DipJar
Customers with a hardware/software solution for one-step collection and seamless disbursement of electronic gratuities.
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DipJar provided a financial technology platform centered around facilitating cashless donations for nonprofit organizations, addressing the decline in cash and check usage. The company was founded in 2012 by Ryder Kessler and Judd Kessler. The initial concept, conceived by Ryder Kessler in 2008, was to create a cashless tip jar for coffee shop baristas who were seeing decreased tips as more customers paid with cards. This idea evolved to serve the nonprofit sector, which became the company's primary market.
The business operated on a hardware, software, and payments platform model. Its core offering was a physical, jar-like device for collecting credit and debit card donations at in-person events, headquarters, and cause-marketing campaigns. DipJar's revenue was generated through monthly or yearly subscription fees for the rental of their devices and transaction fees on the donations processed. The company served over 3,500 organizations throughout its operation.
DipJar offered two main hardware products: the DipJar Classic and the DipJar Pro. The Classic model allowed organizations to set a fixed donation amount, and donors could "dip" their card multiple times to give more. The DipJar Pro offered more flexibility, enabling multiple preset donation amounts, a custom amount option, and was wireless with WiFi connectivity. It also accepted mobile payments like ApplePay. Both devices were designed for quick, one-step donations and provided real-time data and analytics to the organizations through a user dashboard. This dashboard allowed clients to monitor donation trends, manage campaigns, and export data. On February 11, 2025, DipJar announced it had ceased all business operations, citing an inability to create a sustainable business model. The company partnered with Kind Kiosk to help its former customers transition to a new service.
Keywords: cashless donations, nonprofit fundraising, fundraising technology, donation kiosk, in-person giving, credit card donations, payment platform, donor engagement, event fundraising, cause marketing, contactless payments, Ryder Kessler, Judd Kessler, charitable giving technology, nonprofit technology, fundraising solutions, digital tipping, donation processing, mobile donations, fundraising analytics