Our friends at Parish Buying have developed a donation app especially for churches called GiveALittle. It works by partnering with a payment processor to accept donations on your behalf and then deposit them into your church’s bank account. Once you have registered with GiveALittle, you will be able to connect a payment processor account. There are two payment processor options available:
- SumUp: a SumUp account can facilitate both contactless and online donations. (NB: you can also use your SumUp account separately with the SumUp app for taking payments).
- Stripe: a Stripe Express account can facilitate online donations at a lower cost than SumUp. It can accept Apple Pay and Google Pay for online donations and also has a high donations threshold (up to £1m) in a single transaction.
| SumUp | Stripe | |
| Online giving? | Yes | Yes |
| Online giving transaction rate | 1.95% per transaction | 1.1% per transaction |
| Accept Apple Pay & Google Pay online giving? | No | Yes |
| QR codes through Give A Little? | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum value of single online donation | £1,000 | £999,999 |
| Contactless giving? | Yes | No |
| Contactless giving transaction rate | 1.1% debit 1.3% credit cards | N/A |
By registering with GiveALittle through Parish Buying you will receive free access to a Premium GiveALittle membership which will allow givers to make a Gift Aid declaration when they are making their donation. Once logged on to Parish Buying, there are three steps to follow;
Step 1: Create a GiveALittle Account
Step 2: Connect a Payment Processor
Step 3: Create A Web/App Campaign
Get started now through Parish Buying
For detailed supporting instructions for each step, please email the Generous Giving Team.
QR Codes
With GiveALittle web campaigns, you can instantly generate a QR code which effectively makes it possible for mobile phone users to give contactlessly wherever they are. The film below shows you how to do this.