Overview
Back to topPennies makes it easy for businesses to give their customers the option to donate to charity. The digital charity box integrates simply into the checkout process, allowing customers to add a small donation to their purchase.In an increasingly cashless society, Pennies’ digital charity box gives customers paying by card or digital wallet a simple, affordable, and data-free way to add a small donation to their purchase – in-store, online and in-app. 100% of funds raised going to charity. Pennies is also the leading voice on micro-donations, championing affordable, feel-good giving for charity. We help businesses build purpose into the heart of what they do and have created a movement that is working together to build a legacy of digital giving. Because micro-donations matter.
Feature List
- Support for charity
- Support the charities you and your customers care about. You can nominate your own charity partner, there are no restrictive lists. It’s easy to change charity, and Pennies takes care of governance, due diligence, and granting.
- Flexible and frictionless
- Quick to configure and tailor to your checkout design & basket size. Easy to implement with Step-by-Step guide and user-friendly dashboard. And there is no negative impact on conversion rates or slowdown in customer journey.
- Simple, clear reporting
- Donations are automatically reported to Pennies and granted to the merchant's chosen charity. Clear back-end reporting makes tracking impact simple.
- Reconciliation made easy
- Automated reconciliation reporting allows a simple settlement process, ensuring donations reach the nominated charity quickly.
- Free and easy to use
- Pennies provides support every step of the way. We ensure set-up is simple, work to your timescales and always trial before go-live.
Account & Pricing
The Pennies - Digital Charity Box integration is free to download. To get started with the Pennies Connector a Pennies account and test credentials are required. These are available on request from the email below.If you wish to integrate and your business meets the transaction criteria below, please contact ecommerce@pennies.org.uk to set up your account and discuss next steps with the Pennies team.Pennies is a small charity with limited resources. Currently, we can only support retailers who can raise a minimum of £25,000 a year. To help work out how much you could raise, our e-comm partners typically see a donation added to 10% of their eligible transactions.
Technical Specifications
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Seller contact
Integrator
Current Version
1.2.0
Adobe Commerce platform compatibility
Adobe Commerce (cloud): 2.4 (current), 2.3 (obsolete)
Adobe Commerce (on-prem): 2.4 (current), 2.3 (obsolete)
Magento Open Source: 2.4 (current), 2.3 (obsolete)
Type
Stable Build
Updated
29 January, 2024
Categories
Extensions, Payments & Security, Checkout Enhancements
Documentation
License Type
Open Software License 3.0 (OSL-3.0)
Policy
Quality Report
Back to topAll tests were conducted on the latest versions of Adobe Commerce that existed for the compatible release lines at the moment of the extension submission. Latest versions of all other software were used, as applicable.
Release Notes
Back to top1.2.0:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.4
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.4
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.4
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
Changes to how donation values are displayed e.g. a donation of £0.25 will be loaded as 25p
Additional content pulled into the Pennies donation banner from the Pennies API
Updates to CSS/HTML selector naming conventions; allowing for simpler customisation.
Added Euro and Dollar donation capabilities
Updated donation post function to include the order's transaction id
Redesign of the Pennies donation banner -- including a mobile and desktop view
Obfuscated API key field in Pennies extension admin config page
Added graceful failure to ensure checkout flow is never affected
1.1.5:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.4
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.4
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.4
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
Pennies Donation Plugin -- Version 1.1.5 -- Released: 15/03/22
Description:
Updating Source to disable donate widget on checkout page if store currency is not GBP.
1.1.4:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.4
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.4
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.4
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
Pennies Donation Plugin -- Version 1.1.4 -- Released: 21/12/21
Description:
Updating Source to ensure capability with Magento version 2..4.x
added FAQ Section to installation guide
1.0.3:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.3
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.3
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.3
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
• Fix for extended order number length.
1.0.2:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.3
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.3
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.3
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
• Passed order time through to Pennies API for batched donations
1.0.1:
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.3
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
• Updated Pennies’ Test API URL.
1.0.0:
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.3
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
• Description: Initial stable version
• Compatible with Open Source (CE): 2.2 2.3
• Compatible with Commerce (EE): 2.2 2.3
Support
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