For community groups, trusts & clubs that fundraise
Fundraise when you need to:
pay nothing when you don't
A jar for each appeal or event. Print the QR code, supporters pay on their own phones, and the money lands in your group's bank account. The treasurer sees every payment as it comes in.
Start your group's jarNo monthly fees. No contracts. No EFTPOS terminal to borrow.
Made for groups like yours
Groups that raise money a few times a year, run by volunteers who change every AGM.
Here's how it works
From poster to payout, one gala day
No cash tin to guard, no EFTPOS terminal to borrow from the club down the road.
Gala day
Bayview Playcentre
tipjar.nz/bayview-playcentre
No app, no login: scan & pay
Print the poster and tape it to the sausage sizzle, the cake table and the gate. Every copy is another place to pay.
Bayview Playcentre
Apple Pay · Google Pay · Card
Supporters pay on their own phone, off a menu of priced items or any amount they like. The goal bar shows how close you are.
Payments
Live-
$11.00
Mere K.
2× Sausage, 1× Lolly cake slice
card · just now
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$5.00
Cash sale
1× Coffee
cash · 2 min ago
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$20.00
Tom R.
Koha towards the shade sails
card · 6 min ago
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$12.00
Aroha P.
3× Sausage
card · 9 min ago
The treasurer sees it land: every payment, card and cash, itemised on the dashboard. The money lands in the group's bank account.
Illustrative mockups.
Built for fundraising in bursts
Everything below comes with every TipJar.nz jar. No add-ons, no tiers.
A jar for each appeal or event
Winter appeal, quiz night, gala, op-shop counter: give each its own jar and its own code. When it's over, the jar keeps its record and the next one starts clean.
Goals with a progress bar
Name what the money's for and set a target. Supporters see the bar move, and a bar that's nearly full gets people over the line.
Menus with priced items
Sausages, slices, event tickets, entry at the door. List them with prices and supporters tap what they're buying. Koha jars take any amount.
Cash sales too
Plenty of people still pay cash. Ring it up in the POS on any phone and card and cash sit in the same day's takings. See how the POS works.
Printable QR posters
Posters, tent cards and stickers with your code, ready to print for the hall noticeboard or the newsletter. See the printables.
Volunteers without logins
Whoever's on the stall this year doesn't need an account. Share the private POS link, they unlock it with a 4-digit PIN, and they're serving.
After the AGM
New treasurer, same jar
Committees turn over. The group's jars shouldn't live in one volunteer's head, or one volunteer's shoebox.
Invite the next treasurer
Add committee members to your team from the dashboard. When the role changes hands, the new person signs in and picks up where the last one left off.
Every payment on record
Who paid, when, and for what, appeal by appeal. Export it as a CSV for the annual accounts instead of piecing it together from bank statements.
The group's bank account
Connect the group's New Zealand bank account once, after a quick identity check with Stripe. Payouts go there, not to whoever ran the stall.
Between events
What it costs when you're not fundraising
Most groups fundraise a few times a year. An EFTPOS terminal charges for the other months as well.
| Compared on | TipJar.nz | EFTPOS terminal | Cash tin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly fees | None | $20 to $40 | None |
| Setup cost | Free | $50 to $200 | Free |
| Contract | None | 12 to 36 months | None |
| A quiet month costs | $0 | The rental, regardless | $0 |
Swipe the table sideways to see all three.
EFTPOS figures are typical rental prices, the same ones on our pricing page. TipJar.nz charges 2%, plus card fees, only on money you collect.
On the day and after
What it takes to run the stall and close the books
The real cost of a cash tin isn't a fee. It's the helpers, the counting and the trip to the bank.
| Compared on | TipJar.nz | EFTPOS terminal | Cash tin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places to pay | Every poster and table | 1 per terminal | 1 per tin |
| Helpers needed | None for card | 1 per terminal | 1 per tin |
| Counting up | Done as it happens | End-of-day report | By hand, after packing up |
| Treasurer's record | Every payment, itemised | Totals on a statement | Whatever got written down |
| Getting it to the bank | Lands automatically | Settles to the account | Someone takes it in |
Swipe the table sideways to see all three.
Cash is still welcome. Ring it up in the POS and the day's takings show card and cash together.
The maths
What your group would actually keep
Winter appeal
80 supporters × $25 = $2,000
Based on $25 per supporter with domestic cards
Quiz night
20 tables × $50 = $1,000
Based on $50 per table with domestic cards
Gala food stall
250 orders × $8 = $2,000
Based on $8 per order with domestic cards. Smaller payments carry more of the 30c card fee.
Card fees are about 2.7% + 30c a payment for a standard NZ card. Run your own numbers on the pricing page.
Common questions
What does it cost?+
TipJar.nz takes 2%, plus card fees (roughly 2.7% + 30c a payment for a standard NZ card). Call it about 5c in the dollar all-in. There's no monthly fee, so a month with no fundraising costs nothing.
We only fundraise a few times a year. Is it worth setting up?+
That's exactly who it suits. Set up a jar for the next appeal or event, and leave it be when it's over. Nothing ticks over between events.
Do we need an EFTPOS terminal?+
No. Supporters pay on their own phones with Apple Pay, Google Pay or card. Your only equipment is the printed code and, if you want to record cash, any phone with a browser.
Can people still pay cash?+
Of course. Ring cash sales up in the POS so they sit beside the card payments in the day's takings. The cash itself goes to the bank the way it always has.
How does the money get to our group?+
Connect the group's New Zealand bank account once, after a quick identity check with Stripe. After that, card payments land in that account automatically, usually the next business day.
What happens when our treasurer changes?+
Invite the new treasurer to your team from the dashboard. The jars, the payment history and the bank details belong to the group's account, so nothing walks out the door at the AGM.
Can supporters give koha instead of buying something?+
Yes. Set a jar up for koha and supporters choose their own amount. Add a goal and they can watch the progress bar move.
Do supporters need an app or an account?+
Neither. They scan the code, pay in about ten seconds, and get an emailed receipt.
Ready for your next appeal?
Set up a jar tonight, print the poster, and let supporters pay by phone. Quiet until the next event? You pay nothing.
Goldie, our setup guide, builds the rest with you in about three minutes.
Prefer a person? Book a 15-minute walkthrough with Xavier.
Dig deeper: the TipJar.nz POS and the printable posters.