Wandsworth Meeting (SW London) has recently got a small SumUp card reader for collections after MfW - and was also used at a recent fund-raising concert for the retiring collection. At that event there were more cash conations than by card, but on Sundays Friends seem to be getting used to the idea of card payments and I hear (I’m not the admin for it) that we are now collecting more than we did before lockdown. In Friendship, Kate Bone Bookings Manager Wandsworth Quaker Meeting House 07765 245 097
On 31 Oct 2024, at 09:31, Friargate <friargate@yorkquakers.org.uk> wrote:
Good morning all,
At Friargate I had a WorldPay machine installed years ago. Just before lockdown. It is not cheap, but Friargate do have a large letting business and I needed something that would link to SAGE and help with including a SAGE PAY button on our invoices which this does. I can then look at reports and reconcile to the bank and anyone paying via the Sage pay link button it automatically asks me to allocate it in Sage when I log on.
However, down side is it is not cheap and I wont bore you with the details of them suspending our service for 6 weeks on due diligence as they did not like the answers I was supplying re Trustee details for York Area Quaker Meeting (when they bothered to read them) and also though we were a hotel/hostel/inn/pub – do not ask! I am now back on but it nearly caused a nervous breakdown… also I have been thinking for a while of swapping to Elevon which is cheaper and hopefully more efficient for our needs.
Happy Thursday all
Tracey Sharp Business Manager/Meeting House Manager Friargate Quaker Meeting House <image002.jpg>Friargate YORK YO1 9RL
Tel: 01904-624065 e-mail: friargate@yorkquakers.org.uk <mailto:friargate@yorkquakers.org.uk> http://yourfriargate.yorkquakers.org.uk/ <http://yourfriargate.yorkquakers.org.uk/>
Simplicity – Truth – Equality – Peace – Sustainability
Please note I am part time and I do not work on a Tuesday. I work Monday, Wednesday and Thursday usually in Friargate and Friday from home.
From: Lancaster Quakers <lancasterquakers@gmail.com> Sent: 29 October 2024 14:17 To: Judi Brill <judibrill@gmail.com> Cc: Wardenship Egroup <Wardenship@lists.quaker.eu.org> Subject: [wardenship] Re: Card Machine
Hi Judi
I have nothing to add to this conversation other than: I'm still interested in this conversation and information. Lancaster are still considering their options, but the Treasurer does not seem to be particularly interested in taking it further. I would love to be able to take a list of who uses what and how successful the various options have been. I'd love to know how affordable the different systems are; how users friendly they are, and how the various Meetings account for the money that is paid using the various systems - ie how much staff/volunteer time is saved vs needed; and can anyone show evidence that using card machines have resulted in an increase in giving. I'd also still be interested to hear whether any Meetings have been using a card payment method that works well for room hire payments as well as donations and collections etc.
Sorry I can't be of any help.
Tasha
Lancaster Quaker Meeting House lancasterquakers@gmail.com <mailto:lancasterquakers@gmail.com> 01524 62971 <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Lancaster+Quaker+Meeting+...>
On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 at 17:54, Judi Brill <judibrill@gmail.com <mailto:judibrill@gmail.com>> wrote: I would be glad to hear of recommendations and experience from any meeting house using a simple card machine.
Judi Brill Warden Horfield Quaker Meeting
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