For many years, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting has supported donations to monthly and quarterly meetings by setting up PYM’s online giving platform to accept contributions and then disbursing those funds to meetings four times a year. We are happy to announce that our recently upgraded online donation software, QGiv, will now allow donations to be transferred directly to meetings—instantly!
The new system looks nearly identical to the old one. However, on the back end, it is connected directly to each meeting’s bank account. When a donation is made, it is deposited into a meeting’s account, and the appropriate person for each meeting, such as the clerk, treasurer, or administrator, will receive the notification. You can contact Joey Leroux, Director of Grantmaking and Data, with any questions. PYM will continue to cover the transaction fees and the cost of the service.
We have already begun implementing this process, with 35 meetings set up to date, and we hope to get all meetings set up soon! That means you can give directly to your meeting today. Since July 1, Friends have contributed significantly through this new system, giving $9,835 directly to their monthly and quarterly meetings.
If your meeting is not on the list yet, your meeting’s clerk or treasurer can submit this form to sign up now.
We believe there are many benefits to the new system:
- Meetings receive contributions quicker.
- Reduces administrative work for meeting administrators and treasurers
- Increases clarity and transparency of who donated and how the funds are intended to be used.
We’re excited in the way only people who love spreadsheets can be! Please reach out with your thoughts and questions. If you are interested in additional ways to give to monthly meetings, please contact Joey, and he will assist you with different ways to contribute. You are also invited to reach out if you are considering other ways to support the wider yearly meeting.
For More Details on How Donations Are Managed:
When a donation is made:
- Donor and donation information, along with any comments, are shared with the monthly or quarterly meeting immediately. Only the clerks or meeting treasurers can request this information. Meetings can decide how it is stored and used in the meeting.
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting does not share personal identifying information or donation details and information with other groups, in accordance with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s privacy policy.
Where donation information is stored:
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting maintains a secure digital filing cabinet where personal identifying information and donation information is stored. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting does not store bank account or credit card information.
How donations are acknowledged:
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting acknowledges donations electronically at the time they are received. Any additional acknowledgements are sent by monthly and quarterly meetings
