{"id":9031,"date":"2022-04-20T01:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T08:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/?p=9031"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:43:16","slug":"how-to-accept-donations-with-yola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/how-to-accept-donations-with-yola\/","title":{"rendered":"How to accept donations with Yola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are a few options for nonprofits to raise donations via their Yola website. This article describes three options that you can consider depending on your budget and tech skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When describing these options, we assume that you already have a free Yola website. If you don\u2019t, you can easily create one by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signing up<\/a> and following a few simple steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Option #1. Using Online Store block for fundraising<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> Free (Yola Free plan $0 + Online Store Free plan $0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transaction fee<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0421omplexity:<\/strong> Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set-up time:<\/strong> &lt; 10 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Cost, easiness to implement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> Limited functionality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.yola.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/donation-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.yola.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/donation-1.png\" alt=\"accept donations on website\" class=\"wp-image-9034\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yola\u2019s Online Store free plan gives you an opportunity to not only sell products or services but also <a href=\"https:\/\/yola.com\/en\/make-website\/donation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">start accepting donations<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Store\u2019s free plan includes three products in one product category, which you can turn into three donation options. Basically, you replace the three available products in an online store with three donation options with certain prices, for example, Donation1 \u2013 $5, Donation2 \u2013 $10, and Donation3 \u2013 $25.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this scenario, your donors can only contribute a fixed amount of money that you allow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will work best for small fundraising companies and non-profit organizations which don\u2019t need many donation options or don\u2019t need them to be flexible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the full instruction for this option in our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.yola.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/5434759174546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"How to use the Online Store block for fundraising\">How to use the Online Store block for fundraising<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Option #2. Adding the PayPal button<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> Moderate (Yola paid plan from $14\/mo + PayPal button integration $0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transaction fee<\/strong>: 2.9% + $0.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0421omplexity:<\/strong> Medium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set-up time:<\/strong> ~ 15 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Relatively easy to implement; customizable and trustworthy solution&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.yola.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/donation-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.yola.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/donation-2.png\" alt=\"donation on my website\" class=\"wp-image-9035\" width=\"792\" height=\"138\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking donations via PayPal, one of the big payment processors, comes with a few advantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>They don\u2019t charge monthly fees. There\u2019s only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/webapps\/mpp\/paypal-fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee<\/a>, and contributors aren\u2019t charged a thing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>They have a trusted and recognizable brand.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Many people already have accounts with PayPal, so that\u2019s one less step to deal with.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This option gives you more flexibility and enables your donors to contribute the amount they are comfortable with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a PayPal Donate button to your Yola website, you need to have a custom code editing feature available with our Silver and Gold plans (check the rates on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pricing page<\/a>). Also, you will need a <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.paypal-corp.com\/covid-19-opening-a-paypal-business-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PayPal Business account<\/a> that you can confirm as a charity. Charity accounts benefit from paying reduced PayPal fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get the full instruction on how to add a PayPal button to your site, <a href=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.yola.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/5438843108242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"read this guid\">read this guid<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/16nZdnkonKPailTjP7cJfXGh1aXC6cpbNeyYIm6kqEHU\/edit?usp=sharing\">e<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Option #3. Adding a donation option via a full-scale Online Store<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> Yola paid plan starting from $5.91\/mo + Online Store paid plan $15\/mo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transaction fee<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0421omplexity:<\/strong> Medium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set-up time:<\/strong> 30+ min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Wide customization opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> Takes longer to set up, can be pricey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.yola.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/donation-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.yola.com\/uploads\/2022\/09\/donation-3.png\" alt=\"set up donations on the website\" class=\"wp-image-9036\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This option works well for advanced users who want to not only <a href=\"http:\/\/yola.com\/features\/ecommerce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accept donations<\/a> but also maintain nonprofit merchandise sales. You can also use your store for donation purposes only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use this option, you need to have both an Online store subscription and one of Yola\u2019s premium hosting plans. You can compare our subscription plans and choose one of them on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pricing page<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the instructions from our <a href=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.yola.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/5438736554642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Adding a donation option via a full-scale Online Store\">Adding a donation option via a full-scale Online Store<\/a> guide to set up this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope this guide helped you. Ready to use your new knowledge? \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/editor.yola.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edit your site!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few options for nonprofits to raise donations via their Yola website. This article describes three options that you can consider depending on your budget and tech skills.\u00a0 When describing these options, we assume that you already have a free Yola website. If you don\u2019t, you can easily create one by signing up&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/how-to-accept-donations-with-yola\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to accept donations with Yola<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"[\"title\",\"meta\",\"content\",\"tags\",\"comments\"]","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false},"categories":[130],"tags":[297],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9031"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9321,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9031\/revisions\/9321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}