Looking for a way to collect cashless, in-person donations at your masjid? The answer lies in a donation kiosk that allows donors to give quickly and easily. In this article, we'll cover why a donation kiosk is crucial for modern mosques and answer some frequently asked questions about masjid donation kiosks.
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There are nearly 3,000 masjids across the U.S., and the number of mosque participants continues to grow in number. Which was approximately 4,000,000 in 2020. With an increasing number of people not carrying cash or checks anymore with them, it is time your masjid or mosque turned to a more reliable and modern in-person donation method.
A masjid donation kiosk can amp up your on-site fundraising with its simplicity, convenience, and quick payment methods. For example, Donorbox Live ™ Kiosk makes accepting in-person donations a breeze. Your donors can quickly swipe, dip, or tap their credit/debit cards or use a digital wallet to make donations with this app at your masjid.
But how to use a donation kiosk, and why should mosques use them? In this article, we’ll answer those questions and show you how donation kiosks can become a vital part of your fundraising strategy! Plus, we’ll answer some frequently asked questions.
Let’s get started.
A masjid or mosque donation kiosk is a tool for masjids to collect donations in person. Typically, it involves donation software downloaded on a tablet and paired with a card reader. With today’s technology, donation kiosks collect contactless payments with credit cards, smartphones, and smartwatches.
Donorbox Live™ Kiosk is a streamlined donation kiosk app that helps masjids boost their in-person fundraising. You can easily create a live campaign on Donorbox, download this app on your tablet from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, and then pair it with a Stripe card reader. That’s all. We have more details later in the blog, along with a video tutorial.
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According to ISPU, 52% of masjid income comes from donations during these Friday services.
With donation boxes receiving diminishing returns in our cashless world, a donation kiosk is a great replacement for speedy giving with a card or smart device.
People spend up to 83% more when using a card than cash. And debit cards remain the preferred payment method for most people in the US. This makes cashless fundraising vital for your mosque, and what can be better than an easy-to-set-up donation kiosk?
Donation kiosk apps like Donorbox Live™ Kiosk are very cost-effective because they don’t require a lot of hardware to get started.
Donorbox Live™ can be used with your existing Android tablet (version 6 or later) or iPad (running iOS 13 or later), which saves you money on your equipment! Plus, the Stripe M2 (in the US) and Wisepad 3 (in other markets) card readers are affordable and easy to purchase.
Donorbox Live™ is affordable at $75 a month for your first device and only $15 a month for every additional device.
Collecting the annual Zakat from your mosque attendees is easy with a donation kiosk because you can display the current nisab next to your kiosk to help people calculate the Zakat amount they should donate.
It’s easy for them to make their donation with a credit card, smartphone, or smartwatch – no need for cash or checks. And with Donorbox Live ™, they can choose to enter their name and email address to receive a receipt for tax purposes, too! This streamlines the process, making it easy for them to give and even easier for you to collect.
Your donation kiosk will make donation and donor management easy for your masjid. For example, with the Donorbox Live™ Kiosk app, you never have to manually enter donations. Your Donorbox account is automatically linked, which means your donations show up in the same donation database.
Even if your donors do not enter their names and email addresses while donating with Donorbox Live ™, we add these donations to your supporter database with the email “” and the name “Supporter”.
This makes managing your donations – and where those donations go – so much easier! Donation management helps with fund accounting, which is especially important for accountability and demonstrating who benefits from the Zakat you collect.
Events are a fantastic opportunity for masjid fundraising! When everyone is in good spirits during an Eid al-Fitr celebration, you can increase your fundraising with an easy way to give in person.
Donorbox Live™ can be easily downloaded to your iPad or Android tablet. It gives you the flexibility of moving around your event and connecting with people to fundraise even more.
Pro tip: Selling tickets to certain fundraising events is a great way to boost your event revenue! Donorbox Events makes it easy to sell tickets at different tiers and automatically distributes tickets and payment receipts via email.
The main goal of your donation kiosk is to help you accept more in-person donations while making it as hassle-free for donors as possible. This improves your chances of receiving more donations at your masjid or events.
For example, with Donorbox Live ™ Kiosk, your donors can swiftly make a donation by tapping their card or using a digital wallet. The app does ask the donor for their information after that but we don’t make it mandatory keeping their convenience in mind. This subsequent reduction in donation time helps boost your masjid’s on-site donations.
And even if they leave without entering the information, the donation is still stored in your donation database on Donorbox so that you can keep track of it.
Donorbox Live™ Kiosk app is a powerful solution to accept in-person donations using a card or smart device. The app is easy to download and integrates seamlessly with your Donorbox account, so all your donation data stays in one place.
The Donorbox Live™ add-on – necessary to run your Donorbox Live™ Kiosk – is $50 a month for your first device and $15 a month for any additional devices.
To get started, you’ll need the following at hand –
Once you have the prerequisites in place, follow the simple steps below –
For detailed steps, please check out our guide here. Watch our demo video below to see Donorbox Live ™ in action –
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Collecting more donations for your mosque begins with providing donors with more in-person giving options. A masjid donation kiosk makes giving in a cashless world easy and efficient so you can make the most of your Friday services, events, and other in-person fundraising opportunities.
The Donorbox Live™ Kiosk app is designed to make in-person fundraising for mosques a breeze. You only need two pieces of hardware – an iPad or Android tablet and a card reader – to start fundraising more effectively. Then, simply enable the add-on on your Donorbox account, customize your campaign, download the app, and pair it with your card reader. You’ll be collecting Zakat in no time!
Ready to launch your mosque donation kiosk? Get started today.
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It’s simple. All you need are a tablet device, a card reader device, and a kiosk app that makes the connection between the two devices. Donorbox Live ™ Kiosk app for iPad and Android helps you set up a masjid donation kiosk in only a few minutes if you have the devices in place. Learn more at our guide here.
If you already have access to a compatible tablet, your costs will go down immensely. If not, your costs to launch a Donorbox Live™ Kiosk will roughly be –
Plus, you’ll need to factor in your cost for stable internet.
Yes, you need to have a stable internet connection for your masjid donation kiosk. Preferably, you’ll use wireless internet so you can easily move your kiosk around.
For the Donorbox Live™ Kiosk, you’ll need an iPad running iOS 13 or later or an Android tablet running version 6 or later. You’ll need a card reader – either a Stripe M2 card reader in the US (purchase here) or a WisePad 3 card reader everywhere else (purchase here).
No expert is required to operate your masjid donation kiosk! Donorbox Live™ is very user-friendly and we have a ton of resources to help if you get stuck with any part of the donation process. To start with, you can read the detailed instructions in our guide.
Lindsey spent years wearing many hats in the nonprofit world. Whether she was helping arts nonprofits with their messaging and content, planning a fundraising gala, writing an NEA grant proposal, or running a membership program with over 400 members, she learned how to navigate – and appreciate! – the fast-paced world of fundraising. Now, she loves sharing those hard-earned lessons with the Donorbox community.
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