A QR code will help your masjid or Islamic charity make giving easy and quick, at the same time enable volunteers and supporters to access crucial information on your website - both online and in person! Read this guide to learn about all the best ways you can use a QR code for your Islamic organization and how Donorbox can help.
Little square codes, called QR or Quick Response Codes, are everywhere these days. But did you know they are a fantastic tool for your masjid or Islamic charity?
First invented in the 1990s, these codes are only going to get more popular. The number of smartphone users scanning QR codes will increase by over 16 million in the next two years. So it’s definitely time to consider using a QR code for Islamic charities and masjids!
If you’re wondering how you can use QR codes, you’ve come to the right place! In this article, we’ll walk you through why your Islamic charity or mosque should use QR codes, as well as ways you can use them. We’ll also walk you through how to create a QR code for masjids.
Let’s get started!
QR codes are a great way to bring your masjid or Islamic charity into modern times by securely and quickly sharing information. Instead of taking the time to type in a long URL, your visitors can simply scan to access what you’re trying to share.
The best reason to use a QR code is how easily it connects potential donors with your masjid’s online fundraising campaigns and landing pages. This helps build meaningful connections between your donors and your organization.
Plus, QR codes are easy to generate, so creating them doesn’t take any additional time on your end. Donorbox makes it even easier! A free QR code is automatically generated for every campaign and event you create on Donorbox. You can also customize it to fit your mosque’s needs. More on this later!
Bonus: Looking for some creative ways to raise more for your masjid or Islamic charity? Check out this list of 17 ideas!
In an increasingly cashless world, relying on in-person, cash donations simply isn’t enough for your mosque or Islamic charity. That’s why using QR codes to make it super easy to give is so important.
Plus, since Zakat is obligatory for anyone with a certain level of wealth, providing them with the easiest way to give is thoughtful and encourages them to give Sadaqah on top of their zakat.
You can choose to set up two separate fundraising campaigns to collect Zakat and Sadaqah, or you can simply use the same donation form for both, as this organization did on Donorbox. Next, use the free QR code for your campaign to help redirect donors to this form.
Both online and in person, you can use a QR code to quickly connect donors to a trusty Zakat calculator to figure out how much they owe. This removes any barriers people have to giving their Zakat and results in more timely donations to support your mosque’s important work.
You can add this QR code to your website donation page and even at your location to help your donors.
If you have a donation box in your masjid’s lobby, why not also include a QR code for online giving? This way, you don’t miss out on any donations, and those who want to give have multiple options. Just be sure to include a powerful fundraising message that shares why someone should give.
Pro tip: Use a donation kiosk as a modern donation box at your masjid. Put it somewhere highly visible, like the area where visitors remove their shoes. Setting up a donation kiosk is super easy with an app like the Donorbox Live™ Kiosk that turns an Android or iOS tablet into a giving kiosk in minutes. You can pair it with a card reader to enable people to give via their credit cards, debit cards, and digital wallets. Check out our guide to donation kiosks for masjids to learn more! Plus, you can also enable a free QR code with Donorbox Live™. This code helps you redirect donors to other online campaigns you’re running at the moment or any other online material.
Fidyah and Kaffarah are two other types of giving that only occur during the holy month of Ramadan. They are given by people who can’t or don’t fast, so they need to give regularly.
QR codes for both types of giving make it easy for observers to keep up with their donations. You can include these in person at your mosque or charity or even online to redirect website visitors to the correct donation form.
Pro tip: Encourage those who need to give Fidyah or Kaffarah to set up recurring donations at a daily, weekly, or biweekly interval. This means they only need to visit your donation page once and they won’t miss any of their obligatory donations. With Donorbox, they can then log in at any time to update their giving preferences or cancel recurring donations.
Check out how this foundation recommends weekly donations on their Donorbox donation form with Fidyah. The recommended interval is marked with a heart! You can use a similar online donation form and use Donorbox’s free QR code to help donors access it.
To boost your fundraising during events like Iftar and Eid celebrations, post QR codes to your donation forms around your event space.
This is also a great way to fundraise during virtual events! If someone attends your virtual event on their desktop computer, they can quickly scan and donate on their smartphones – without missing anything at your event.
QR codes are great for sharing your prayer schedule and any virtual prayer services you offer. This is a great way to encourage new members of your community to follow the call to prayer schedule easily.
You can share this QR code on your website, through social media, or direct mail.
When you’re hosting a fundraising event for your masjid or Islamic charity, you know how important it is to make ticket buying easy! Selling tickets boosts your overall success for the event – and using QR codes to share the link to purchase tickets significantly increases your ticket sales.
Donorbox Events makes it super easy to sell tickets with unlimited ticket tiers, the option to ask for additional donations on top of ticket purchases, and automated receipts for tickets. Plus, you can download a free, automatically generated QR code for every event.
Add this QR code to your email messages, your charity’s website, or at your location that people visit on a regular basis. This would encourage them to quickly scan the code and buy tickets to your event online. If you want, you can also customize this QR code to link it to a different online page of your choice.
Use a QR Code to Sell Event Tickets!
QR codes are great for signup forms because they can easily be shared – which results in more volunteers for you! Volunteers can help with things like events, Iftar, Eid festivals and celebrations, weekly gatherings, and more.
You can link your QR code to a Google form or a similar type of form program to collect information about volunteer interests and availability.
Generating a QR Code for your masjid or Islamic charity is easy using Donorbox. You can create customizable QR codes for your fundraising campaigns and events, and to add one to your Donorbox Live™ Kiosk app’s donor view.
The steps are simple as below:
Here’s what it looks like to customize the QR code for your campaign or event on Donorbox.
QR codes are increasingly popular for their ease of sharing information securely and quickly. If your masjid or Islamic charity isn’t taking advantage of this easy tool, it’s time to start!
You can use QR codes for masjids in a variety of ways – all of which help you connect with your donors and attendees.
Donorbox automates the process by creating a complimentary QR code for each campaign or event you launch and allows you to fully customize the link. This means one less step for you to get the word out about your fundraising – or anything else!
If you’re ready to take your masjid’s fundraising to the next level, Donorbox has you covered with comprehensive fundraising tools like Text-to-Give, Customizable Donation Form and Page, Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer, Events, Memberships, Donorbox Live™, and more.
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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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