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MinistryPlatform Video Library

Learn how to do certain tasks in MinistryPlatform.

We're working on growing our collection of short, task-focused videos. Right now, we have two broad categories:
  • Get Started - Covers steps you'll want to take before using certain features.
  • Get Going - Provides steps on how to use a certain feature.

As we add more videos, we'll expand these categories and add new ones that pique your interest!

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Get Started

Set Default User Preferences

Learn how to set global default preferences for all users to start from.

1 min 13 sec

Set Up Alternate Emails for Personnel

Learn how to add different types of work emails for your staff's different roles.

1 min 30 sec

Set Up an Annual Appeal Campaign

Learn how to set up an annual fundraising campaign for multiple parishes or campuses when you're using a centralized model.

1 min 33 sec

Set Up Domain Authentication

Learn how to authenticate your email domains in SendGrid for improved deliverability from MinistryPlatform.

6 min 19 sec

Get Going

Adjust a Pledge

Learn how to update a pledge when a donor is unable to fulfill their commitment.

1 min 35 sec

AI in the Template Editor Tool

Learn how to use the AI components to take your templates to the next level.

1 min 48 sec

BMT: Create a Memorized Donation

Learn how to create a memorized donation in the Batch Manager Tool.

1 min 48 sec

BMT: Create a Pledge Batch

Learn how to create a pledge batch in the Batch Manager Tool.

1 min 35 sec

Check-In Suite: Overview

A brief overview of how to log in to the Check-In Suite and its home page.

2 min 6 sec

CSS: Customize Your Widgets

Learn how to customize your widgets using our downloadable CSS file.

2 min 32 sec

Donations and Pledges Import Tool

Learn how to import donations and pledges into the Platform.

3 min 55 sec

Donor Statements: Add Your Logo

Learn to add a logo to your donor statements.

1 min 1 sec

Donor Statements: Run a Donor Statement

Learn to run a donor statement to preview changes made to the accounting company record.

44 sec

Donor Statements: Statement Footers

Add statement footers and update the address that displays on your statement footers.

1 min 23 sec

Donor Statements: Statement Headers

Learn to add a new statement header and add programs to statement headers.

1 min 24 sec

Donor Statements: The Donor Record

Manage several settings for donor statements in the donor record.

1 min 51 sec

Enter Deposits into Realm Accounting

Learn how to use the Create Deposit Tool to push your deposits from MinistryPlatform to Realm Accounting.

1 min 35 sec

Foundational Widgets: The Language & Locale Widget

Learn how to preview and add the Language & Locale widget to your website.

1 min 55 sec

Foundational Widgets: The User Login Widget

Learn how to preview and add the User Login widget to your website.

1 min 20 sec

Groups: Assign Participants to Group Roles

Assign a group role to your group participants.

1 min 37 sec

Groups: Create a New Group

Create a new group to better organize your members.

56 sec

Groups: Create a New Group Role

Add a new group role you can use to assign to members in a group.

51 sec

Guest Follow Up

Follow up with guests with the New Message tool or several reports.

3 min 38 sec

Products & Options

Create a product for an event, add options to the option group, and associate the event with the product.

2 min 13 sec

Promotion Routine: Promote by Age

Use the Promotion Routine to automatically move group participants to a new group when they reach a certain age.

1 min 57 sec

Promotion Routine: Promote by Date

Use the Promotion Routine to automatically move group participants to a new group on a specific date.

2 min

Realm Accounting & MinistryPlatform Integration Overview

A high level overview on Realm Accounting's integration capabilities with MinistryPlatform.

1 min 16 sec

Searching: Advanced Techniques

Learn to search MinistryPlatform with advanced wildcards.

4 min 13 sec

Searching: The Basics

Learn to search MinistryPlatform with text, commas, and basic wildcards.

2 min 58 sec

Unsubscribe Snippets

Learn how to insert Unsubscribe links in your emails and change the link text.

1 min 20 sec

Working with Data: Add People to a Group

Learn how add people to a Group.

1 min 48 sec

Working with Data: Manage Data with Page Views

Learn how to use page views to keep your data clean and updated.

1 min 33 sec

Working with Data: Selections

Learn how use selections to perform actions in MinistryPlatform.

1 min 27 sec

Working with Data: The Assign Button

Learn how to mass assign information to all the people you select at once.

1 min 8 sec

Want More Videos?

Our team is always considering new video topics that will be helpful to you, and we create videos as we have time. Let us know what you'd like to see next! Use the "Was this article helpful" form at the bottom of this page to tell us which topics and tasks we should cover.

When new videos are available, we'll announce it via the relevant release notes. You can also bookmark this Help Center page and check back for more later!

Note: Looking for in-depth training videos? Check out the MinistrySmart Academy for webinars, boot camps, and more!