure • area to view their donation history, see giving statements, and update their payment information

CONTRIBUTIONS MANAGEMENT Save time with automatic tracking and reports Online donations and event registration • payments are automatically tracked in Aplos by person - saving you endless time and ensuring your reports are always up to date Accounting Integration - Connect your • donation Purpose to your account and fund in your bookkeeping and Aplos will send your donations to the bookkeeping so you don’t have to enter data twice Manage recurring gifts to help donors manage • their giving Monitor giving trends with Donation and • Donor Reports

TEXT 2 GIVE Product Demo

APLOS AWARD-WINNING SUPPORT We’re here to help. We want you to be con fi dent in managing your online giving, events, and fundraising e ff orts so we include free support with every level of our software. Our award-winning support team is based in the United States and can help you get set up, walk you through customization options, and help you identify how to best use a feature. This includes: Live Chat - Email and Phone Support - Online Support Center - Live webinars and personalized training -