As the landscape of giving evolves, so does the way we support causes. The shift towards online shopping convenience has influenced how donors seek to contribute to their chosen nonprofits. The concept of Donation Carts reflects this evolution, providing an efficient and straightforward way for donors to engage with and support causes they care about.
Below is a brief overview of what donation carts are, how they work and ways to use them to redefine your fundraising.
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What Are Donation Carts?
Donation Carts are donation forms that function similar to any online shopping cart allowing donors to effortlessly pay for multiple donation items in a single, seamless transaction. Donation Carts empower donors to curate their giving journey by adding any number of the following items to their cart:
One-time gifts
This process aims to simplify the donor journey, making it easier for them to support multiple causes efficiently.
How Do Donation Carts Work?
Let’s take a look at the donor experience.
Donors select a donation, assign it to a peer-to-peer page, apply a tribute dedication if desired, and add the donation item to their cart.
They can continue browsing, adding more items as they go, or proceed to the checkout.
At checkout, donors can review their selected items, making as-needed changes and then select from multiple quick checkout options (Apple Pay, Venmo, or ACH) to complete the payment.
Donors receive a customizable combined donation receipt, making the entire experience more personalized and efficient.
Here’s a short video overview of the Donation Cart:
Donation Cart Use Cases
Here's some ways you can enhance your fundraising using Donation Carts:
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: When supporters are engaged in peer-to-peer fundraising, they may want to contribute to various team members or projects at one time. Donation Carts allow donors to customize their contributions, making it easy for them to support multiple participants within a single transaction.
Giving Days: Supporters can contribute to different personal, team, or organization pages, all in one go. This means that during Giving Days, donors can effortlessly express their support to partnering organizations and causes in one transaction.
Annual Campaigns: Annual campaigns invite donors to fund their interests. If your organization runs multiple programs, the Donation Cart gives donors a limitless donation experience to fund multiple programs and donate to all of them, multiplying their impact on your organization.
Special Events: Donation Cart allow supporters to efficiently purchase a variety of items, each tailored to enhance their experience and support the cause. Customize the form for donations, VIP packages, raffle items, dinner and drink packages, merchandise, sponsorships and more.
Check out our Site Use Cases to learn how to set up your next peer-to-peer campaign, walk/run/race, giving day, special event, and more!
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