Let people give from their phone
To use a QR code for a donation drive, print a link code that opens your existing donation page. Studio's Donation Drives template is a link code with Analytics and UTM tags on, so you can count scans from each poster or event and see the visits in your web analytics. Your donation provider handles the payment and receipts. When the next appeal starts, point the same printed code to the new page.
Why the printed version falls short
Supporters without cash can't give on the spot
Typing a long donation link loses people
It's hard to tell which poster or event brought in donors
Campaign pages change between appeals
Donation Drives with CirculateQR
A link code on posters, flyers or collection points opens your organization's donation page. Your donation provider handles the payment, and CirculateQR counts the scans.
- Scanners go straight to your donation page
- Works with the donation provider you already use
- See scans by day for each appeal
- Separate codes for each event or location
- Point the code to a new appeal without reprinting
- Visits tagged with UTM campaign names
How to set it up
Use your donation page
Copy the link to your donation page from your donation provider and paste it into the Donation Drives template in Studio.Tag the appeal
Add UTM tags with the appeal or event name so donations can be matched to the campaign in your analytics.Print it where people are
Posters, flyers, event programs, collection tins and receipts. Add your colors.Follow up
Check scans by day and location, and change the destination when the next appeal starts.
Useful extras
One Code per Location
Create a code for each event, venue or poster run, name it, and compare their scans.
Expiry Date
End the code on the last day of the appeal. Later scans see a neutral 'not active' page.
Language Routing
Send phones set to another language to a donation page you've made in that language.
Tracking Pixel
Fire a Meta Pixel or GA4 tag before the redirect, for your own reporting.
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CirculateQR vs cash collection and printed web address
Give without cash
- CirculateQR
- ✓
- Cash collection
- ✗
- Printed web address
- ✓
Opens the page without typing
- CirculateQR
- ✓
- Cash collection
- ✗
- Printed web address
- ✗
Scan counts per location
- CirculateQR
- ✓
- Cash collection
- ✗
- Printed web address
- ✗
Change the appeal without reprinting
- CirculateQR
- ✓
- Cash collection
- ✗
- Printed web address
- △
UTM campaign tags
- CirculateQR
- ✓
- Cash collection
- ✗
- Printed web address
- △
| CirculateQR | Cash collection | Printed web address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Give without cash | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Opens the page without typing | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scan counts per location | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Change the appeal without reprinting | ✓ | ✗ | △ |
| UTM campaign tags | ✓ | ✗ | △ |
✓ yes · ✗ no · △ partly or with extra work
Frequently asked questions
Does CirculateQR process donations?
No. The code opens your organization's donation page, and your donation provider handles the payment and receipts.
Can I see how much was raised through the code?
CirculateQR shows scans. With UTM tags on the link, your donation provider or web analytics can show which gifts came from those visits.
Can I reuse the code for the next campaign?
Yes. The code goes through a short link, so you can point it to a new appeal page in Studio.
Which payment methods can donors use?
Whatever your donation page offers. That is set up with your donation provider, not in CirculateQR.
What happens to the code if we cancel?
Dynamic codes keep working while the subscription is active and for 14 days after it ends, then pause until you subscribe again. Nothing is deleted.
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Guides
Start with the Donation Drives template
The template opens in Studio with starter content filled in. Change the text, pick a design and download. The free plan needs no card.