Event donations

Anne Henry

Sometimes we have event invitees who cannot attend but go to the event site to try to make a donation to the event. I cannot seem to find a way for them to make a donation to the event without registering for the event. Is there a way to make a donation only on an event registration page?

Matthew Garbarino

Hi Anne. Currently event registration forms must have at least one registrant. I do have a suggestion however that you may consider to handle this situation.



When sending out your invitations to events, I would recommend including two different calls to action. The primary call should be to register for the event. This should be the most prominent. Next and slightly less prominent, include an "I can't attend, but I'd still love to help" type call to action that directs to a donation form.



The benefit here is that the donation form is tailored and optimized for online giving, so the user won't be confused with event related stuff if they aren't able to attend. Further, you could even create a separate donation form and place it on a special, event related page to further the donors experience.

Rene Rosengren

Matt Garbarino:

Hi Anne. Currently event registration forms must have at least one registrant. I do have a suggestion however that you may consider to handle this situation.


When sending out your invitations to events, I would recommend including two different calls to action. The primary call should be to register for the event. This should be the most prominent. Next and slightly less prominent, include an "I can't attend, but I'd still love to help" type call to action that directs to a donation form.


The benefit here is that the donation form is tailored and optimized for online giving, so the user won't be confused with event related stuff if they aren't able to attend. Further, you could even create a separate donation form and place it on a special, event related page to further the donors experience.

Matt,

This is something I'm trying to set up also. We have an event webpage & we have embedded an Online Express registration form onto the event webpage. Are you saying that we can also put an Online Express donation link onto the the same event webpage? Thanks!