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Have an option when making a gift shop sale to round up the final amount to the nearest dollar and the difference gets donated to the museum

I was at the Toledo Museum of Art last week and when I was in the gift shop they did this really cool thing. I was asked if I would like to round up my sale amount to the nearest dollar and donate the difference to the museum. For example, if my sale came to $37.18, it rounded up to $38 and $.82 was made into a donation to the museum. It would be great if Altru could have this capability - there could be a box that you can choose that rounds the sale up and makes the difference a donation to the annual fund or something like that. I can see this working for gift shop sales the most since there is change (because of tax). The front desk usually deals with whole numbers and doesn't have tax, so I don't see it being used there as much.



Altru - is this something you can look into?
  • Guest
  • Jan 4 2016
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  • Guest commented
    22 Oct 16:38

    Can this be reviewed?

  • Scott Steffen commented
    20 Feb 16:58

    Make It So, #1 - Picard out!

  • Patrick Weisz commented
    August 16, 2023 15:55

    This is a simple feature provided by most other POS systems. Altru should be providing this feature to their customers.

  • Joe Imholte commented
    May 30, 2023 19:56

    Was just at the AAM conference in Denver and the DAM gift shop had this option - brought it back to my team to see if we could...and it is not something Altru does. Could this feature be added?

  • Jack Madden commented
    May 11, 2020 21:39

    Yes, This would be a great value to the OKCMOA!!!

  • Becca Barnes commented
    February 10, 2020 21:10

    We have two seasons a year we do a "round up" promotion. It would be so helpful not to have to manage this by hand. 

  • Sarah Jane Hoppe commented
    November 27, 2019 01:47

    This request is about to be 4 years old in January 2020. Our org would definitely take advantage of this function at the admissions desk and store. ALTRU - is there any feedback you can offer please? 

  • Martin Oliver commented
    November 22, 2019 18:50

    I did  this at the last museum I worked at and in a year $18,700 was donated.  It really works!  Some people just by asking to round up actually will donate as much as $20.00

  • Brittany Zandi commented
    November 14, 2019 17:57

    We absolutely needs this in Daily Sales! Missing opportunities!

  • Guest commented
    October 21, 2019 18:07

    Yes, this would be fantastic!

  • Kaitlynn McGuire commented
    June 06, 2019 17:48

    This would be great!

  • Mary Sommer commented
    April 24, 2019 12:31

    Several grocery stores already do this. Our staff keep asking why we can't. (Note: no one on staff programs code!) But someone has invented that wheel.

  • Guest commented
    January 09, 2019 21:55

    This is a few years old and we're still asking for it. Addtionally, this idea hasn't been reviewed yet. Can you guys make this happen?

  • Ben Trently commented
    July 23, 2018 18:03

    This would be a really great thing to have. As at the institution I work at, before we transitioned to ALTRU, we were able to take Round Ups on Ticket sales, and that difference would go towards our fundraising designation. For us, those round ups made up a good amount of the funds we brought into our Annual Appeal. Not having this option with ALTRU really does put a damper on our fundraising, as patrons no longer have the simple/easy way of doing round ups. Would love to see this idea come to fruition soon.

  • Guest commented
    November 30, 2017 16:39

    We would really love this feature to round up for conservation!

  • Guest commented
    January 25, 2017 15:38

    We definitely need this feature! We already do it manually in Daily Sales with our donation button but it would make the process so much easier!  Most drug stores and fast food restaurants are already doing this and I feel like the software that a science and technology center uses should be cutting edge not lagging behind!  

  • Katrina King commented
    January 11, 2017 23:32

    This would be perfect for us, as an Art Museum. Many people already donate their loose change after a transaction, but card-holders do not have that availability. Even the smallest amounts can add up!

  • Madalyn McLean commented
    September 02, 2016 17:19

    The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL does this and would be interested in this if they used Altru.

  • Susan Friedman commented
    May 12, 2016 13:23

    I would love this!

  • Guest commented
    April 29, 2016 19:19

    This would be a wonderful feature to add to our Daily Sales!

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