If you are a nonprofit, of course you aren’t required to use a toll free number for collecting donations. We always say that you should use whatever technology gets you the best results. If that means collecting money through old-fashioned check writing, so be it. Or if passing around a donation plate and accepting cash works, by all means, focus on that.
But if you do plan on using out toll free number for your fundraising or marketing, here are a few ways a keyword and toll free number can facilitate donations:
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Texting a keyword to a toll free number is faster than pulling out a checkbook and writing a check or pulling out a credit/debit card.
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People carry their mobile devices everywhere now. They may forget their checkbook or wallet, but they almost never forget their phones!
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Subscriber info goes into our database automatically with toll free numbers. You don’t need a CRM system to keep track of these people. We have their phones numbers the moment they text, and we serve as a basic CRM for you.
If you plan on using text to donate for your fundraising or marketing, here are a few ways a keyword and toll free number can facilitate donations.
