How to collect donations with Crowded from your website

We’ve prepared a tutorial on the possible ways to fundraise from your website with Collect links

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:

  1. Link a “donate” button to a Collect link
  2. Embed the Collect widget onto the site
  3. Do both!

With Collect, you can create an ‘Open Collection’ which allows donors to choose the amount that they would like to pay. This type of collection could be a great way to collect donations on your website.

 

Option 1: Link a “Donate” Button to Collect

  1. Create a collection on Crowded – don’t input an amount – leave it open!
  2. Copy the Collect link
  3. Link it to a “Donate” button on your site 
    1. On the backend of the website, create a button and title it ‘Donate’ and add the copied url from Collect, to be the url behind the button.
  4. 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 Crowded – don’t input an amount – leave it open!
  2. Copy the Collect link
  3. Enter into the backend of your site and add a custom HTML block
  4. Paste the Collect link inside of this block of code
    1. <iframe width=”890″ height=”700″ src=”PASTE YOUR COLLECT LINK HERE” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
  5. 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!

 
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