For years, taking card gifts in person meant buying a card reader, keeping it charged, pairing it with something, and hoping it worked on Sunday morning. With Tap to Give, the card reader is a phone or tablet your community already owns.
How it works
Install the Givana app on a supported Android phone or tablet and sign your community in. Then put the device where people give: by the door, at the welcome desk, or passed along the row.
Givers choose an amount, choose a fund if you have more than one, and tap their contactless card, phone or watch. That's it. The gift goes to your community's Stripe account like any other, and it appears in your dashboard straight away.
Built for a busy foyer
- Quick to set up. Scan the QR code on your dashboard's Overview with the app and the device is signed in. Fingerprint or face unlock keeps it quick after that.
- Checks the device first. Not every phone can take contactless payments. The app tells you before you set anything up.
- Ready for the next giver. After each gift the app says thank you and goes straight back to the start.
- Receipts and Gift Aid without typing. The thank-you screen shows a QR code. Givers who want a receipt, or want to add Gift Aid, scan it with their own phone. Nobody types their email on your device.
- Your amounts and your words. The suggested amounts, funds and thank-you message you set in your dashboard appear in the app.
What you need
- An Android phone or tablet that supports contactless payments (NFC)
- The Givana app: choose Connect the mobile app on your dashboard's Overview, then Get the Android app
- A Givana community with Stripe connected
There's no hardware to buy. Gifts cost the same as any other Givana gift: see our pricing.
To get started, open Overview in your dashboard and choose Connect the mobile app.