Good thread. We have been asked as well, particularily about memberships. A donor sents us 2 android phones to keep with dance admin stuff so we can start. This way no one person is tied to the process. We are looking at square, which as a bookkeeper is pretty straightforward to track and account for. Fees are pretty nominal.
The negative for me as a caller is will there be cash to get paid with. I was recently surprised by a check payment. I normally do ALL cash transaction as much as possible so was wanting that cash for gas to get the 70+ miles home. We (our group) always pays in cash and most of our performers prefer it. So that IMHO is a consideration when taking electronic payments in any form Mary Collins On Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 11:31 AM Tepfer, Seth via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > Great question and discussion point. > > > At the dance 8/5, upon entering the gym, attendees were greeted at the > front desk with signs showing multiple payment options: > > - QR code for Venmo > - QR code for PayPal > - QR code for Cash App > - A jar for stuffing cash in > - Instructions on how to use ApplePay > > I would estimate we had around 60 people dancing. A generous smattering of > new dancers and dancers under forty years old. Payments received: > > - 3: Venmo (plus the fiddler paid via venmo) > - 2: Cash App > - 1: ApplePay > - 0: PayPal > - 54: jar with cash and checks (approximately) > > > The dance was sliding scale admission - people were told they could pay > what they wished, and donation requested was $20. > > In the future we will replace the PayPal QR code with Zelle QR code. > > > We are discussion a big change to our accounting practices: create a > separate account just for handling the finances of the local dance. It will > have just enough money in it to pay the talent (band, sound, caller) > electronically. The treasurer or scheduler will find out prior to the dance > if the talent wants to be paid electronically or in cash. > > Seth > > Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) > Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jeff Kaufman via Organizers <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2022 11:20 AM > *To:* organizers shared weight <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [External] [Organizers] Re: Electronic admission payments > > We started accepting Venmo with our most recent dance (we're "BIDA-dance" > on Venmo). There's a fee, so we don't advertise this prominently, but we > do have it for people who ask. About 10% of our income was Venmo on > Saturday night. > > Previously we'd do this ad-hoc, where someone would send money to me (or > someone else) and I'd put cash from my wallet into the till, but that's not > great. > > One risk would be that if we took in enough of the money electronically we > wouldn't have enough cash to pay the performers. We're not close to that > currently, but if it did happen we'd need to get set up for writing checks > at dances. > > Jeff > > (Patrick, I think list etiquette here is to respond on list; not sure why > you don't want us replying to the list? If you're not interested in this > thread you should be able to "mute" it in your mail client.) > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 9:50 AM John Sweeney via Organizers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > We very successfully use a Zettle Card Reader linked to a Smartphone. > > The only customer data we get on their reports is the last four digits of > their card number. So, in case we have to follow up on any errors, we log > everyone's name and the last four digits of their card. > > We only have one person on the door, so they use their phone. If you have > multiple personnel then that could be more challenging. > > The more expensive version, Zettle Terminal, doesn't need a phone. > > Happy dancing, > John > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html > <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcontrafusion.co.uk%2FKentCeilidhs.html&data=05%7C01%7Clabst%40emory.edu%7Ce40214c4950b4e2f2f1a08da89d21137%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C637973832572718494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=myJQZx4mkzC0VJ6C8Gl8ETTzcNWNig4BwAgMMmmWku4%3D&reserved=0> > for Live Music Ceilidhs > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk > <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contrafusion.co.uk%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clabst%40emory.edu%7Ce40214c4950b4e2f2f1a08da89d21137%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C637973832572718494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LOd%2BhxOBLDbAJ2aBB4uHqat5mblbWAGb9mHrLhYWQoM%3D&reserved=0> > for Dancing in Kent > http://www.modernjive.com > <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernjive.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clabst%40emory.edu%7Ce40214c4950b4e2f2f1a08da89d21137%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C637973832572718494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O%2BES2OO5hU5emAz8uWQPYmnSb7FPvH2RQYNUcV078bs%3D&reserved=0> > for Modern Jive DVDs > > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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