How to Use Purplepass to Collect Donations for Your Organization

Purplepass is an event management software and registration platform for conducting ticket sales. However, promoters are not limited to just event page creation. Purplepass’ software is also used for 

  • Selling merchandise/ticket add-ons
  • Volunteer sign-up pages 
  • Collecting donations


If you’re currently running a charity "Give" campaign, having an online platform to collect donations is crucial for gaining funds. 

Setting up a donation page via Purplepass is easy and has everything you need to run an effective campaign (sharing options, social media integration, flexible donation tiers, tracking links, etc.). If you want to learn how to make a successful nonprofit organization, it all starts with your donation process. 

 

Don't just sell tickets, sell merchandise

With ticket add-ons, you can
add merchandise, beer, and food
options, etc. to your checkout.

Create their own donation campaign and page

Users can create a general “Give” campaign that accepts donations of any amount (Set the donation to a $0 value under settings). This is addressed in further detail so keep reading! 

 

Use memberships or membership levels

Users have the option to set a minimum donation level.

For example, your minimum level could start at a $25 donation. The next level up could be $50, $100, $200, etc. By giving each tier its own name, promoters can create different levels that come with a variety of benefits. donation page

“The Ultimate Donor” could be the member name for the $200 donation slot.

If someone selects and donates to this membership, they could be awarded some merchandise, a branded t-shirt, priority purchasing, private event access, discount/PROMO codes to future events, etc.

Creating your donation page in Purplepass

  1. Log in to your Purplepass promoter dashboard

  2. Select “Create New Event” in the navigation bar or edit an existing event to add a donation option

  3. Locate the “Ticket Pricing and Options” section 
    creating donation page in Purplepass
  4. Go to your ticket types and/or add a new ticket type by clicking the green + icon

  5. From the drop-down menu, select donations

donation options

Note: Here is where you can set the minimum donation amount. Set it to $0 if you are accepting any donation amount.

You can also include a name and description where you can add more information about your cause or perks donors might receive. 

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