Looking to raise money by hosting a special event, running a donor drive, or seeking corporate sponsors— chances are you’ll need a reliable way to process credit and debit card payments for your nonprofit event.

The effects of the pandemic have been felt across all business sectors. However, the nonprofit sector, whose funding generally relies on face-to-face networking (think galas, marathons, concerts), suddenly had to innovate to continue generating income when lockdowns put an end to those events. Early projections suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic would only compound the other challenges nonprofits already regularly face, painting a grim picture as to how they would weather the storm.