Feature Request: Donation Option

[CSzRichmond]

We are a nonprofit theater that uses Square Register for our box office and concessions sales. We would love to give our customers the option to donate to our nonprofit through a question at the end of the transaction, very similar to how tipping works. It's better than asking all cashiers to ask every customer directly if they'd like to donate, and could give the customer the option to maybe round up to the nearest dollar or donate larger amounts very simply. I'm sure this would be an option that many other companies could use - even if you're not nonprofit, you could support a nonprofit with something like this.

A similar approach could be for us to set up donations as a sales item, and that this feature would be a feature that allows you to ask the customer if they'd like to also purchase X in addition to what they just bought, where X could be ANY item you'd like to try to place extra effort on selling.

Anyone else think these would be great options to have in the Square Register software?

[sashakanno]

Where are you able to set the donation receipt separate? I don't see that, only for all the receipts? 

Is there a place where you can set the receipt different for 1 particular item?

Thanks-

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[rickss]

When we set up the items in the ITEM list, each item has a description/  For example, the item   Bicycle Sale has the following description:  "Used bicycle sold at the Durham Bicycle Cooperative in "where is - as is" condition. Bicycle selected by volunteers to be sold independent from the co-pay program."   

So, for the item Donations in Cash to the Co-op, we created the description "EIN 26-3522625. Thank you for your donation of cash to the Durham Bicycle Cooperative: a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation."

So, when the customer gets a receipt, the name of the item(s) purchased,  and the item description(s)  appears on the receipt.

[rickss]

Here is an example of a receipt with two items sold, one of which was a Donation, and showing the description of each item.

 

$40.00 Payment

Dec. 9, 2020 4:38 pm

Collected at: Durham Bicycle Cooperative

Source: Point of Sale

Paid by: World Relief

Bicycle Sale - A nicer bicycle requiring less repair

Regular

$20.00

Note: Used bicycle sold at the Durham Bicycle Cooperative in "where is - as is" condition. Bicycle selected by volunteers to be sold independent from the co-pay program.

Donation in Cash to Co-op

$20.00

Note: EIN 26-3522625. Thank you for your donation of cash to the Durham Bicycle Cooperative: a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

[sashakanno]

Awesome. I edited our description for the donation item to act as the receipt. 

Smart workaround. Thanks!

[mitos]

Agreed!!  We started a new restaurant and were ready to open just as the pandemic hit.  We don't qualify for PPP and other funding due to our timimng, but we have to pay rent, insurance, etc., so we went ahead and opened.  I cannot afford to take tips for my employees (we are counter service, not full-service) because those just INCREASE my expenses (I have to pay the card fees, payroll taxes, etc. on that money), but I sorely need  "business donations" to help us pay the bills.  If I could re-label tips as "business donations" to help the business cover labor costs, that would have been great all this time.  Kudos to square for being so slow about so many of these things that would have really helped small and micro businesses for the past year.

[CFC1]

We are seeking the same option. Here's an article promoting the idea and concept: https://www.museumnext.com/article/retail-therapy-using-museum-shops-for-digital-fundraising/. As an arts non-profit, having this ability would be invaluable.