Nonprofit Payments & Online Donations

Nonprofits need to make giving effortless, keep fees low and issue receipts donors can use at tax time. Roots sets up Square for events, thrift stores and simple donation links, and uses dedicated donation processing where Square's terms don't fit, such as California-based organizations.
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Payment solutions for nonprofits & charities

How these solutions work for nonprofits & charities

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Donation Processing

For nonprofits & charities: Organize one-time and recurring contributions, with campaign or program references connected to donor references, campaign totals and program invoices.
  • Build giving forms and campaign pages
  • Set up receipts with the IRS acknowledgment language donors need
  • Connect gifts to your donor database or accounting
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Square Point of Sale

For nonprofits & charities: Bring donations, fundraising sales and program fees into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around donor references, campaign totals and program invoices.
  • Recommend the right Square plan and devices for how charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits actually take payments
  • Build the item library for one-time and recurring donations, memberships and program fees, with taxes, discounts and categories set up correctly
  • Configure team permissions, receipts and reporting, then train staff and volunteers
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Square Payment Links

For nonprofits & charities: Share a checkout link for donations, fundraising sales and program fees through messages, email or your website.
  • Plan which links charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits need (fees, events, donations) and name them clearly
  • Create print-ready QR codes for flyers, signs and newsletters
  • Set custom fields and post-payment redirects to capture the details you need
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Recurring Billing

For nonprofits & charities: Schedule and manage payments for monthly giving and recurring membership contributions, including renewals and customer account balances.
  • Design payment plans (including 10-month or 12-month) for donors
  • Set retry, dunning and late-fee rules
  • Sync recurring payments to your accounting or management system
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ACH Payments

For nonprofits & charities: Offer bank-account payments for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow.
  • Write compliant authorization language for donors
  • Set up account verification and return monitoring
  • Help you meet Nacha's 2026 fraud-monitoring requirements
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Square Marketing

For nonprofits & charities: Build opt-in campaigns for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, from new offerings to reminders for returning customers.
  • Import and de-duplicate your donor contacts
  • Build branded templates and a campaign calendar
  • Set up consent capture for text messaging
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Crypto Payments & Conversion

For nonprofits & charities: Plan a digital-asset payment option for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, with conversion and reconciliation mapped to the sale.
  • Explain how crypto acceptance works and what it costs
  • Coordinate onboarding with our service partners
  • Connect reporting to your accounting
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Custom Payment Integration

For nonprofits & charities: Connect the payment flow for donations, fundraising sales and program fees with your software and the operational records behind donor references, campaign totals and program invoices.
  • Map how payments should post in your system
  • Build, test and host the integration
  • Support and maintain it as systems change
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Square Invoices

For nonprofits & charities: Send itemized invoices for donations, fundraising sales and program fees and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances.
  • Design invoice templates and custom fields (terms, policies, account numbers) for galas, auctions and fundraising events
  • Set up recurring schedules and card-on-file or bank-on-file autopay for attendees and bidders
  • Configure reminders and late-payment workflows
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Square Hardware Setup

For nonprofits & charities: Choose and configure Square checkout equipment for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, including counter, mobile and staff workflows.
  • Recommend devices for each station at galas, auctions and fundraising events
  • Configure devices, printers and cash drawers remotely
  • Test payments and receipts before your first busy day
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Tap to Pay on Phone

For nonprofits & charities: Take contactless payments for donations, fundraising sales and program fees on a supported phone while serving customers on the move.
  • Check device compatibility for your team
  • Enable and provision staff logins
  • Train staff on the payment flow
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Square Appointments

For nonprofits & charities: Schedule donor meetings and program appointments, collect appointment payments and keep staff calendars aligned.
  • Map your adoption appointments and clinic services into booking, and set up separate payment links for donations, sponsorships and adoption fees
  • Set cancellation, deposit and no-show policies that match your enrollment terms
  • Configure instructor calendars, permissions and payroll hand-off
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Square Online (websites)

For nonprofits & charities: Give customers an online storefront for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, with ordering and fulfillment choices suited to your business.
  • Plan the site structure and product pages for animal rescues and shelters
  • Load products, subscriptions or donation items and set fulfillment rules
  • Connect a custom domain, taxes and receipts
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Square for Retail

For nonprofits & charities: Connect fundraising merchandise and charity-shop goods to a retail catalog, stock tracking and customer purchase history.
  • Clean up and import your SKU catalog, variants and barcodes
  • Set up vendors, reorder points and purchase-order workflows
  • Configure house accounts and invoicing for repeat visitors, members and donors
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Square Kiosk

For nonprofits & charities: Let customers select and pay for food orders at community cafes and fundraising events at a self-service ordering station.
  • Design the kiosk menu and upsell prompts for museums, theaters and arts nonprofits
  • Plan device placement and help choose Square hardware
  • Test ordering, payment and receipt flows before go-live
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Square Gift Cards

For nonprofits & charities: Offer gift cards redeemable toward donations, fundraising sales and program fees and track purchased and redeemed balances.
  • Plan gift card offers and seasonal campaigns
  • Set up eGift sales on your website
  • Train staff on selling and redeeming cards
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Unattended Payments

For nonprofits & charities: Build self-service checkout for donations, fundraising sales and program fees at kiosks, stations or access points that operate without a staffed counter.
  • Specify kiosk hardware and placement
  • Integrate with your account or giving system
  • Monitor devices and support them after launch
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High-Risk Merchant Account

For nonprofits & charities: Present your model for donations, fundraising sales and program fees to specialist processing partners, with product and fulfillment documentation prepared.
  • Prepare an underwriting package that addresses the bank's concerns
  • Set up descriptors, refund policies and chargeback alerts
  • Monitor ratios and step in early when disputes rise
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Payment Gateway

For nonprofits & charities: Connect online or remote checkout for donations, fundraising sales and program fees to a gateway that fits your business systems.
  • Connect the gateway to your website, portal or software
  • Configure fraud rules and user permissions
  • Migrate stored payment tokens where your current provider allows it
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Chargeback Management

For nonprofits & charities: Organize evidence for disputed donations, fundraising sales and program fees, including customer authorizations, delivery details and service records.
  • Discuss your business goals on a free consultation
  • Coordinate your provider introduction and setup
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Text to Pay

For nonprofits & charities: Send a payment request for donations, fundraising sales and program fees by text so customers can pay against a specific order or invoice.
  • Write text templates and reminder schedules
  • Set up consent and opt-out handling
  • Connect payments to your billing system
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E-commerce Payments

For nonprofits & charities: Add online checkout for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, with order references carried through payment and fulfillment.
  • Check that your cart platform's own acceptable-use policy allows your products
  • Gateway setup, fraud-rule tuning, and test transactions before launch
  • Checkout disclosure review (refunds, shipping, age or eligibility limits)
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Mobile Payments

For nonprofits & charities: Collect payments for donations, fundraising sales and program fees away from a fixed counter, with transactions recorded against the sale or job.
  • Device selection and setup
  • Field staff training
  • Receipt and evidence templates for disputes
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Nonprofits & Charities we set up and support

Nonprofits & Charities payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Donation Processing for Charities, Square Payment Links for Charities, Square POS for Charities & Nonprofits. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review invoices, registration payments, recurring collections and reconciliation, then plan the changes your nonprofits & charities business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which nonprofits & charities workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

Payments for nonprofits & charities, set up right

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