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How To Add A Donation To The Ticketing Form
How To Add A Donation To The Ticketing Form
Jenna Notarfrancesco avatar
Written by Jenna Notarfrancesco
Updated over 2 months ago

Our "Add a Donation" feature on the ticketing form makes it easier than ever to raise funds during your events. If you're running an event with ticketing or registration, participants can seamlessly add a donation to their registration, allowing them to sign up for your event and contribute to your cause in one simple transaction.

This feature streamlines the registration process and helps maximize fundraising efforts by giving participants the option to support your mission right from the start.

Benefits of the "Add a Donation" Feature

  • Seamless Integration: Combines event registration and donation into a single, user-friendly process. Eliminate extra unnecessary forms on the event page.

  • Increased Fundraising: Encourages additional donations at the point of registration, maximizing potential contributions.

  • Enhanced Donor Experience: Offers participants a convenient way to give while signing up, reducing the friction of multiple transactions.

  • Customizable Donation Levels: Set suggested donation amounts or allow participants to choose their own, making it flexible for different donor capacities.

  • Real-Time Reporting: Track donations and registrations in real-time, giving you better insight into your fundraising progress.

  • Promotes Higher Engagement: Increases participant involvement by offering a simple way to support the cause they are passionate about during event registration.

Fundraising Event Ideas for Using the "Add a Donation" Option

  • Charity Runs or Walks: Encourage participants to add a donation when they register for your 5K or walk, run, or challenge.

  • Gala or Dinner Events: Allow guests to make a contribution when purchasing their event tickets.

  • Online Auctions or Raffles: Let participants add a donation when signing up for your virtual auction or raffle.

  • Workshops or Classes: Offer the option to donate when registering for educational events or workshops.

  • Golf Tournaments: Participants can make an extra donation when they register for your charity golf event.

  • Festivals or Fairs: Make donating easy when people sign up for booths, tickets, or special event passes.

  • Concerts or Performances: Include a donation option when attendees purchase their tickets for your music or theater event.

To add a donation option to the ticketing form, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Navigate to the Campaigns in your left navigation and select the gear icon of the campaign you wish to edit.

Step 2: Under Sites & Forms, select your ticketing form.

Step 3: Select Add a Donation on the left, then toggle on to enable and Save.

Reporting

In the Manage tab, the Ticket Order will show up under Ticket Orders and the order profile will have an association to the donation. The donation will show up under Donations and the donation profile will have an association to the ticket order on the right.

Transaction Information of resources (donations, ticket orders, etc) contains the gross charge (ticket amount + donation amount).

Additional Notes

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