Are you responsible for counting donations each week? Then, the counter role in Giving is the right fit for you! A counter counts cash and checks after a service but doesn't need access to donation history. You can count physical donations and enter them into Giving. This guide provides an overview of your access.
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You have access to batches , which is the place that holds all the physical donations. You can organize batches in the way that makes the most sense for your church as long as the other counters understand your system.
After you have finished counting, export a batch report if a copy of the included donations is needed.
Print a batch report by selecting Export, followed by Print View on the donations list.
Batch defaults and check readers can significantly speed up your counting process.
When creating batches, you can set up defaults for all the donations you're entering. Change the defaults as you enter more groups of donations.
If you regularly get checks, using a check reader makes inputting those checks much easier.
A check reader does:
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Automatically select the donor profile every time you scan a check with that number after you've assigned the number.
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Read the numbers at the bottom of a check (the “MICR”). The check number isn't always included with the MICR, but when it is, the check number field will be auto-filled while adding that donation to a batch.
A check reader does not:
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Scan the check (copy and store the image of the check) or do Remote Deposit Capture.
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Capture the check amount.
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Read a check number.
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See the Giving Integrations article for third-party integrations with some of this functionality.
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