This is now available for Yahoo Stores, Miva Merchant 5+, and DigiShop 4.0+
From their site:
Quote:The concept is simple: Allow online consumers to donate spare change online.
Online shoppers are asked during checkout at their favorite retail websites if they would like to round-up their total purchase price to the nearest dollar and donate that spare change.
Shoppers/Donors can choose which non-profit will receive their donation and are also given the option to enter in a different amount to donate. Change Round-Up manages the network of online retailers and non-profits and ensures integrity of the system
Quote:By supporting non-profit organizations via Change Round-Up, retailers gain:
* Highly visible, yet inexpensive PR
* Increased customer retention
* Valuable customer research
* The ability to make a positive impact
on their communities
https://www.changeroundup.com/default.aspx
From Internet Retailer:
Quote:Once integrated, the system asks customers during an e-retailers checkout process if they would like to round up their purchase price to the nearest dollar and donate that amount to a charity. They then choose a charityone or more selected by the e-retailerfrom a dropdown list and the rounded-up amount automatically is calculated. At that point, customers are able to enter a larger donation if they choose. The transaction is completed as usual with the retailer collecting the full payment. Because the merchant collects the larger amount as part of the sale, the merchant pays the credit card discount rate on the entire amount of the transaction. Change Round-Up reimburses the merchants for the discount that they pay on the contributed portion.
full article:
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=19362
Quote:The concept is simple: Allow online consumers to donate spare change online.
Interesting concept but I already have a big orange and black BuySafe widget asking for handouts during checkout.
Buyers will tolerate one widget but probably not two.