Glossary
Voluntary Contribution
While making a donation on iDonate, you will likely be asked if you would like to make a Voluntary Contribution to the platform. iDonate does not charge for the use of the platform, neither Causes nor Fundraisers are required to pay in order to raise ...
White Label
White Label refers to a type of Event page available to iDonate Pro and Platinum Causes. White Labels expand the customisation options available, so much so that they can be made completely distinct from the rest of iDonate, hence the name. Extra ...
Forms
iDonate has multiple kinds of forms intended for various purposes. These can be divided into two categories: Donation Forms and Registration Forms. Donation Forms are simple pages intended to be a link for taking donations. These can be added to a ...
Dashboard
Both Cause accounts and Fundraiser accounts have access to Dashboards. This is an admin page where the user can view the details of their account, create new pages and edit existing ones. Causes can manage all aspects of their account from the ...
Donation/Donor
Donations are payments made to any Fundraiser or Cause on iDonate. Donors can choose the amounts they give, the personal details they leave with their donation, and a message if they wish to do so. Anonymous donation is possible through iDonate as ...
Raffles
Raffles are a popular method of raising funds on iDonate. They work similarly to Fundraisers, but instead of taking donations, donors can purchase tickets to be entered into a prize draw. Raffles can only be created by or in aid of registered Causes. ...
Personal Fundraiser
Unlike Non-Profit Fundraisers where the donations go to a registered Cause, all donations made to a Personal Fundraiser are transferred to the organiser themselves. Personal Fundraisers, sometimes known as Crowdfunders, can be used to raise funds for ...
iDonate Tap
iDonate Tap is our app for Android and iPhone devices, which can be used to take donations via tap payments. Tap can be used by anyone registered on iDonate; you can login with the same credentials used for your Cause account or your Fundraiser ...
Teams
Team pages are used to group together Fundraisers who are taking part in an Event. They are another form of Fundraising page, with their own links, donations, and fundraising total. Where an Event has many Fundraisers taking part, Teams can be a ...
Event
An Event page is similar to a Fundraising page, but where a Fundraiser is generally attached to an individual person, an Event is a page for a specific occasion or activity, such as a marathon, a charity walk, a coffee morning, and so on. Event pages ...
Non-Profit Fundraiser
A Non-Profit Fundraiser, or Fundraising page, is an individual page created in aid of a registered Cause for the purpose of taking donations. 'Fundraiser' can also refer to the person who has created the page, indicating they are the person raising ...
Cause
On iDonate, a Cause refers to a charity, club, school, or any other not-for-profit organisation registered to raise and receive funds on the platform. Cause account users have access to all main features of iDonate, including Fundraisers, Events, ...