The Give Back Program is a social impact initiative from DATAONE Merchant Services that provides a way for nonprofits to create new, sustainable, sources of recurring funds for their operations without asking donors for more money.

Your nonprofit will benefit in three powerful ways:

1- Keep More of Your Donations: You’ll eliminate up to 3% in processing fees, meaning 100% of the donation amount goes to your mission.

2- Receive Monthly Donations From DATAONE: You’ll receive 20% of the revenue DATAONE earns from any business-owning donors you refer who switch their payment processing to DATAONE.

3- Grow Donor Contributions: Donors can choose to automatically contribute a portion of their savings back to your organization—creating additional monthly support without spending more.

The amount your foundation can earn depends on how your donors engage with the program—but the potential is significant.

Here are the sources of additional funding you’ll gain access to:

Funding Source #1: Funds From Eliminated Processing Fees

By using DATAONE for your own donations, your organization saves up to 3% on every transaction—money that goes directly to your mission instead of to credit card processors.

Funding Source #2: Funds From Donations Processed Through Your DATAONE Account

For every donation processed through DATAONE, your foundation receives 20% of the revenue generated by those transactions. This creates a new stream of recurring income from the donations you’re already receiving.

Funding Source #3: Funds From Your Donors DATAONE Accounts

When your business-owning donors switch their payment processing to DATAONE’s Free Credit Card Processing Program, they eliminate their own fees—and you receive 20% of the profit from those accounts every month. The more donors who participate, the more monthly funds you’ll generate.

Even a small number of participating donors can create a powerful and consistent funding source to support your mission long term.

Hypothetical Earnings Example

- Business-Owning Donor’s Processing Volume: $1M/month

- DATAONE’s Donation to Your Nonprofit: $3,500–$5,000/month

1- Free Credit Card Processing: Keep 100% of the donation amounts collected—no payment processing fees deducted.

2- Donation Kiosk Included: Modern, branded donation kiosk provided at no cost to your organization.

3- Strategic Growth Support: Access to marketing materials and personalized referral links to promote no-cost payment processing to your donor network.

4- New Recurring Stream Of Donations: Earn a percentage of DATAONE’s revenue from businesses you refer, creating consistent funding for your mission.

5- Expert Onboarding & Ongoing Support: Our team is dedicated to helping your organization thrive, with hands-on setup and lifetime service.

Here are the steps you’ll follow to participate in and benefit from The Give Back Program:

1- Book An Application Call: We'll answer any questions you have about THE GIVE BACK program on a short 30-minute call, then, if it's a fit for you, we’ll fill out and submit your signed paperwork.

2- Switch Your Payment Processing To DATAONE: We’ll set you up with free payment processing and free equipment so that you can keep 100% of the cash value of the donations processed through your DATAONE account

3- Sign Your Referral Agreement: ⁠Sign up your nonprofit as a referral partner so you can receive monthly residual payouts from DATAONE.

4- Send An Email To Your Donor List: Invite business-owning donors to eliminate their credit card processing fees and boost their cash flow with DATAONE’s Free Credit Card Processing Program. It’s a win for their bottom line—and a powerful way to ramp up their support for your nonprofit without coming out of pocket.

5- Fuel Your Mission: When your donors become DATAONE clients and use our Free Credit Card Processing Program, DATAONE donates 20% of the profit from their accounts to your foundation every month, which means more funds to fuel your nonprofit’s mission. The more donors you refer that sign up for free credit card processing with DATAONE, the higher the monthly donations you’ll receive from DATAONE.

Absolutely not. Your donor contact list remains completely private. Participation in our program does not require you to share any donor information.

At DATAONE, we believe business should be a driver of purpose—not just profit. By turning everyday payment processing into a vehicle for ongoing giving, we’re able to create meaningful, scalable impact. Sharing a portion of our profits with nonprofits is part of our mission to transform commerce into a tool for lasting social change.

Dual pricing is a simple, transparent system that empowers businesses to eliminate credit card processing fees by presenting customers with the option to pay using cash or credit. We set up the payment processing account to display two options at the point of payment: (1) A credit card price & (2) A slightly lower cash price. If the customer chooses to pay with a credit card, DATAONE pays the credit card processing fees and the business keeps 100% the cash value.

Yes! DATAONE will provide you with custom links and marketing assets that help you effectively communicate the opportunity to switch their credit card processing to DATAONE to your donor list.

Cash flow and social impact.

Many small business owners lose thousands each year to credit card processing fees. With DATAONE’s Free Credit Card Processing Program, they no longer pay swipe fees, batch fees, interchange fees, or statement fees—freeing up significant cash to reinvest in growth, hire more staff, donate to a good cause, take a vacation, etc.

But it doesn’t stop there.

By partnering with DATAONE through your foundation, these business owners will also create ongoing social impact because DATAONE donates 20% of the profit from their account back to your nonprofit every month.

It’s a win for their bottom line—and a powerful way to support a cause they already care about, simply by choosing a better way to process payments.

After sending the email, you won't need to do anything further. When your referrals click through on your unique referral links and book an application call with DATAONE, our team of experts will handle everything answering your referrals questions, process their applications, and activate their merchant accounts.

Once you send the email to your donors, interested business owners can sign up for the DATAONE Give Back program by clicking through on your unique referral link and booking an application call with DATAONE. You will be able to track how many of your referrals have booked application calls with us and, ultimately, signed up for DATAONE services in your Partner Portal.

Absolutely, DATAONE's infrastructure is specifically designed to accommodate significant growth on a monthly basis. With employees located across the country, DATAONE has a well-established logistical network that is integral to our ongoing success.