What you need

Hey! I’ve put together a “check list” of everything you need before you get started migrating your data. Just follow the bullets below and when you’re ready, purchase a license for our tool. If you have any questions, just reach out to me using the chat box in the bottom left. I’m happy to answer any questions I can when I’m available.

  • If you haven’t yet, import your people into Planning Center People. I highly recommend using the remote_id column on the people import tool they provide – it allows you to import use your old systems person identifier making it much faster and guaranteeing accuracy when using our tool. Click here to read about importing people.
  • Ensure you’ve established and set up your Planning Center Giving Account.
  • Make sure you’ve set up you’re funds and payment source – I recommend naming your payment source you’re old system so you know where the donations came from (e.g. FellowshipOne, Church Community Builder, Arena, etc…).
  • Once you’ve done that, just export your contributions from your old system. If you need help exporting, we have some instructions for a couple different systems listed here. The fields that are required are:
    • At least one identifier column (but we recommend all if possible).
      • remote_id
      • Email address
      • Phone number
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Fund
    • Type (e.g. online, credit card, cash, check, etc…)
    • Amount
    • Date received
    • Check number (optional)
  • Download the PCO Giving Import Tool and then purchase a license. 
  • Head on over to the user guide for help on using our tool.