Google Checkout No Longer Free for Nonprofits

Google has been offering free donation processing to nonprofits for the past couple of years through Google Checkout. That free service will end on March 1 except for U.S.-based nonprofits that receive Google Grants. Other nonprofits will pay 2% + $0.20 per transaction (but at least there won't be any monthly, setup, or gateway service fees like others have to pay). You can see Google's fee list here.

While it's been hard to beat the price, I haven't been happy with the donor experience provided by Google Checkout. If you're re-evaluating your options for online donation processing, be sure to see this TechSoup discussion, our blog post called Online Donations and Your Nonprofit, and our Learning Center article called Getting the Best Prices for Processing Credit Cards to determine which option may work best for your organization.