When potential donors and community members come to your website, give them an easy way to support your organization.
You have 3 options for collecting donations on your website:
- Link a “donate” button to a Collect link
- Embed the Collect widget onto the site
- Do both!
With Collect, you can create an ‘Open Amount Collection’ which allows donors to choose the amount they would like to pay. This type of collection is the ideal way to collect donations on your website.
Listen to Crowded’s Product Marketing Manager give a demonstration of how to embed a donation link to your website.
Option 1: Link a “Donate” Button to a Collect link
1. Create a collection on the Crowded platform
2. Select ‘Open Amount’ for collection type
Optional: Add an image, fundraising goal, and description to the collection to inspire more donations!
3. Once you’ve created the collection, copy the Collect link
4. Go to your nonprofit’s website, and edit it. Create a button in a prominent place on the site, label it ‘Donate’ and add the copied url from Collect in the button field.
And thats it! Test it live to make sure it works.
Option 2: Embed the Collect widget onto your site
1. Create a collection on the Crowded platform
2. Select ‘Open Amount’ for collection type
Optional: Add an image, fundraising goal, and description to the collection to inspire more donations!
3. Once you’ve created the collection, copy the Collect link
4. Go to your nonprofit’s website, and edit it. Add a custom HTML block to your site.
5. Paste this block of code into the HTML block:
<iframe width=”890″ height=”700″ src=”PASTE YOUR COLLECT LINK HERE” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
6. Paste your Collect link in between the quotation marks, and see the Collect widget load on your website
And that’s it! Test it live to make sure it works and play around with the sizing to optimize it for your site.
With a clear way for donors to leave a donation on your website, enjoy a steady stream of funds going straight into your Crowded account. No reconciliation required!
