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Contactless Donation Kiosks for Museums
Every free-entry museum knows the scene: a visitor pauses at the donation box, pats a pocket, smiles apologetically and walks on. A DonorDynamics donation kiosk turns that moment into a contribution, because the means of giving is the card or phone the visitor is already holding.
From a volunteer-run local collection to an institution spread across several galleries, the devices arrive pre-configured, run all day without staff, and reclaim Gift Aid on every eligible donation automatically.
The Donation Box Has a Currency Problem
Domestic visitors carry less cash every year, and international visitors often carry no sterling at all. The goodwill at the end of a good visit is real; the coins are not. A contactless kiosk at the exit accepts cards and wallets from anywhere in the world, so a tourist from Tokyo can support the collection as easily as a member from down the road.
- Accepts Apple Pay, Google Pay, contactless cards, chip and PIN, and QR code donations, including overseas cards
- Suggested amounts on screen lift the average gift well above loose change
- LED edge lighting draws the eye in an entrance hall or beside a star exhibit
- GDPR and PCI DSS compliant, with no payment data held on the device
Gift Aid at the Gallery Door
Each kiosk runs Give A Little fundraising software, approved for digital Gift Aid capture. UK taxpayers opt in with one touch and the museum claims an extra 25% from HMRC. Multiplied across a year of visitor donations, that uplift can fund a conservation project on its own, with no clipboard at the front desk.
Placing Devices Along the Visitor Route
Where a kiosk stands matters as much as which one you buy. The range covers the whole route from door to café.
CharityWall, £439
Wall-mounted for the entrance and, more importantly, the exit, the point where visitors have just decided whether the visit was worth something. It usually was.
CharityStand, £899
The floor-standing kiosk for atriums and blockbuster temporary exhibitions, where a freestanding presence earns its keep in footfall alone.
CharityTab, £399
Compact, wireless and VESA-mountable, so you can put giving points beside individual exhibits: the steam engine, the mummy case, the painting everyone comes for.
CharityDesk, £439
For the admissions counter or shop till, with a 1.8 m security cable. A natural prompt at the exact moment a visitor already has a card out.
CharityPole, £729
A repositionable pole-mounted screen that follows the programme: by the lecture theatre on talk nights, in the sculpture garden in summer, at the late-opening bar.
From Crate to Collecting in an Afternoon
Give A Little is pre-installed before dispatch. Going live takes:
- Wi-Fi where the device will stand
- A free Give A Little account from givealittle.co
- A Stripe account linked to the museum's existing bank account
No integration project, no separate card readers to procure, no IT contractor.
Campaigns That Change With the Programme
Smart Scheduling rotates appeals to match the calendar. The general donation appeal runs day to day, an acquisition or conservation fund takes over for the special exhibition, and a family-focused campaign appears for half term, all configured in advance from a laptop.
Questions Museums Ask Us
Can visitors pick their own amount?
Yes. You set suggested amounts, typically your recommended donation, and can allow a custom figure alongside them.
Will it take foreign cards and wallets?
Yes. Contactless cards and mobile wallets from abroad work normally. Gift Aid only applies to UK taxpayers, but anyone can give.
Can different kiosks run different appeals?
Yes. Each device carries its own campaign, so the entrance kiosk can fund general operations while the one in the exhibition funds conservation.
What are the running costs?
The hardware is a single purchase with no DonorDynamics subscription. Give A Little charges a small platform fee per donation and Stripe applies its standard card processing rates.
Turn Footfall Into Funding
Browse the range, or tell us about your spaces and visitor numbers and we will suggest a layout.