As a non profit with a shop, it would be lovely for the buyer to be prompted to add a donation in the same manner as tipping is handled. Is this available or does someone know a work around?
@ShapeCleveland same! I spoke on the phone with Square today and the reps said they were not aware that this feature is in development, even though the Square rep replies on this thread pretty much suggest that they were going that way.
@wasteshed same feelings, we need this feature badly but it would also be a great support to non-profits in general. Square is not required to do anything just because I want them to (ha) but I really wish that this was being developed and going into beta testing. It would be a game changer for our org (and increase sales volume, which is ultimately a benefit to square, but maybe not at a percentage of revenue that matters... Maybe there is a revenue threshold they look for?)
That's entirely frustrating to hear. I feel like we were or at least I was led to believe this was something in the works or being considered. I wish there was someone else we could reach out to instead of just all posting the same request on deaf ears.
Exactly! It's remarkable how few platforms accommodate nonprofits that have a combination of earned income and donations, which is just so, so many of us.
The only complication I can see with a donation screen is potentially reporting for taxes, because tips are taxed but donations are not (though it's easy enough to change this function on individual Items that are not taxed; we have a cash donations jar and count it in as donations at the end of the day). So if someone used this function to donate $100 and wanted a seperate reciept for taxes, that could get complicated. I expect, however, that in practice most people would use it to donate a couple dollars and not require a reciept, and I'm full prepared to make whatever accommodations are needed for the big spenders 🙂
And I appreciate that it probably is more complex. But there are soooo many complex things that Square is doing that there has to be a programmer that with limited time could figure that out. They're still getting their 3% on everything. How many nonprofits aren't even trying since it's not even a function?
We operate a small coffee shop inside a church where we support missions. Many of our patrons would donate at the end of the transaction if it were an option on the tip screen.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add this function. So many are requesting this.
Yes, please, please, please add a donations feature to the POS system. We have the Square Register and to better support and engage the community, we'd like our customers to have the ability to come along side us in donating to college scholarships for our local high school.
This feature (which has been requested many, many times over the last 3 years or so) would be a really great way for Square to show their support for small nonprofits during this here pandemic! Especially with the rate hike last winter and the cost of Square's invoicing program for those of us doing contactless sales, it'd be incredibly helpful to finally get this functionality.
