Add a donation option to any TryBooking event to encourage giving prior to your event. For those that maybe can't make your event or have the money now to give, it's a perfect way to raise additional funds for your great cause.
Enabling the donations
From Dashboard, under the Manage events overview, click on the event name
From the left menu, select Additional Information, then Donations
Select Enable Donation
If you have set you ABN on your account and your organisation is DGR entitled, you will have the option to select Show donations over $2 as tax deductible on the customer's receipt
In the text editor, add your appeal message and logos.
Set the Donation Method for the customer. You have the choice of either:
Donor specified amount: a free text field that allows the customer to enter their own amount to donate
List of donation amounts: allows you to create a drop-down list of donation amounts that the customer can select from
Click Save and Close
The option to donate will then be presented to the customer during the booking process after a ticket is selected.
Allow those who can't attend the event to still make a donation
If you would like to provide the option for those who cannot attend to make a donation, you can do so without affecting the capacity of your event.
To set up:
Enable the Donation feature as above
From the left menu, select Ticketing, then Pricing Group (ticket prices)
Click Add Pricing Group
Name this pricing group 'Donations Only', click OK
Under Ticket Price, click Add Ticket Type
Enter the following details into the fields listed:
Ticket Type: Make a Donation
Description: Please enter 1 in the QTY field to proceed with making a donation
Group Ticket: Not selected
Amount: 0
Status: Active
Click Save and Close
From the left menu, click Allocation, then Sections
Click into your existing Section, and rename to the effect of 'Event tickets'. Whilst it is not mandatory, you may wish to add a description that helps indicate that this is the option to select for those who wish to attend the event
Click Save, then Back
Click Add New Section
In Section Name enter 'Donation Only', and in the Description enter text to the effect of 'Unable to attend the event but would like to make a donation', click Next
Keep Allocation Type as Space and increase Maximum Number of Attendees to a high number (eg 500), click Next
Select the Donations Only under Pricing Group, and click Save
With the new section added, your patrons will now have the option of making a donation should they not be able to attend the event:
Once you have completed the setup, go through Preview Event or Make a Booking to ensure that your setup is correct.