Need a reason to start an automated giving program for your donors?

Take your pick:

• Between 2003 and 2006, Automatic Clearinghouse Payments (ACH) – payments taken automatically from an individual’s bank account – increased by about 19 percent per year.

• In 2005, 52% of consumers used electronic payment for at least one bill payment; 39% used for multiple bills.

• In 2006, the number of electronic payments reached 62.7 billion an increase of 12.4% since 2003. Over that same period, the number of checks paid fell by about 7 billion.

• In 2008, 1 in 3 households reported writing NO checks during a given month that year.

• In 2010, the Federal Reserve closed all but one check processing facility.

• In 2011, banks will begin to charge consumers for check writing.

• By 2014, the checking system as we know it will be obsolete - challenging organizations to completely change their donation techniques.

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