Very timely question. We are investigating the same thing for a holiday event this December and have run into three issues that others may have already solved:
- Providing a Social Security number -- Both Square and PayPal Here require a Social Security number, even for established non-profits. Yes, that's the Social Security number, not an EID. We've sent several messages to clarify and have been told, time
and again, that there are no exceptions and that it's required for all organizations. Whose Social Security number have others used when setting up their account? Their executive director? Treasurer?
- Devices -- Have you purchased the tablet or smartphone you're using, or are you using one from a staff member, board member, or volunteer?
- Dataplans -- To be really useful, you need a cellular data plan rather than relying on the availability of a wi-fi connection. This means you're incurring a minimum monthly charge even if you're not using the device. In our case, we anticipate using
it only a few times a year and hate to think of paying for a data plan we don't use in a given month.
Thanks for sharing the way in which you've implemented your system.
-- Lee Wright
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Lee Wright | Trustee, The Marlborough Historical Society | Founder, The History List
On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Laura Furman wrote:
Hello all—
I am Curator of a midsize living history museum. Throughout the year we hold a number of large outdoor events on our property, the largest of which is a WW2 Reenactment drawing more than 8,000 people. We have struggled with admission systems at our gates. Likewise,
we often find that we can’t answer all the questions we have about how sales were in our Store tent or at our food tent. For years we have relied on cash boxes, plug-in credit card readers, and a manual systems of counting people and product.
We are investigating POS systems that would work with tablets so that we can make our admission gates more efficient and more easily reconciled, as well as having better control of store and food inventory at these events.
Is anyone using tablets in these ways and, if so, what systems have you used successfully or unsuccessfully? We’d love to hear pros and cons of any of it.
Thanks,
Laura B. Furman, Curator
Midway Village Museum
(815) 397-9112 x108
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