Some FAQs to help you get started!
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12 PM EST – Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12 PM EST
Many Gifts, One Nation occurs during National Catholic Schools Week in conjunction with the daily themes of celebrating students and celebrating the nation.
Our school/diocese already has a day of giving, can we only do one or the other?
The day of giving platform will only be available to accept gifts during the times listed above.
If your school chooses to opt-out of Many Gifts, One Nation, we encourage you to still consider building your advancements efforts. Some schools and dioceses already have their own day of giving such as #iGiveCatholic on Giving Tuesday – which is great! Many Gifts, One Nation is meant to supplement these efforts. Many Gifts, One Nation may connect new or unexpected donors to your school. Donors have the option to search for schools by name or location; if your school opts out, it will not be listed. You are welcome to use the tools and templates offered to help you in your existing advancement efforts as you wish.
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Many Gifts, One Nation is a national campaign focused on giving back locally, similar to Giving Tuesday or Small Business Saturday. Donors will connect directly with your school. This can create long-term, mutually beneficial relationships for your school and potential supporters. Schools will generate increased exposure within their own communities. Many Gifts, One Nation allows everyone who has been impacted by Catholic schools to join together and give back.
83% of schools that received gifts on the day of giving customized their giving pages. The customization period will open in fall 2018. NCEA will notify all schools when the portal opens. Principals are the primary administrator and must add additional administrators to make updates to the page. To ensure your school can be among the first to update their giving page, please make sure your advancement/development, marketing, communications, admissions and business office personnel are added to our database. Visit www.NCEA.org/csw/manygifts to submit contact information for your Many Gifts, One Nation project leads.
The Many Gifts, One Nation giving portal will close at 12 PM on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. All gifts are held for 60-75 days to ensure there are no chargebacks or bank discrepancies. After that time, the funds will be released to schools in the form of a single check.
There is no participation fee for any school. Many Gifts, One Nation is available to any and all Catholic school serving from early education through 12th grade.
There are standard credit card processing fees and transaction fees withheld from donations, along with a single shipping/handling fee for physical checks that will be mailed. Visit www.NCEA.org/csw/manygifts for more information.
Giving days are structure to encourage any individual to give what they can and leverage their gift by giving at the same time as others. In addition, Many Gifts, One Nation also focuses on individual giving – encouraging increased donors versus size of dollars. Identify your school’s financial needs and set a goal that is attainable but not unrealistic. Keep in mind you can change your goal amount throughout the day of giving. If you meet your goal, you can bump it up later in the day.
A recent worldwide study by NGO Technology Report showed that 72% of millennials, 66% of Gen. X and 54% of baby boomers prefer to make their donations online. Giving days, like Many Gifts, One Nation, are attractive to a broad range of donors due to accessibility and excitement.
Last year some schools anticipated donors who were apprehensive to give online and set up “giving stations.” By setting up computers on campus and extending an invitation to donors to make their gift on-site, schools secured gifts and also had the opportunity to give school tours to those who had not visited in recent years!
Your school is the only organization with access to your donor information. NCEA does not have access to your donor reports and cannot send information directly to your donors. All schools have access to their donor reports in the three months following the day of giving to send thank you notes and tax acknowledgments.
Participation is optional. Schools may opt-out at any time by visiting www.NCEA.org/csw/manygifts. Please note there is no obligation to participate. However, if a school opts-out and a donor seeks to give to the school and finds it unlisted, that is a lost donor opportunity.
No. All Catholic schools, regardless of their member affiliation with NCEA, are included.
You do not need to be a current FACTS customer to participate. In addition, no schools are obligated to utilize FACTS services after the day of giving. Many Gifts, One Nation is only available via the FACTS platform.
Unless a donor restricts the gift for a specific purpose, Catholic schools and dioceses are encouraged to put the gift toward the area of greatest need.
Schools are encouraged to make a “cause statement” on their giving page, sharing why you need and how you will use funds.