Creating a donation campaign: step by step to your own campaign.
A campaign determines what your donors see on the screen of the donation terminal: the purpose, images, suggested amounts and the thank-you after the donation. In the Dayaa Management Platform you create campaigns yourself – with a live preview and no technical knowledge. Here is how it works, step by step.
Updated: 9 November 2026 · by DAYAA
Preparation: what you need
- A clear purpose – for example a building project, a collection, Zakat or Iftar.
- Your logo and one or two suitable images.
- The amounts you want to suggest.
- A short thank-you text.
Step 1: choose a layout
Choose how the screen is laid out: single colour, two colours, with a banner image or with a background image. A banner works well if you want to show a photo of your project; a single colour looks calm and is especially easy to read.
Step 2: adjust the design
Add your organization's colours, texts and images. The live preview immediately shows how the screen looks on the device. You decide the texts yourself – also in Turkish, Arabic or German.
Step 3: set donation amounts
Set the suggested amounts, for example €10, €25 and €50, and choose where the buttons sit. If you like, also allow a custom amount so everyone can freely choose how much to give.
Step 4: design the thank-you screen
After the donation your own thank-you message appears. Optionally, donors can have a receipt sent to them by email. What applies to an official tax receipt is explained in our guide Donation receipt for card donations.
Step 5: finish – period and devices
Finally, set the start and end date: the campaign is active immediately or starts later. Then choose the devices it should run on – done.
Tips for successful campaigns
- One campaign is active per device – for example the Dayaa Tower at the entrance for the building project and the mobile Dayaa Go in the hall for the collection.
- A specific purpose with a photo works better than a general appeal.
- Campaigns can be changed, paused or assigned to another device at any time – for example for Ramadan or Christmas.
- You see donations in real time, separated by campaign. More ideas: Fundraising – 12 ideas.
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