Supporting a charity or environmental cause is a great way to show your customers that you care, and the Woo Marketplace has some great plugins for your online store.
Why donate with your WooCommerce store?
More and more customers are choosing to buy from brands that align with their personal values. So much so, that purpose-driven consumers now make up 44% of retail consumers globally (now the largest demographic).
It is more important than ever for your store to also have a mission that your customers can get behind, and one of the best ways to show your values is to support a charity or environmental cause.
Why use a WooCommerce Plugin to donate?
Aligning with a charity is a great move for a business, but the steps to activate a partnership often make the process incredibly difficult and time-consuming. There are many steps in the process
Finding a cause that aligns with your values
Creating partnership terms and agreements
Marketing campaigns + customer activation
Managing orders and donations
The Woo Marketplace has a ton of great solutions for your online store. What used to take months to set up can now be done in minutes.
With a WooCommerce plugin, businesses can now:
Start fundraising right away
Save development time/costs
Reduce admin time/costs
How to choose the best plugin for your business?
Of the integrations available in the Woo Marketplace, there are two main things to consider:
Product Features
Pricing
Here are a few recommended apps:
Virtue
Advanced Donations
YITH Donations for WooCommerce
Virtue
Virtue is a great tool for managing donations and engaging with your customers. Whether it is your first time supporting a cause or you want to onboard an existing partnership to utilise Virtue's technology. Virtue is a great tool making it easy for brands to give back and share their giving story.
Free Trial: Yes
Product Features:
Can easily communicate with customers how much has been donated to charity
Additional social proof features
Customisable widgets
Automated payouts
WooCommerce Donation at Checkout
Customer donation at checkout
Social Impact Upselling
Causes
Over 20,000 causes on the platform
Can bring on new charities and fundraisers to the platform
Pricing Plans
Pay as you Give (25p per order with impact)
Impact Plus (£19 per month + 10p per order with impact)
Impact Unlimited (£39 per month)
Custom Plans Available
Advanced Donations
Advanced Donation is a great tool for merchants looking to run fundraising campaigns for charities and non-profits. Whether it is for an NGO or a local charity, Advanced Donation is a great tool to allow merchants to support multiple causes.
Woo Marketplace Rating: No Reviews
Price: $79.00 (billed annually)
Product Features
Run multiple campaigns
Add donations to checkout
Campaign progress bars
Donate custom amounts
YITH Donations for WooCommerce
This is a great way to add donations to your online shop and allow your customers to add donations as part of the checkout process. This is an ideal tool for nonprofit sites looking to collect donations or for brands looking to collect additional funds.
Woo Marketplace Rating: No Reviews
Price: Starting at $79.00 annually
Product Features
Add donations to checkout
Track donations collected to date
Donate custom amounts and edit widgets
Potent Donations for WooCommerce
This is another tool that allows WooCommerce stores to accept donations through your WooCOmmerce store. With this plugin, you can add a donation product and enter donation amounts that your customers can select. While most reviews appear to be from a few years ago, the tool has a strong rating and is free!
Woo Marketplace Rating: 4.5/5 (37 Reviews)
Price: Free
Product Features
Customer Donations to your WooCommerce Store
Set varying donation amounts
Support Causes from sales with store and checkout donations. Virtue is an easy to set up fundraising app for eCommerce brands built on Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento. Choose from over 20,000 Causes!
