Keep more of every donation, make regular giving stick
Every pound a card fee takes is a pound that does not reach the cause, and every regular gift lost to a card decline is a supporter you have to win back. The rails you collect on decide how much of each donation lands and how long regular giving lasts.
Fees on gifts, declines on regular giving
One-off donations taken on a card carry a percentage fee, so a slice of every gift goes to processing rather than the cause, which matters most on the smaller gifts that make up the bulk of giving.
Regular giving set up on a card lapses when the card expires or declines, so a committed supporter quietly drops off for a reason they never intended.
Appeals, round-ups and variable giving add collection shapes a single card-based setup handles poorly, and each gift still needs to reconcile for Gift Aid and reporting.
The payment mix that fits
Not one rail. The two to four that match how money actually moves here.
Take one-off donations over a bank link, so a card fee does not eat into a gift.
Collect regular giving on a durable mandate that does not lapse on card expiry.
Collect variable or round-up giving within a donor-set limit, so flexible giving runs on a durable rail.
Your flow of funds, orchestrated
One-off donations are taken over Pay by Bank, so a card fee does not eat into the gift. Regular giving collects over Direct Debit, a durable mandate that does not lapse on card expiry, so committed supporters are not lost to declines. Variable and round-up giving collects over commercial VRP within a donor-set limit. Every gift reconciles on one ledger, ready for Gift Aid and reporting.
Every book moves money differently. We map your flow of funds and quote one integration across the rails that fit.
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Payments for charities and fundraising: FAQs
By taking one-off gifts over Pay by Bank, which avoids the percentage card fee, so more of each donation reaches the cause, especially on smaller gifts.
By collecting it over Direct Debit, a durable mandate that does not expire or decline like a stored card, so committed supporters are not lost to involuntary failures.
Every gift reconciles on one ledger with the reference you need, so Gift Aid claims and reporting are straightforward.
Tell us how you get paid
Send us the mix of payments you take and make, and we will quote one integration across the rails that fit, priced on your volume.