Altar

My mum annoyed me so I built a church donation app.

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My mum annoyed me so I built a church donation app.

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App⁣ ✝ Donate to your local Church⁣, remotely.⁣ ✝ Get Daily Readings⁣ ✝ and more...⁣ ⁣ Web App⁣ ✝ Churches get valuable data⁣ ✝ Send Notification to Congregation⁣ ✝ and more...

Launch tags:iOS•Web App•Fintech

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Hunter

I gotta say, the backstory of this has been pretty dope to watch unfold. your speed from idea --> reality is impressive. Also, building in public by sharing video updates each week, and keeping us posted on the ups/downs (eg. running into app store policy problems) was great. OK so how are you going to get your first 10 customers??

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

@shaanvp thanks man, and as to our first 10 customers - Took a leaf of of Sams Book a couple of hours ago. Churches are charities > All Charity info is public > found a directory of all charities in the UK > Queried all Charities with "Church" in their name ;) Got a very long list - now time for emails!

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6yr ago

Figma

@shaanvp @lotts I know the leadership team at HTB (in London) pretty well. Drop me a DM if you want an intro, I'm @robjbye

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

@robjbye just dropped you a DM on twitter

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

My Mum nagged me into building tech that saves churches during covid-19 Few weeks ago, my mum, as usual, was annoying me. Reminding me for the 100th time to bring cash to church for donations. I mean WHO carries CASH nowadays ?! I tweeted about this and it was picked up by the ceo of Bebo; @shaanvp I made a public statement saying I'd build it in 3 months. 4 weeks in and we're excited launch TODAY 🚀 Donations are the life and blood of churches. Currently, churches can't get donations due to social distancing. Altar; an app that allows you to give to your local church. We help churches automate Gift-Aid (Government Scheme in the UK that gives churches 25% more) If you would like to hear a more in depth version of my story then please contact me via lotts@myaltar.io Potential Futures Features: ✨I always find it weird that when you donate to a church you never know where the money actually goes towards ??? - I think a way for users to see how the church is using your donations. (e.g 12% Building UpKeep, 8% Bills etc) ✨ Essentially become the Calm for Christianity (big statement...I know)

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6yr ago

Seems like a real problem with a fairly simple solution that you've created! Could you integrate virtual sessions through one to many live streams?

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

@kyan_atkins hmm, thats actually such a great feature suggestion - will look into it!

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6yr ago

Unsurprised to see this Founder get something out so quickly, especially with this potential. I'll definitely be watching closely.

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

@mrandydavis will definitely keep you in the loop!

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6yr ago

Mixtape Madness

I recommend going through your network, messaging those who attend churches and send them a draft message they can send to their church to introduce you. That's where your first customers could come from

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

@andy_ayim so true, they'd be great warm intros!

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6yr ago

Altar

Maker

@andy_ayim Thank you Andy, this is very true. Our immediate networks will definitely be the best place for an app like this to take off!

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6yr ago

Really good idea especially the part about seeing where your money goes. Good for people that aren’t religious or regular church goers but want to support the charity element of their local church as well.

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

@jadethetallone that feature Is next on our to do list for sure!

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6yr ago

Altar

Maker

@jadethetallone Thank you Jade, transparency is always very important. The charity/church sector is going to need all the help we can offer especially now - glad to be involved in impacting change!

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6yr ago

This is a fantastic app, I have struggled in the past forgetting my purse at home. For me giving my 10% tithes and my offering is so important. This app has made the process X10 easier.

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6yr ago

Bible Buddy

Maker

@estherakpovi can't wait to onboard more churches after I'll trial period!

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6yr ago

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