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Is Square the best way to collect donations for your nonprofit?

While Square allows nonprofits to collect online donations and gather donor information, it does not offer any nonprofit-specific perks or discounts at the moment for nonprofits. Read the full comparison to learn more.

Fees
0% fees, always.
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2.9% + $.30 per transaction
Fundraising
possibilities
  • Donation campaigns
  • Ticketing/event fundraising
  • Memberships
  • Peer-to-peer campaigns
  • ... and more!
  • Accept donations online
  • Accept donations in person via a POS
  • Collect and store donor information
Tax receipts
Automated tax receipts are sent to your donors right away
Square does not issue tax-compliant receipts
Support
Unlimited support with a team of nonprofit experts
Square is not tailored to the needs of nonprofits
Form
customization
  • Collect donor information with custom questions
  • Add your brand assets
  • Customize donation amounts and specify what they will be used for
  • Embed donation forms on your website, social media... and more!
  • Customize donation amounts
  • Add a title, image, and description
Event
ticketing
  • Create event custom registration forms
  • Generate scannable eTickets
  • Manage your events and sales from your Zeffy dashboard
Learn about our ticketing platform>
Square does not offer event ticketing
Ease-of-use
Rated 4.6 / 5 stars on Capterra for ease-of-use
Likelihood to
recommend
98.9% of Zeffy users would recommend it to other nonprofits
84.2% of Square users would recommend it to other nonprofits
Nonprofit
discount
100% free, for all nonprofits.
Learn how we are 100% free >
Square does not offer nonprofit discounts.
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If you generate more than $250,000 per year in card transactions, you may be eligible to receive a custom transaction rate.
Fees
0% transaction fees
0% platform fees
0% monthly fees
Learn how >
2.9% + $.30 per transaction
0% fees, always.
Learn how >
2.9% + $.30 per transaction
  • Donation campaigns
  • Ticketing/event fundraising
  • Memberships
  • Peer-to-peer campaigns
  • ... and more!
  • Accept donations online
  • Accept donations in person via a POS
  • Collect and store donor information
Automated tax receipts are sent to your donors right away
Square does not issue tax-compliant receipts
Unlimited support with a team of nonprofit experts
Square is not tailored to the needs of nonprofits
  • Collect donor information with custom questions
  • Add your brand assets
  • Customize donation amounts and specify what they will be used for
  • Customize donation amounts
  • Add a title, image, and description
  • Create event custom registration forms
  • Generate scannable eTickets
  • Manage your events and sales from your Zeffy dashboard
Learn about our ticketing platform>
Square does not offer event ticketing
Rated 4.6 / 5 stars on Capterra for ease-of-use
98.9% of Zeffy users would recommend it to other nonprofits
84.2% of Square users would recommend it to other nonprofits
100% free, for all nonprofits.
Learn how we are 100% free >
Square does not offer nonprofit discounts.
‍
If you generate more than $250,000 per year in card transactions, you may be eligible to receive a custom transaction rate.
0% transaction fees
0% platform fees
0% monthly fees
Learn how >
2.9% + $.30 per transaction

Calculate how much you can save with Zeffy

If you fundraise
$10,000
$20,000
$50,000
$100,000
$10,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On Square,
$9,710 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.
$20,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On Square,
$19,420 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.
$50,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On Square,
$48,550 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.
$100,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On Square,
$97,100 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.
They chose Zeffy over Cash App
"Zeffy allows us to manage all our fundraising needs from one software. Tax receipts are automatically sent and our donors' information is securely stored. The platform is easy to use and the support is very kind, and free! We are part of the same team, working together to reach our goal."
- Marie-Cécile V. - Executive Director, Zileos.org

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