Happy New Year everyone!
I'd been meaning to reply to this, but was reminded when I came in
this morning and saw that on the last day of 2010 we received two very
friendly donations via paypal.
We set up the donate button when we did our first ever fundraising
campaign back in March and it really helped with that. Since then we
probably average $50-$100 per month, which covers a utility or phone
bill. Totally worth it!
We don't currently have a debit/atm or credit card scanner, so a
couple of times clients have used it to donate for the services
received.
When I sent out a newsletter in December with our holiday closure I
included a "if you're looking for a place to make end of year
donations for tax purposes, consider us...". It didn't flood in, but
it worked.
Lastly, it's really easy to set-up and PayPal doesn't take that much.
Good Luck!
kelly On Dec 21, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Jess Linz wrote:
Hey everyone,
I've been wondering about how effective "donate" buttons (like
Google Checkout for Non-profits) are on project websites. Our
cooperative has many active members, but also many sympathetic
supporters, who would potentially donate to the cause without
seeking membership (we have an annual membership fee which supports
our operating costs). Right now the only way to donate is to come
down to the shop or mail us a check.For those co-ops who use online donations, are they very effective
for A)renewing memberships and B)getting support from non-members? Thanks!Jess
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