While Egiving.com provides electronic and online giving portals for many types of Christian ministries, they specialize in pregnancy centers. One of those centers, Pregnancy Choices in Mount Vernon, Washington, is led by Executive Director Emily Schaap. According to Schaap, George and Louise Eusterman at Egiving Systems have been instrumental in remarkable growth she’s seen in their donor base: “With Egiving, everybody wins! Our donors are happy, our ministry is growing, and we’re spending less and less time working on fundraisers.”
That kind of testimonial is echoed by leaders of other pregnancy centers, as well. Bob Daino, the board chairman and head of technical support at the Care Net Pregnancy Center of Rockland, New York, credits Egiving.com with getting them well on their way to meeting their goal of having over 80% of their budgetary needs met through recurring electronic gifts set up through Egiving. He specifically refers to “George’s wise and experienced guidance” as well as “the simplicity and power of the Egiving internet-based system” for “revolutioniz[ing] our ministry’s financial support foundation.”
The kind of impact Egiving.com is having on pregnancy centers across the country means that Egiving is meeting its goals, too. By helping ministries free up valuable resources such as the valuable time and energy of both paid employees and volunteers, ministries have more opportunities for growth, expansion, and — you guessed it! — ministry. Ministry is about people, not dollar signs, and Egiving knows that. But we also know that funding issues keep many ministries from reaching people for Christ and bringing God the greatest glory possible.
The people that pregnancy centers serve, of course, are women who might be considering abortions and their unborn babies. Because God cares about these individuals, so should we. However, ministering to them effectively takes more than a little TLC. Sometimes, young mothers have no means of receiving medical care or pregnancy testing, other than through Planned Parenthood or other groups that encourage abortions.
One major measure that has aided many women in determining that the baby growing inside them is actually a real, living person, is by viewing a sonogram of the fetus. For many would-be moms, simply seeing images of other women’s babies does not have the same effect as seeing her very own baby’s silhouette on the screen. Having championed “Option Ultrasound,” Focus on the Family estimates that 90,000 babies’ have been rescued, to date. However, such services are costly, and for many pregnancy centers, they are cost-prohibitive.
The costs of providing ultrasound technology include purchasing a machine, paying a trained technician to operate it and interpret its results, and buying additional supplies and connected equipment. What does all of that add up to? $50,000—and that’s just for the first year! Many pregnancy centers realize that this kind of expense is unrealistic for them; however, with Egiving.com, the potential financial growth can help such goals to become attainable.
For more details about how Egiving.com can help your pregnancy center or other Christian ministry see increased financial stability and growth, visit the Egiving.com website today.
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