Supported in Version 10.0.16xx+
An easy and effective way for customers to contribute to local teams, clubs, shelters, and community projects. By rounding up purchase amounts to the nearest dollar, small change can drive big change.
Small contributions can lead to significant impacts. By enabling the "Dollar Round-Up for Donation" feature, your business can help make a positive difference in your community. Encourage your customers to support local teams, clubs, shelters, and projects with every purchase, turning everyday transactions into acts of kindness.
Benefits for Your Business
- Demonstrate Social Responsibility: Show your commitment to supporting local causes, enhancing your brand’s image and fostering customer loyalty.
- Engage Customers: Offer an easy way for customers to give back, strengthening their connection to your business and the community.
- Simplify Donations: The feature makes the donation process straightforward and hassle-free, encouraging more customers to participate.
How to Get Started
Ready to support your community with the "Dollar Round-Up for Donation" feature? Contact our support team to learn more about setting up this feature for your business. Together, we can make our communities stronger and more vibrant, one rounded-up dollar at a time. For more information, contact us or visit our support page.
Overview: Donation Round-Up
The new donation round-up feature allows customers to easily contribute to charitable causes by rounding up their transaction amounts to the nearest dollar.
Streamlined Donation Collection:
- The round-up amount is automatically calculated, streamlining the donation process and minimizing errors.
- Contributions gathered through the "round-up donation" feature are recorded separately as non-sales revenue and allocated to the "Donation" department, simplifying the accounting and reporting for charitable contributions.
Step 1: Setting Up the Donation Round-Up Feature
To enable this feature, you will create a non-taxed menu item and place the item on a button.
- Navigate to Managers Menu → Menu Maintenance → Menu Items and Pricing
- Create any name for your donation, such as "Feed the World"
- Choose any category for the Menu Item assignment.
Note: The donation works as a function and is not an actual menu item, so it will not show in your reports under "Drinks", for example. - From the “Department” dropdown, assign it to the pre-existing Donation department to ensure correct categorization and reporting.
- Tick the option to make it Non-taxed.
- Select Save.
Dollar Round-Up Donations
Drive community impact with every transaction.
Turn everyday purchases into small acts of generosity. MicroSale’s Dollar Round-Up feature allows customers to round their checks to the nearest dollar, automatically donating the change to a cause of your choice.
Why Offer Round-Up Donations?
- Support local nonprofits — Choose charities that matter to your community.
- Built-in automation — No need to manually track or ask every time.
- Boost customer goodwill — Customers feel better supporting a business that gives back.
- Create marketing moments — Promote your giving on receipts, signage, and social media.
How It Works
Customers are prompted to round their total to the nearest dollar. The difference is treated as a separate menu item, tracked for donation reporting.
Quick Setup Steps
- Create a Donation Menu Item
Name: Donation
Price: $0
Category: Add to a new or existing one, like “Donations” - Assign the Dollar Round-Up Function
Go to Button Layout
Select your screen and add a new button
Drag the function called Dollar Round-Up
Link it to the Donation menu item
Optional: Add an icon or label like “Round-Up for Charity” - Save and Test
Save the layout
Run a test order to confirm rounding is applied and donation is listed as a line item
Reporting and Tracking
Each round-up donation is tracked like a standard menu item, allowing you to pull monthly or yearly donation totals for marketing or tax purposes.