With Donation you create a page where anyone can support your association or project, once or regularly. It is also the simplest way to collect membership fees.
Creating a campaign #
- In the menu, open Donation and create a campaign.
- Fill in the four tabs: Description, Payment details, Contact details and Advanced.
Description #
A title and two or three sentences explaining what the money is for. Concrete works better than general: «New goals for the juniors» is more convincing than «Support us».
Payment details #
- Donation interval: One-off, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually. You can offer several.
- Currency: CHF, EUR or USD, with a default.
- Amount options: suggest a few amounts (such as 20, 50, 100) and, if you wish, allow a free amount.
- Donation description: suggest purposes to choose from (such as «Junior section», «Summer festival») or let donors write their own.
Recurring donations work with TWINT, PostFinance Pay, cards and wallets with the Pay provider. Read Subscriptions.
Contact details #
The donor can ask for a confirmation and subscribe to the newsletter. Choose which details you collect (name, address, e-mail, date of birth) and add your own fields: text, checkbox, multiple choice, date, file upload or hidden field.
The confirmation for tax returns is not sent automatically: you can create it yourself from the donation export in Reports.
Advanced #
- Look & Feel profile with the association’s logo and colours.
- Minimum amount and Donation goal: with a goal, a progress bar appears that motivates people to give.
- Messages and redirect: your thanks after the donation, or a move to a page on your website.
- Thank-you e-mail: subject, text and blind copy to you. The placeholder
[DONATION_DETAILS]must stay in the text, as it contains the donation details.
Sharing #
In the campaign you will find the view, sharing and embedding in your website. Use the link in e-mails to members, on social media and on flyers, ideally with a QR. You can also pre-fill the amount and interval with URL parameters.
Ideas for associations #
- A «Membership fee» campaign with a fixed amount and annual interval.
- A «Free donation» campaign, always active and linked from your website.
- A campaign with a goal for a specific project, promoted for a few weeks.
