Online giving

An online giving page is a great way to encourage friends and supporters of your congregation to give. Online giving can be used to support the general work of the congregation or for particular appeals and projects. An online giving page can be accessed through a ‘donate button' on the congregation's website, a link to a standalone page on a provider's website or a QR code. A QR code is a unique image code of small black and white squares which is read by the camera or code reader on a smartphone or tablet and takes the donor directly to an online giving page. A QR code can be included in printed material, notice-boards, websites and online services.

There are numerous providers available, but it may be worth considering one with specialist knowledge of charities and churches, such as:

Dona

  • Dona Free donation webpage is provided when you purchase a Dona donation terminal.
  • The monthly service fee is £15 per month per donation terminal (no contract, only pay for the months the machine is in use); no monthly fee for the donation webpage once set up.
  • Transaction fee: 1.58% Payment processor is Stripe.
  • Congregations can offer up to 20 different funds or campaigns for the donor to choose from.
  • Collects Gift Aid information.

Give a Little

  • Payment processor is either SumUp (transaction fee 2.5%) or Stripe (transaction fee 1.4%+20p)
  • Premium Plan: Sliding price scale starting from £7.50+VAT per month for annual donations up to £7,500. Collects Gift Aid information. Congregations can offer different funds/projects for the donor to choose from
  • Basic Plan: No monthly fee, but annual donations must not exceed £1,000

Fundraise from Stewardship.org

  • Collects and processes Gift Aid claim on the congregation's behalf
  • Transaction fee: 3% or 3.5% if claiming Gift Aid
  • No monthly fees

Just Giving

  • The Start Plan also offers:
    • Giving Checkout: donors can make online donations but without a customised page
    • Fees: 5% of any Gift Aid they process but no transaction or other fees.
  • Donors are given the option to add on the cost of the transaction fee
  • Transaction fee: 1.9% + 20p (plus an additional 5% fee on any Gift Aid processed)
  • Just Giving offers a "Start Plan" which has no monthly fees.

Data Developments (for MyGiving software users)

  • Collects and processes Gift Aid claim on the congregation's behalf
  • Congregations can offer donors the opportunity to cover the cost of the transaction fee
  • Congregations can offer different funds/projects for the donor to choose from
  • All donations entered into ‘MyGiving' automatically
  • Transaction fee: 2.4% + 20p
  • No additional monthly fees

Wonderful

  • Collects Gift Aid information
  • No monthly or transaction fees (fees are covered by a corporate sponsor subject to fair usage)
  • Donors must have access to digital banking facilities either online or through a mobile App.
  • Uses ‘Account to Account' payments (Open Banking) whereby donations are directly transferred to the congregation's bank account from the donor's online or mobile bank account rather than through a payment card. The donation appears almost instantly in the congregation's bank account.
  • Accessed through a QR code or web link

Takepayments QR Code package

  • A promotional ‘starter pack' is included for Church of Scotland congregations
  • 12-month minimum contract
  • Collects Gift Aid information
  • Transaction fee: 1.05% + 5p (debit card), 2.05% + 5p (all other cards)
  • £20+VAT per month