How to make a donation QR code
Paste the address of the page where people give: a HelloAsso form, a PayPal Donate button, a Stripe payment link or the donation page of your own website. Pick a design, add your logo if you like, and download it as PNG for screens or SVG for print. It works for associations, clubs, schools and charities of every size.
Where to find your donation link
- HelloAsso: open your donation form and copy its address, for example helloasso.com/associations/your-association/formulaires/1.
- PayPal: create a Donate button in your PayPal business account and copy the link it gives you to share.
- Stripe: make a payment link and let customers choose what to pay.
- Your own website: link to the donation page itself, not the home page, so nobody has to look for it.
The code only opens the page. Payment, amounts and receipts are handled by the platform you chose, as usual.
Free code or editable link?
If your donation page stays the same, a free code is all you need: it opens that page directly and never expires. An editable link is worth it when the page changes: a new campaign each year, a move to another platform, or a fundraiser that ends and a thank-you page after it. Posters, flyers and stickers already printed keep working, and you see how many people scanned each one.
Where to put it
- Events and stands: next to the collection box, for people who don’t carry cash.
- Flyers, posters and newsletters: say in a few words what the money is for.
- Reports and thank-you letters: the next gift is one scan away.
Make it trustworthy
People are rightly wary of codes that ask for money. Put your association’s name and logo next to the code, link to a page that shows the same name, and check now and then that nobody has stuck another code over yours.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Making and downloading a code is free, without an account, and the code never expires. Only editable links, which you can change after printing, are paid: from $10, once.
Does olinqs take a share of the donations?
No. The code opens your donation page and donors pay through that platform. olinqs never handles the money.
Can one code open several donation pages?
Not at the same time. An editable link can be switched from one page to another whenever you like, for example from a spring appeal to the year-end campaign.