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Vanco

As the preferred payment solutions provider by more than 25,000 congregations, and with over 20 years of experience, the integration between Vanco and continued innovation with MinistryPlatform brings incredible value to churches and the people we serve.

The Vanco giving integration automates the process to add Donation records directly to the Platform and match them to existing Donor records based on contact first name, last name, and email. This integration also creates Program Distribution records to allocate exact dollars for each fund from a transaction on a daily basis.

Churches can have confidence that the Vanco integration respects the integrity of MinistryPlatform architecture by ensuring only giving-type transactions transfer to the Donation table.

Image displaying field mapping between Vanco and MinistryPlatform.

Cost

There is no charge from ACS Technologies for configuring the integration.

Fees from Vanco are assessed as per each church's individual contract agreement.

Get More With Vanco!

With SSO integration to MinistryPlatform, churches can improve donor experience by reducing barriers to log in, accessing saved payment methods, and account management.

Vanco has true SSO Integration, using the actual identity service of MinistryPlatform for authentication. Churches can configure which alternate IDs they want to enable (for example, Google, Facebook, and so on) inside the Platform. When enabled, donors can use those familiar credentials to create and log in to their Vanco account to store payment methods, view history, and other account management functions.

Vanco provides you with a redirect URI. For the SSO integration to work, enter that URI in the Redirect field on the API Client record you created for Vanco.

But wait, there's more! Vanco is a Verified Vendor for our Payment Handoff widgets. And, with PocketPlatform, you can provide a seamless transition from your giving app to Vanco with our Vanco integration.

Tip: Want to learn more about the Vanco integration with MinistryPlatform and PocketPlatform? Check out the Integrate with Vanco to Ignite Member Generosity webinar in the MinistrySmart Academy!

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Step 1: In MinistryPlatform

Tip: Best Practice is to create a NEW company contact using the Add/Edit Company tool, then create a NEW user for each integration. Set up your API Client before configuring this integration. Be sure to grant Administrative rights to the new API user!
  1. Go to Administration > API Clients.
  2. Click New.
  3. Enter Vanco for Display Name and Client ID.
  4. Enter a Client Secret. This is the "password" used by Vanco to access your MinistryPlatform database.
    Tip: We recommend using the Password Generator to generate a secure value. Click the magic wand icon wand with surrounding stars beside the field to open the Password Generator and select the options you want.
  5. Select the Client User you created for this Integration.
    Note: The Client User you choose or create must have a Security Role with Administrator rights.
  6. For Authentication Flow, select Authorization Code, Implicit, Hybrid, Client Credentials, or Resource Owner. All other settings can remain the same.
  7. Click Save.

Step 2: Set up Integration in Vanco

Email largechurch@acst.com to get started!
Note: The Vanco auto-batching feature automatically enables when you integrate. You can request to disable it, if needed.
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Last updated: October 29, 2024