Adoption fees at off-site events

Square Point of Sale is free to download and turns a phone or tablet into a point of sale, so animal rescues and shelters can take adoption fees, donations, sponsorships and clinic fees in person. Take adoption fees at pet-store events on a phone or portable reader. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, helps you choose a plan, configure items and staff access, and train your team.
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Payment solutions for animal shelters & rescues

How each solution supports animal shelters & rescues

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

Square Point of Sale

For animal shelters & rescues: Bring donations, fundraising sales and program fees into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around donor references, campaign totals and program invoices. Square Point of Sale is free to download and turns a phone or tablet into a point of sale, so animal rescues and shelters can take adoption fees, donations, sponsorships and clinic fees in person. Take adoption fees at pet-store events on a phone or portable reader. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, helps you choose a plan, configure items and staff access, and train your team.
  • Recommend the right Square plan and devices for how animal rescues and shelters actually take payments
  • Build the item library for adoption fees, donations, sponsorships and clinic fees, with taxes, discounts and categories set up correctly
  • Configure team permissions, receipts and reporting, then train staff and volunteers

Square Payment Links

For animal shelters & rescues: Share a checkout link for donations, fundraising sales and program fees through messages, email or your website. Square Payment Links let animal rescues and shelters collect a payment, sell an item, accept a donation, or sell an event or class with a link, QR code or buy button. Recurring sponsorship links, one per animal or program. Roots builds your links and QR codes, sets up custom fields and redirects, and ties them to reporting.
  • Plan which links animal rescues and shelters 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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Square Appointments

For animal shelters & rescues: Schedule donor meetings and program appointments, collect appointment payments and keep staff calendars aligned. Square Appointments supports vaccine, spay/neuter and adoption appointments. Roots configures clinic and adoption-staff calendars, deposits, reminders and booking records.
  • 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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Donation Processing

For animal shelters & rescues: Organize one-time and recurring contributions, with campaign or program references connected to donor references, campaign totals and program invoices. Online giving lets animal rescues and shelters accept one-time and recurring gifts by card, digital wallet and ACH, with receipts donors can use at tax time. Donation forms for monthly sponsors and urgent medical appeals. Roots sets up giving forms, fee-coverage options and reporting, and connects them to your donor records.
  • 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 Online (websites)

For animal shelters & rescues: Give customers an online storefront for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, with ordering and fulfillment choices suited to your business. Square Online lets animal rescues and shelters build a free online store that syncs with the Square item library, so online and in-person sales share one catalog. Sell merchandise and wish-list items online. Roots designs the site structure, loads products and fulfillment options, and connects it to your POS and accounting.
  • 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 Point of Sale questions

Questions nonprofit administrators ask about payments.
Square POS combines payment acceptance with item and customer records. Roots configures the catalog, staff workflow and reporting around your business.
Yes. We help test checkout, receipts, refunds and daily reporting, then train your team on the selected Square setup.
Bring your item or service catalog, checkout stations and staff roles. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for animal shelters & rescues and prepare a clear setup scope.
See Square’s official pages for current software, hardware and processing prices. Request a quote for your Roots setup or custom project. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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