Monthly giving that doesn't lapse

Recurring billing lets charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits put recurring donations, memberships and program fees on an automatic schedule, charged to a saved card or bank account. Card-updater and retry logic keep monthly donors giving when cards expire. Roots builds the plans, retry rules and notifications, and connects them to your records. One-time donations use a separate checkout.
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Payment solutions for charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits

How each solution supports charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits

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

Donation Processing

For charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: Organize one-time and recurring contributions, with campaign or program references connected to donor references, campaign totals and program invoices. Online giving lets charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits accept one-time and recurring gifts by card, digital wallet and ACH, with receipts donors can use at tax time. Branded donation forms, monthly giving, donor-covered fees and year-end statements, connected to your donor database. 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 Payment Links

For charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: Share a checkout link for donations, fundraising sales and program fees through messages, email or your website. Square Payment Links let charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits collect a payment, sell an item, accept a donation, or sell an event or class with a link, QR code or buy button. Share a donation link with a goal and deadline, one-time or recurring, from email, social or a QR code. Roots builds your links and QR codes, sets up custom fields and redirects, and ties them to reporting.
  • 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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Square Point of Sale

For charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: 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 charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits can take one-time and recurring donations, memberships and program fees in person. Staff and volunteers take in-person gifts on phones or Square hardware at events. 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 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 Marketing

For charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: Build opt-in campaigns for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, from new offerings to reminders for returning customers. Square Marketing lets charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits send email and text campaigns to the contacts already in the Square customer directory. Square groups donors by activity so you can re-engage lapsed supporters. Roots cleans up your contact lists, builds templates and schedules your first campaigns.
  • 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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ACH Payments

For charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: Offer bank-account payments for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. ACH lets charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits collect one-time and recurring donations, memberships and program fees directly from a payer's bank account, usually at a lower cost than cards on larger payments. Bank gifts cost far less than cards on major and recurring donations. Roots sets up ACH with authorization language and fraud controls that meet Nacha's rules.
  • 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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Recurring Billing

For charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: Schedule and manage payments for monthly giving and recurring membership contributions, including renewals and customer account balances. Recurring billing lets charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits put recurring donations, memberships and program fees on an automatic schedule, charged to a saved card or bank account. Card-updater and retry logic keep monthly donors giving when cards expire. Roots builds the plans, retry rules and notifications, and connects them to your records. One-time donations use a separate checkout.
  • 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

Crypto Payments & Conversion

For charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: Plan a digital-asset payment option for donations, fundraising sales and program fees, with conversion and reconciliation mapped to the sale. Some supporters and customers prefer to pay in cryptocurrency, and charities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits can accept it and settle in dollars. Donors can give cryptocurrency that converts to dollars, provided through service partners coordinated by Roots. Crypto conversion is provided through service partners coordinated by Roots. Roots is not a crypto exchange.
  • 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 charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits: 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. Payments are only half the job. Charities & Nonprofits also need each payment posted to the right account, invoice or record automatically. Roots posts gifts to your donor CRM and accounting so development and finance agree. Roots scopes, builds and supports the integration.
  • 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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Recurring Billing questions

Questions nonprofit administrators ask about payments.
Roots helps define the schedule, collect authorization and connect payment status to your customer or subscription records.
We plan retries, customer notifications and staff follow-up so missed payments have a clear resolution process.
Bring your billing cadence, customer authorization and failed-payment process. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for charities & 501(c)(3) nonprofits and prepare a clear setup scope.
Request a quote for your business and the setup you need. We review the scope and costs with you before you proceed. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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