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Donation Platform

Donation Platform

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2019

The Donatinator is an open-source donation solution designed for small non-profits and charities. It aims to provide a free and accessible way to accept one-off donations and monthly subscriptions online. Key features include support for both single and recurring donations, basic Markdown page creation, and multi-user administration with reporting. The project is guided by principles of being open source, runnable on free hosting tiers, and minimizing costs to only credit card processing fees. It leverages GitLab for code hosting and aims to be a pragmatic solution for organizations with limited budgets.

2019

The Donatinator: Simple donation solution for charities

2/6/2019

This post introduces 'The Donatinator', an open-source donation platform built to address the challenges faced by small non-profits in accepting online donations. It details the motivation behind its creation, the limitations of existing donation platforms, and the core principles guiding its development: open source, free hosting compatibility, and minimal payment fees. The post highlights the platform's current features (one-off/recurring donations, Markdown pages, admin/reporting) and its future plans. It also discusses the choice of GitLab for hosting and the pragmatic use of various free-tier services and discounted charity rates from payment processors like Stripe.