Education and public sector
Nonprofits, NGOs and faith organisations
Donations, fundraising events and small shops. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 813
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- donations
- fundraising events
- shops and cafes run by the organisation
- volunteers
- restricted funds
- grants
Typical roles
- treasurer
- volunteer cashier
- event organiser
- shop manager
- director
Day-to-day flows
- take donations and issue receipts
- sell at events
- run a thrift shop
- track restricted funds
- report to funders
Tenders and payments seen
- cash
- cards
- cheques
- mobile wallets recorded manually
- pledges
Inventory and assets
- donated goods
- event supplies
- raffle tickets
Reports they ask for
- donations by campaign
- event totals
- restricted funds
- shop sales
Integrations they need
- accounting
- donor platforms
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, RSV, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Reservations and appointments | P Partial | RSV |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | P Partial | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Ticketing and seat maps | P Partial | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- no donor-relationship tools, grant management or restricted-fund accounting
- raffle tickets exist as a catalog item (RET-0043)
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Cinema/event ticketing light VERT-0019
- Self-checkout / kiosk mode SALE-0088
- Event/private room booking RSV-0012
- Raffle / rifa tickets RET-0043
- Donation / round-up line SALE-0051
- Store credit / gift card tender SALE-0062
- Custom payment methods SALE-0068
- Gift receipt SALE-0075
- Open ticket (tab) TKT-0001
- Predefined ticket names TKT-0002
- Ticket merge TKT-0003
- Ticket transfer between staff TKT-0004
- Ticket transfer between tables TKT-0005
- Ticket history per open order TKT-0006
- Ticket status lifecycle TKT-0013
- Ticket lock when in payment TKT-0014
Sub-verticals
Church or temple offerings
cash collections
Open →Sub-verticalCharity thrift shop
donated stock
Open →Sub-verticalFundraising event
one-off sales
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- charity rules
- donation receipts and tax-deduction rules
- fundraising rules (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- anonymous cash donations
- donated goods without value
- volunteers with limited training
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 813 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 81
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- No Fortune label maps here; included for completeness.
- Fit
- Close fit
Public references consulted
- Nonprofit donations and receipts (infoodle, WRS, Givingtech) (excerpt)
Questions
Is Simca ready for nonprofits, ngos and faith organisations today?
What is missing for nonprofits, ngos and faith organisations?
Does this page give tax or regulatory advice?
Is your industry here?
Tell us what your business needs. We will say honestly whether the plan covers it.