Pay it forward

Pay it forward


Every school has families which experience financial hardship.

Having an option on your Kindo Shop for other families to be able to contribute financially, is a great way for schools to help generate revenue to assist these families.

Suggestions for set up

Pay it Forward is easy to set up and can be open all year, so families can choose to donate at any time. While the term 'Pay it forward' is readily understood by most people, many schools choose their own name for their gifting.

There are two main ways to set up items:
  1. General donation - Donation items are listed at various price points and the school senior leadership choose who and where to allocate funds raised.
  2. Targeted donation - Donation items are listed for specific activities or events. Common examples include camp, school balls, sports and music. Senior leadership choose who funds are allocated to.
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Some schools choose to list a mix of the above items.
Changing the listings periodically can also help to boost donations.

For your caregivers, your Kindo Shop will look something like the suggestions below:     
                  




Creating the category and items


All set up is done on our partner website:  https://partner.kindo.co.nz

1. On the partner site, select Item Editor and check you are operating as the correct supplier.

2. Select add new.

      

3. Add your category name to the pop-up box, e.g. "Pay it forward"

      

4. Select Add new item

      

Start entering the information for your ticketed event. Each step is numbered in the picture below.

      

5. Enter the name of your item, e.g. Pay it forward - $10 donation.
6. Enter the price of your item.
7. Enter the General Ledger code, this won’t be visible to users but will be visible on your internal reports.
8. If you need to, add any other details you need on your weekly reports into the Remarks field.
9. Add an image. Clicking here will bring up the image upload box. You can use one of our default options or upload your own.
10. Ensure that the item is available for purchase every day (click to change if not).
11. Enter important information in the Summary field. This information will show up automatically on the screen, under the name of the item.
12. If there is more information you’d like to add, enter it into the Description field. Users will see this information if they click anywhere inside the item’s box.
13. If you want anything to be printed onto the electronic receipt that gets sent, enter it in Detail to print on electronic receipt. e.g. Thank you for your generosity.

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Make sure you also select GST exempt and Donation receipt options.

14. You can duplicate to create similar items e.g. for different price points.

      

15. When your items are finalised, click Save & Publish.

Creating the home page service icon

Once you have created your category, you then need to create a Home Page service icon and set the dates for your service. Please refer to our article on Creating a new home page service.

Donation receipts

When a family contributes in this way, Kindo will automatically send them and IRD approved donation receipt so they can claim their 33% back.
If you are unsure whether we already have a donation receipt on file for you, or need assistance, please give our helpdesk an email or call.

Good luck generating some additional funds for families in need!

We would love to hear about your success stories too - email through to our helpdesk at any time.


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