How to raise money for charity using Picklo

Picklo lets you donate a percentage of every order to a charity of your choice. You can even give 100% if you're fundraising for a cause.

Selling something you make. Giving something back.

Some of the best small businesses have always done this. The local baker who donates a dollar from every loaf to the food bank. The florist who gives a percentage of Mother's Day sales to a women's shelter. The candle maker who picks a different charity each season.

It's not a marketing strategy. It's just how some people want to run their business.

Picklo has a built-in way to do this.

How it works

When you set up your Picklo business, you can choose to donate a percentage of every order to a charity of your choice. You pick the charity. You set the percentage. Picklo does the rest.

Every time a customer places an order, the donation amount is calculated automatically and shown on their confirmation. They know exactly what their order contributes, without you having to say a word.

The donation details are recorded against every order, so you always have an accurate picture of what you've raised over time. If you change your charity or your percentage later, the historical records stay accurate. Old orders keep the details from when they were placed.

You can give 100% if you want to

Some people use Picklo not as a side business but as a fundraising tool. A school community baking for a cause. A footy club selling smoked brisket at the end of the season. A group of friends making jam to raise money for someone who needs it.

If that's you, you can set the donation to 100%. Every dollar that comes in goes to the cause. Picklo handles the orders, the payments, and the confirmation emails. You handle the making and the giving.

It's a cleaner way to run a fundraiser than a collection tin or a GoFundMe. People pre-order, pay upfront, and collect on the day. You know exactly how much you've raised before you've made a single thing.

Why this matters

Customers notice. Not in a loud way. Just quietly. They see the donation on the confirmation and it stays with them.

For a lot of small home businesses, the charity connection is personal. The Leukaemia Foundation because someone in the family was affected. A local animal shelter because that's what matters to you. A school fundraiser because your kids go there.

You don't have to explain it. You just set it up and it's part of every order you take.

Setting it up

In your Picklo dashboard, go to Settings. You'll find the charity section there. Add your charity name and the percentage you'd like to donate from each order. Save it and it applies to every new order from that point forward.

You can turn it off or change it at any time.

One thing to keep in mind

Picklo records the donation against each order but the actual transfer is between you and your charity. Picklo doesn't process the donation or hold the funds. You collect it as part of your normal revenue and pass it on yourself. Most people do this monthly or at the end of a season.

It's simple. And for the businesses that use it, it's one of the features they wouldn't give up.

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