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"Our trustee team really uses all the data and appreciates how it integrates together. We've had nothing but a positive experience when it comes to the features working together. It’s just been great."
"The younger generation doesn't have checkbooks or cash. What they have are their credit or debit cards, or their cell phones, so we've seen an increase in giving for that particular age group, which is college students to 30 year-olds."
$10 monthly minimum on the $19/mo plan. If you process less than $10 in monthly processing fees (which is roughly $300 in gifts based on 3% debit/credit or 1% ACH), you will be subject to the $10 monthly minimum. If you process more than $10 in fees, you will just pay normal processing fees, nothing more.
Managing giving data doesn't have to be complicated or frustrating. With easyTithe, information stays organized and accessible in one central system. Access invoices, fund management tools, data exports, billing settings, and more from your intuitive control panel.
Money from debit/credit card transactions are deposited into your organization's bank account within a business day. Money from ACH (e-check) transactions take a few days to be deposited into the church's account. The reason for the delay in ACH is because additional verification is required, whereas debit/credit card fund availability is validated in real-time.
We would be happy to do a conference call, a webinar, or host a short presentation. We do everything we can to bring early unity and focus for the mission's sake. These tools can have a very positive effect on your organization's funding, and early team buy-in means more rapid growth in easyTithe. Please feel free to schedule some time on our calendar to coordinate details.
We've already done the time-consuming research and broken down what the different providers have to offer. We're transparent about the results because we know these differences can impact giving numbers, budget, and administrative duties.
When choosing an online giving platform, you'll discover a lot of good companies out there. But, they're not all the same. Some platforms are robust and provide full-features just for churches. Others have limited features and are tailored more towards businesses and individuals.
Look at pricing carefully because there are a lot of variables to factor in. Even if a platform comes at a low price, it could be costing you if it isn't built for the Church. Integrations and other time-saving features also save money (and reduce frustration).
Look for specific features designed to decrease costs. easyTithe lets donors choose the option of covering fees by adding them to their gift and accepts ACH (eChecks) payments, which have lower processing fees. Donors can also give to multiple funds in one transaction, saving on processing costs.
AI-powered insights into donors’ giving habits. The tools to engage donors through one-on-one messaging or social media. Bookkeeping built around your actual needs. Givelify’s powerful Analytics Studio gives you the power. For free.
“We are a global and 100% virtual church, so we needed a solution that could work for everyone. Givelify is so easy, even our seniors love it. And, since a lot of folks get paid on the first, they can tithe any day of the week!”
Give your mission the focus it deserves. Givelify’s free-to-you tools for fundraising and bookkeeping do the heavy lifting. We even integrate your data into most popular church management software solutions.
Life is about balance. So stop wasting time balancing your books. We track all of your giving throughout the year—for you and your donors. We build our reports for QuickBooks and other financial management software solutions.
"EFT Corp has enabled us to take donations electronically for years. It's so easy, there's no maintenance, and it is seamless with our direct mail programs. The donors love this option. We couldn't do what we do without EFT."
"One of the nicest things about your company is that your employees understand the challenges that workers at non-profits experience. Thanks, again, for having such wonderful employees who make working with EFT Corporation a real joy!"
"We checked out several other corporations, some huge ones that offered lower rates (at least at first look). We crunched the numbers all kinds of ways on the fees. In the end we felt like the whole package offered by EFT was great, plus they understand the nonprofit/church scene.."
Our monthly & recurring giving automation tools help you keep donors active and grow your fundraising results on auto pilot. We pride ourselves on being the leading experts in our industry with secure and proven online and offline donation processing solutions, personalized one-on-one customer service and real-time reports.
Quality is not just a word, its a way of life and we live by it. From talking to your personal service associate, to transfers of your credit card & e-check funds, to secure data storage, reports and integration with your donor management software – you receive quality service and performance every single time.
This platform offers FREE donation buttons, event ticketing, fundraising pages, text-to-give and peer-to-peer fundraising solutions for progressive nonprofits. Again, this platform is seriously free, the organization charge ZERO fees because they are funded by the Soros Foundation, the only costs are those that come from Credit Card processors. GiveLively allows organizations to collect donations from text (SMS) messages. So far, they’ve helped over 4,000 nonprofits raise money at $0 charge to their members. Why not become one of them?
Facebook Fundraiser allows you to grant your followers permission to crowdsource on your behalf. It’s like franchising your fundraising campaign — and right now Facebook is promoting fundraisers in its algorithm. Facebook also allows you to add a donate button to your page so users can easily donate directly to your organization. The best part? Since Giving Tuesday 2017, they’ve waived all transaction fees. In 2019, Instagram entered the donation game with donation stickers that supporters can now add to their stories.
Double Good fundraising, is a fast simple way to run a 4-day popcorn fundraiser through their very popular app. The app allows a nonprofit’s supporters to sell amazing popcorn (we know, we tried it) to their friends with half of every purchase going to the nonprofit. Whole Whale was proud to have Double Good as a past sponsor of the Whole Whale Podcast.
One Today by Google is a fundraising app that shows the impact of just one daily donation of $1. For each donation, users receive photos, short stories, and explanations of how their dollars are effecting change globally.
Givebutter is a transparent, low-cost, all-in-one fundraising platform that helps people raise more money for good causes. They offer text-to-donate, scan-to-donate, event ticketing and registration, in-page (native) donation widgets, peer-to-peer fundraising, livestream fundraising, and contact management. They also offer alternative forms of payments for donors including Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH transfers. Fees are 2.9% + .30 cents per transaction with no platform fees, no setup costs and no subscription fees.
The Giving Block is the leading way for your nonprofit to accept cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and even Dogecoin (among many others) from crypto donors on your site. Learn more about what goes into accepting cryptocurrency donations.
Cash and check donations are mailed or collected at events. Your organization may have a large number of older donors who are comfortable with the check and cash system, but the pandemic has limited many of these options. Older, as well as new generations, have now become used to virtual or hybrid events. They find it easy to donate from their mobile devices with just a few clicks and the assurance of improved security. As per the latest statistics, online giving has grown by 12.1% and there has been a whopping 50% increase in the number of transactions completed through mobile. This holds true for all kinds of events and campaigns.
Online systems are quickly becoming the favorite way of collecting donations. The ease of making a donation on the go, knowing it is successfully done, receiving an automated and instant receipt – all this has made your donors want to give online. To accept these donations, your organization will need a system to collect donations on your website, store donor information, and promote these new ways of giving.
Your online donation tool should do more than just store information; it should be able to use these details to help you drive more donations and maintain better relationships. For e.g., Donorbox lets donors manage their recurring plans on their profiles, check and download donation receipts, and QuickDonate to repeat a donation from their mobile devices on the go.
A nonprofit fundraiser’s time is limited, and they must spend it efficiently. Online donation tools that automate some actions are a good use of money for an organization. Accepting online donations and storing donor information can be highly automated with the right online donation tool.
Donor gifts that can be collected online weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually will impress your donors and make life easier for your staff. Your tool should automatically deduct the amount from their preferred payment system and send them donation receipts. In addition to these, Donorbox also includes a list on its dashboard called “Moments” for nonprofits to know about giving anniversaries of their donors, first-time giving, and changes to recurring donations. These moments will help you reach out to donors and create a lasting relationship with them. Donation receipts should also be automated to put less stress on your staff.
Your online fundraising tool should let you seamlessly integrate with other utility tools and software. Tools like Salesforce, Zapier, MailChimp, etc. make managing donors, analyzing donor data, and communication easier with automation. Some integrations with tools like Double the Donation can also help you attain matching gifts effortlessly. It is necessary to choose an online donation tool that takes care of all this and more.
After choosing an online donation system and having all tools in place, it is vital to promote the option to donate online to your donors. If your donor management system allows you to segment your donors, you can send targeted campaigns to your donors.
Your nonprofit should definitely use social media to promote ways to donate online. Let your followers know which campaigns they can donate to and how. Use catchy images and videos and add donation links to your every post. You should ask your volunteers and best supporters to share these posts and help give a boost to your online fundraising.
You need to stay in touch with your supporters throughout the process. More so, after they’ve made a donation. There are high chances of losing a donor if you don’t. Have your staff and volunteers reach out to them and take their feedback. They can note down any suggestions and complaints the donors might have. Your donor management system should let you add these details to the individual donor records. That way, you’d always be on top of necessary information and feedback.
You do not have to use all their feedback to improve your online donation tools and the process. But they will give you an idea of what your donors expect and gradually, you need to bring them that to ensure increased donations. For example, someone might suggest that they were expecting a smoother online donation process, faster payment options. Someone else might have been put off by not receiving any impact information. And someone might just tell your staff what they found more convenient on a different nonprofit donation page or form.
After choosing an online donation system that provides ways to collect donations, store donor and donation information, and promote campaigns online, it is time to start accepting donations online. Here are the 9 most simple and effective steps to collect donations online.
Donation forms can be created for general donations and individual campaigns. They’re usually added to your donation page to help make donations. The main aim of your donation form should be to drive online donations in the simplest and fastest way possible.
Online donation forms should not overwhelm the donor. Create a simple donation form. Collect only the necessary donor information and if possible, include donation amounts that fit within the donor’s budget. Donorbox donation forms make it easy to collect donations online with suggested amounts, donation tiers, memorial donations, company matching gifts, and recurring donation options.
Online fundraising tools will usually offer you two different donation forms to use for your organization. Embedded and pop-up forms each have pros and cons. Choosing which form to use and when to use it depends on your goals.
Embedded forms are located on your website’s donation pages. Each email and social media campaign your organization sends out will link donors to a landing page on your website. These pages are an essential part of marketing to new donors. These pages are another way to answer questions and give website visitors more information on your organization.
Use the donation page links on every communication piece including letters, emails, and social media posts. Your website homepage should necessarily have a button to help donors navigate to the donation page and the embedded form.
Once your donors have reached your landing page and have decided to donate, an embedded form is the best option to collect online donations. These forms can also be branded to match the rest of your website. Embedded forms can also gather more information than pop-ups and are better for new donors. Collect donor names, addresses, and emails along with information on programs that most interest them. Here’s what an embedded Donorbox donation form looks like on a nonprofit website –
Pop-up donation forms are meant for those who know they want to donate. There is no extra room on these forms to convince donors, so they work as a call to action for donors. Pop-up forms can be most effective when the timing is right. Use this form to encourage visitors arriving or leaving your website to make donations online.
Popup donation forms are usually linked with a button, preferably, your donation button. So, they’re accessible from any page on your website. This can be a great opportunity for you to encourage people to donate without having to first guide them to the donation page.
It is rare to find someone who has not seen a crowdfunding campaign online. Whether these campaigns ask for donations in place of birthday gifts or are meant to collect money for a family facing tough times, people are becoming more comfortable asking their friends and family for donations. These campaigns have gained popularity because of how easy it is to share these campaigns. After seeing how many people started to use crowdfunding to raise necessary funds for individuals, nonprofits began to jump on the bandwagon. Crowdfunding is quickly becoming the first choice for many fundraisers.
These donors are also primed for relationship building. They have already shown they trust your organization enough to give regularly. The more you learn about these donors, the deeper your relationship with them can grow.
The convenience of automatically collecting these donations gives donors and nonprofits peace of mind. Donors do not have to waste their time visiting your website each month to donate, and your organization can count on these donations and add them to its budget each year.
With that said, finding and maintaining recurring donors can be a difficult task. You must know what it takes to turn a one-time donor into a recurring donor and how to retain them year after year. Watch this video for the 7 pro tips on how to turn your one-time donors into recurring givers.
Your online fundraising campaigns can be boosted for outreach, engagement, and donations with a peer-to-peer fundraising option. The idea is simple – you invite your best supporters, volunteers, board members, family, and friends to fundraise for your campaign. They create their own online fundraising campaigns and reach out to their network to help raise money online for your cause. This way, you get to give them a chance to become more involved within the organization, raise more funds, and acquire new donors. Imagine the impact!
You should add peer-to-peer fundraising to all your events and campaigns to boost your online fundraising. You already have a strong group of supporters – your board members, volunteers, friends, and family. Encourage them to spread the word while also helping you get extra funds.
Your online donation system should automate the process as much as possible. Like, with Donorbox, you can achieve all this just by toggling a switch. Your online fundraising campaign gets a button added to it saying “I want to fundraise for this”. People clicking it will be guided to create their own fundraising campaigns. Also, you get to invite supporters right from the tool with names and email addresses. The invitees will be guided on the tool to create and customize their fundraising campaigns. All this can happen in minutes and you’ll be all set to boost donations.
Once you have the company’s buy-in, you can start sending out communication pieces asking people to donate to reach the matching amount. Give them a specific campaign ending date and encourage excitement and involvement in the campaign.
Usually, such campaigns do well since people can see that the impact of their donations will be multiplied. Also, since a company is trusting you with their donation, it is highly likely to fetch you more trustworthiness from people as well.
Many people are visual learners, and this image of how a campaign is doing encourages action quicker than any verbal post will do. Your earnest supporters and regular followers would love to help you reach that goal and might donate more than they otherwise would. Tarjimly is a great example of a nonprofit leveraging the benefits of a goal meter in the best way possible.
It is also encouraging for donors to see their individual donations having an immediate impact on a campaign. If your campaign goal is to reach a specific amount to gain a matching corporate gift, your donors will gain more excitement when they can see how close to that goal you are. Donors may even give more and share the word with their network to push your campaign over the goal. Online fundraising tools like Donorbox will let you add this feature to all your campaigns.
Text-to-give campaigns started out only being successful for large brand name organizations, like the Red Cross. In the past, a news story would come out about a flood, tornado, or hurricane hitting a large location with hundreds of people being affected. The Red Cross would just have to send out the campaign information to the news and their millions of supporters to see a quick response.
No matter how many different campaigns and events you run, if your online giving process isn’t simple and fast, you will end up losing donors and online donations. Your donation process needs to have fewer steps and multiple payment methods. Some donors may not like to enter their personal details such as name, address, phone number, etc. More so because that takes up a lot of time. With younger donors that might be a problem. They are used to making faster payments with digital wallets that take less than a minute. You cannot expect them to take pains to go through a long donation process to help your mission.
Fundraising letters can be a powerful tool to collect more donations online and offline. While you prepare your letters, remember to personalize them and add details that hold the donors’ attention. Have your team make a follow-up call to understand if they have further concerns and to guide them if they’re interested in making an online donation.
Donors are more comfortable giving online, and this trend is only growing. By choosing not to add online giving to your website, you are missing out on thousands of dollars. Accepting donations online is not as difficult or expensive as it once was. These simple steps and tips for accepting donations online will help you improve your online giving. Moreover, online fundraising tools, like Donorbox, make it an affordable option for even the smallest organization.
Donorbox has helped 50,000+ nonprofits across the globe make a greater impact on lives. Its simple-to-use features ensure you get started in minutes and raise more funds online. Our features include Recurring Donation Forms, Customizable Donation Pages, Text-to-Give, Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer fundraising, Events, Memberships, Donor Management, and more. To know more, please check out this page here.
Kristine Ensor is a freelance writer with over a decade of experience working with local and international nonprofits. As a nonprofit professional she has specialized in fundraising, marketing, event planning, volunteer management, and board development.
Whether you’re trying to launch a new funding campaign for your organization, trying to gain support for a new product, or simply looking for community support for a personal expense, there is a fundraising site that is a good fit for your needs. Your fundraising requirements and goals are unique, so it’s important to take the time to find the fundraising site that’s the best fit for you.
Whether you’re looking for a fundraising site for your organization, a platform for your individual needs, or even a way to gain equity funding for your startup, there is a wide range of sites and platforms built for a range of use cases.
Donorbox is ideal for charities, social impact groups, faith-based organizations, and more who need powerful fundraising and donor management tools to increase their contributed income. Over 35,000 organizations trust Donorbox with their fundraising needs.
On the back end, your donations are stored in an easy-to-use database that lets you add outside donations so you can keep all of your donor information in one place. Get automatic notifications to help keep track of important donor moments and build lasting donor relationships.
Kickstarter hosts your project on their website, making it visible to everyone who visits their site. Project pages include information about projects and the people behind them, FAQs about the project, updates, and space for your supporters to leave comments. You can set incentives for different levels of support to help encourage giving.
Kickstarter has an all-or-nothing strategy that requires you to set a goal and a timeline so you aren’t left without the funds you need and your donors are even more incentivized to support your project.
Based in the UK, Crowdfunder offers a platform for securing funding. Using Crowdfunder’s platform, you can create a unique page for your project with information about you, the idea, and your needs. Similar to Kickstarter, you can create incentives for your donors that act as rewards for giving at a certain level. It’s then up to you to share your page with your network to begin fundraising.
Crowdfunder’s fees depend on what you’re fundraising for. They don’t charge a platform fee for charity fundraisers or personal causes, but they charge a 3% fee for standard projects. They also charge payment processing fees.
Founded in 2008, Indiegogo provides a platform for entrepreneurs to get funding for their new, innovative ideas. They also connect entrepreneurs with experts in various areas to help get their business off the ground and help guide them through the crowdfunding process with guides, tutorials, and suggestions.
Founded by a musician in 2013, Patreon allows fans to directly support the content their favorite artists make through monthly subscriptions. Incentives like subscriber-only content and merchandise encourage more subscriptions. Artists get to connect with their audience and learn more about what they’re looking for while gaining a steady income.
With fundraising tools like donation buttons, page fundraisers, fundraiser stickers on Facebook Stories, and Facebook Live video donating, nonprofits can use Facebook to boost their progress on a campaign. Your supporters can also ask their friends for donations on your behalf for their birthday or another occasion.
Facebook doesn’t charge any fees to fundraise using their platform. Your donations go through Facebook’s payment processing, so you have to wait for Facebook Payments to compile your donations and cut you a biweekly check.
EdCo charges a 4.9% service fee on top of credit card processing fees. They also offer corporate matching, which means your team or club could double some of their donations! This service comes with an additional 10% fee. You can access your funds whenever, regardless of if you have hit your fundraising goal or not.
360MatchPro is best for nonprofits and individuals who are interested in increasing their matching donations. However, most companies with matching donation programs do require the recipient to be an established nonprofit, so this may not work as efficiently for individuals.
360MatchPro charges based on your total amount of donations. For smaller organizations or individuals, there is an annual fee of $499 for the Premium level. For larger organizations, the full spread of 360MatchPro’s services costs $3,000 annually.
Bonfire is great for nonprofits of any size and/or individuals who want to try their hand at apparel fundraising to boost their campaign success. Individuals can even launch a campaign on behalf of a nonprofit with their own design.
Bonfire gives you the tools to design custom apparel for your campaign. Once your design is live, you can share the design page which includes details about your campaign. Bonfire also handles all logistics like money collection, printing the apparel, and shipping it. All you do is design and share on your various channels! They also have a special suite of fundraising materials if you verify your nonprofit status which includes perks like reduced donation fees and customizable organization pages.
Bonfire doesn’t charge you anything directly. Once the base cost of the apparel is covered, your organization receives all the profits and you can price your items however you’d like (although they recommend using the suggested pricing). If your organization wants to take donations through Bonfire, there is an 8% fee to help cover credit card fees.
Founded in 2005, Kiva provides users with a platform to ask for micro-lending loans that are fulfilled by individuals or some monitored lending institutions. You’ll pay back your loan over time, which provides a great incentive for people to help fund your loan—they’ll get their money back and help you out in the meantime!
Chances are, you’re ready to get started. Like, yesterday. So choosing a fundraising site with an easy setup is important to get you on the road toward bringing in donations as quickly and easily as possible.
Social proof refers to the idea that people will do what other people are doing. To fit in, of course, but also because people trust things that other people trust. This means that people who are on the fence about donating to your cause or organization might be more willing to give if they see that a lot of others have given or even that someone they know has given.
3.1 Social media shares. With your Donorbox donation form, you can include easy share links so your donors can share that they donated with their various networks. This also gets the word out about your campaign and encourages others to learn more about you.
3.2 Automated donor wall. When someone donates through your Donorbox donation form, their name can automatically be added to your online donor wall along with any comments they leave (if you enable comments). This is both a way to show your donors some immediate appreciation and a keen way to generate social proof.
Lindsey Baker is a writer and nonprofit professional, drawing from her experience working various roles at an art nonprofit. Over the years, she has learned keen administrative and development strategies to make every aspect of a nonprofit's fundraising strategy shine.
Are you trying to get donations for your organization? It can feel difficult to begin to gain traction on any new fundraising endeavor. With some simple tactics and some keen execution, your nonprofit can be well on its way to getting more donations than ever.
Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day, and learning the best way to get donations can take a while. With the right ideas and tools, you can smoothly begin soliciting, accepting, and utilizing donations.
Changing up the donation intervals on your donation form is easy. From your dashboard, simply go to edit your donation form and mark which intervals you’d like to offer. With the drop-down options, select which interval you want to set as the default and which interval you want to recommend (whichever is your preference).
Giving history. Someone who has already invested in your organization—with a donation—has a slightly different expectation for content than someone who has yet to donate. Plus, a previous donor might feel overwhelmed with too many solicitation emails, whereas someone who is thinking about donating might need all the help they can get to follow through and give to your organization.
Location. Are you hosting an event in your area but you have supporters on the other side of the country? You want to let all of your supporters know what you’re up to, but you might only target those closest to you for more information about the upcoming event.
Whenever a donor is ready to give to your organization again, Donorbox’s repeat donation feature makes it easy. All they have to do is text the keyword “YES” to the same number and they’ll be asked if they want to give the same amount again. Once they reply “CONFIRM,” they’ve donated again to your organization—without even leaving their text messaging app.
Remember to be mission-oriented in your communications. Try to think of a specific reason text-to-give helps you support your mission. With text-to-give, you get your funds quickly—no waiting for cash or checks to hit your account. What can be accomplished by those quick donations? Think of some concrete scenarios and use them to convince your donors that giving via text is a great option.
Your event has a registration form and/or a participation fee. If your event already requires the participants to fill out a form or pay a fee, it’s a great idea to ask for donations on the registration form. People are more likely to give when they already have their wallets out or are already providing their information.
Don’t sleep on direct mail! Although other, more digital ways of connecting with potential donors are only going to become more important, you can’t forget about the tried and true power of mailing out fundraising materials.
Use organic posts. Sometimes, sharing the word about your new campaign is as easy as posting about it. The term “organic” means you haven’t spent any money to promote it—it’s a post on your organization’s page that can gain traction based on how popular it is with your subscribers.
Use boosted posts. With Facebook’s boosting option, you can pay to give your content more views. This feature also allows you to target specific groups—much like you would with segmented emailing—based on geographic location, websites visited, or even by email list. This gives you the power to make your ad and your boosting budget count.
People are more willing to give if they think their gift will make a real difference. Don’t be afraid to show them exactly what their donation can do—buy school lunches for a class of students, cover the cost of new clothing for a family who lost everything in a natural disaster, or pay for clean drinking water.
Once your campaign is over, be sure to show off all you accomplished! Donors want to see their dollars in action, so be sure to share images, charts, and any data you’ve collected to prove how you turned those donations into meaningful action.
You can take advantage of social proof by letting people post to social media after they’ve given to your organization. With Donorbox, social sharing buttons are automatically added to your campaign’s donation form so donors can let their network know they’re proud to support you.
Physical items. Are you fundraising for something local, at an event or in your facility? Give t-shirts to anyone who gives over a certain threshold. You could also make branded keychains, mugs, masks, etc. Something fun that immediately gives a potential donor a reason to give—free stuff!
Digital items. These require a little more creativity, but with the right mindset you can come up with an incentive that’s valuable to your donors. Do you have space on your website for advertisements? You could offer advertising space to anyone who gives over the threshold. Once your blog is up and running, you could give a special shoutout to outstanding donors there and on your social media page.
Whether you’re running an email campaign or leveraging text-to-give, give your potential donors a specific reason to donate to your organization. The more focused your ask, the more donors will feel compelled to give.
Make the donate button easy to find! Typically, you should put your donate button on every page of your website, usually in the upper portion of each page. It should stand out from any other text or images on the page. Placing it above the navigation bar is a good practice to make it noticeable.
Get an SSL certificate. This allows your site to be listed as https, which is more secure than just http.. This is important both to keep your donor’s information secure and to prevent their browser from telling them your site is unsafe. Don’t miss out on online donations because you didn’t take this extra step.
Streamlining the online giving process as much as possible will reward you with more donations. The more donors can quickly find your donation form, the easier they can give to support your urgent need!
With Donorbox, your customized thank-you email is sent automatically whenever a donation is received. This means your donors feel your appreciation right away, which is key both to tap into that good feeling that giving inspires and to confirm that their donation was successful.
Beyond these thank-you emails, get creative with your thanking! Set up a virtual donor wall with Donorbox so your donors automatically get recognition. Give them shout-outs on your social media accounts. If you get creative, the possibilities for thanking donors are endless.
Getting more donations requires using the right tactics of course, but the right tools are just as important. Ultimately, these tactics rely on a solid, online donation system. To get more donations, you need to have a clear, good-looking donation form that your donors can easily find through text, Facebook, email, and in-person.
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As someone who has never had a job, debit card or had to file taxes before the year 2019, I had no idea that I should keep track of my non-profit donations. This TurboTax app makes it incredibly easy to track my good deeds and transfers easily to a tax form. It displays different graphs and calendars to show to which charities you donate to most. The app also offers a total donation amount, and an estimated savings amount, both wonderful tools. The selection tool for your charity uses map services and even if you can’t find yours on the map, you can enter it yourself. With specific tools such as, choosing whether you donated in cash or by card, whether or not you have a receipt, if it’s recurring or one time, and more, ItsDeductible is an extraordinary tool for the passionate minded do-gooder.
Charity donation apps can make it even easier for you to donate your money to causes you believe in. There are charity apps for individuals, businesses, and non-profits. Below, we dive into the main types of donation apps and show you our top 15 picks.
– These types of apps incentivize your shoppers to hit a donation threshold, for example you might offer the ability to donate $25 for any purchase over $150. The software should collect and send donations on behalf of your business.
– There are also apps that allow ecommerce stores to collect donations at checkout (such as rounding up a purchase or collecting a $1 donation). Many of these apps have been created specifically for Shopify, one of the most popular ecommerce platforms in the world.
Easy Donation is a Shopify app that allows merchants to add donation options on the view cart or checkout page of their store. The platform can be used by non-profits, but is more frequently used by businesses looking to donate to charity.
Created by the United Nations World Food Program (UN WFP), Freerice is a fun way to donate to charity without having to spend your own money. For every question you answer correctly, the UN WFP will donate 10 grains of rice to people in need.
Go for Givz to increase your average order value through donation incentives with minimum order thresholds (by donating from your profits, instead of asking customers for money, you’ll foster a better brand image).
GoFundMe is the No.1 and most trusted leader in online fundraising and personal crowdfunding. Since 2010, we have helped people in over 170 countries raise more than $5 billion. Create or manage your online fundraiser, engage with your fundraiser supporters and discover important charitable causes to support on the GoFundMe app.
I love the idea of go fund me. The idea that people who are in need can have someplace to ask those in a better position to help out is genius. For people who are looking to donate to something not someone and doesn’t know what or where to do it this is so amazing. My only wish is that there was some way to help get your “message” or “wish” or “fund” more out there and seen than just sharing. For people who don’t have easy access to people or many contacts on social media or real life it can be really difficult to get donations. For example mines been up for a few weeks and I only have two donations. I’m running out of time and thinking I’m going to have to sell literally everything I own. Otherwise this app has really helped so many people. I only wish it was easier to help those that haven’t made much money yet. All the main screens show the “highest donated” pages where they have met or surpassed their goal. What of those that still need money? That’s all I’m saying. Based on my experience.
I am very happy with my experience with GoFundMe. Honestly, the only reason I didn’t give you 5 stars is because of 1 single problem. That being the fact that there isn’t a way to call and speak to someone if you run into an issue. I had an issue with my password and got locked out for a little while. Of course there is the regular “forgot password”, but for some reason it just wouldn’t work for me causing me to become very frustrated to the point of just giving up for a week or so.
Who are you to decide if a charity or a movement people believe in is acceptable or not? Thieves who claim they will give other people’s money to “approved” charity of their choosing? What an absolute narcissistic control move. Firstly, it is not your money, it is the money of the donors and the supporters who are wishing for good things, offering support, hope, charity and unity, all for something they believe in. Secondly, you don’t get to decide for other people what they should believe in. Not your money! And you are not the arbiters of other people’s beliefs! Shame on you for masquerading as means of connecting people and providing support access to charities and peaceful movements. A sham! You ought to be ashamed of yourselves, crooks, and cronies! What kind of degenerate steals money from the donation box only to turn around and suggest giving it to someone or something else? Those donations should only be given to the intended parties, end of discussion. Just outright dishonest, and false at your very core. I think this would also count as a clear violation of the section of the consumer protection act that highlights what can be considered fraud, based on the contractual expectations between the consumer, and the service provider. If you donated money that was then redirected to a different organization without your clear consent, then there are plenty of grounds here for FRAUD CLAIMS!
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Our nonprofit is new and started by a guy that knows little about business, much more nonprofits (me). Signing up for this service was painfully easy, and is going to be very helpful in our funding future. Any nonprofit will tell you, funding is most of the battle. Thank you for having this available for organizations like ours.
Besides making it more convenient for donors to support their favourite charities and social initiatives, many apps in this space are also free to download, which is a major “selling point”. Another selling point for many fundraising apps, especially the complex ones, is that they make content accessible without requiring you to have an active data connection – an option that is not available with websites.
However, there are some challenges to reaching donors through apps, especially those built on the iOS platform. For starters, many apps redirect the donor to a third party (outside the app) like PayPal or Google Checkout to make the donation, which is likely to alienate many potential mobile donors. For seconds, Apple takes a 30 percent share of any amount/payment made via its iOS mobile platform. So, even if the nonprofits were allowed to accept donations directly, the fees would prove to be insupportable.
The app is an extension of the ShareTheMeal non-profit initiative run by the World Food Programme (WFP) – the world’s largest humanitarian agency combating hunger globally and providing food aid to an estimated 80 million people each year. The UN WFP is 100 percent voluntarily funded, so every contribution counts.
The donation may seem like a rather small amount – 10 cents/mile for bikers and 25 cents/mile for runners and walkers – but seeing other people participate and the amount increase will make you feel good and encourage you to keep up with your fitness regimen.
There are many other apps for specific charities and nonprofits that you can use to send your donation directly without earning points or jogging. You just need to find out whether your favourite charity has one, and start giving on the go.
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