Your first week on Xerish: a getting-started path

Welcome. This is the short, ordered path from a new account to receiving your first gift. Do these in order and you'll be live in well under an hour of actual work.

What it's for

So you never wonder "what do I do next?" Each step unlocks the one after it. Skipping ahead (for example, posting before connecting Stripe) just means circling back later.

How it works

1. Verify your email. Confirms your account and unlocks the rest of the dashboard.
2. Complete your profile. Add your logo, a clear description, your category, and your location so givers know who you are and Discover can place you. See "Setting up your public profile."
3. Connect Stripe. About 5 minutes, free for your organization. Until this is done, gifts accrue at the Storehouse but can't transfer to your bank. See the Stripe Connect article.
4. Set your impact methodology. Define what one unit of impact is and its cost, so gifts translate into real outcomes on your posts.
5. Create your first post. A single clear appeal with a goal and a photo. Churches: decide whether to start with a Tithe/Offering, a Fund, or a campaign — see the church-setup guide.
6. Invite your people. Share your profile and QR code so your existing supporters can follow and give.

Governing limitations

• Stripe before money moves. You can build everything else first, but no grant reaches your bank until Stripe is connected.
• Email verify before most actions. An unverified account is limited by design.
• Profile completeness affects discovery. A thin profile ranks lower and converts fewer visitors.

Good to know

• You never pay anything to set up or run a Xerish account — no subscription, ever.
• Most steps have their own detailed article; this page is the map, the others are the territory.
• Once live, your Financial Center becomes your home base for tracking every gift.