Political Donation Payment Processing

Many mainstream processors prohibit collecting political contributions. Roots sets up donation processing with the contributor data and safeguards committees need, for virtually any legal business, subject to underwriting.
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Payment solutions for political & advocacy

How these solutions work for political & advocacy

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

High-Risk Merchant Account

For political & advocacy: Present your model for campaign contributions and advocacy purchases to specialist processing partners, with product and fulfillment documentation prepared.
  • Pre-underwriting review of your website, checkout, and documents (California Attorney General charity registration and 501(c)(3) status)
  • Application packaged and submitted only to acquirers with appetite for your category
  • Plain-English walkthrough of pricing, reserve, and termination terms before you sign
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E-commerce Payments

For political & advocacy: Add online checkout for campaign contributions and advocacy purchases, 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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Recurring Billing

For political & advocacy: Schedule and manage payments for recurring campaign contributions and advocacy memberships, including renewals and customer account balances.
  • Review of offer terms and checkout disclosures against ROSCA and state automatic-renewal laws
  • Billing platform setup and gateway integration
  • Descriptor and receipt design that customers recognize
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Mobile Payments

For political & advocacy: Collect payments for campaign contributions and advocacy purchases 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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ACH Payments

For political & advocacy: Offer bank-account payments for campaign contributions and advocacy purchases, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow.
  • ACH underwriting alongside your card account
  • Authorization language and receipt templates
  • Integration into invoices, checkout, or your CRM
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Political & Advocacy payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Nonprofit Merchant Account, Nonprofit Payment Gateway, Nonprofit Recurring Billing. 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 your product catalog, checkout, account history and processing application, then plan the changes your political & advocacy 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 political & advocacy workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

Payments for political & advocacy, set up right

Talk to our sales team about your setup, or become a partner and bring us your merchants.
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