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Cash app for band

Posted by Obi Ron Kenobi on 2/21/2025, 10:31 am

Hi. Me again.
Pretty sure I ask far more questions here than I answer.

So... Have any of you set up a Cash app for your band program. It seems an inevitable necessity.

I did it two years ago but had to connect it to my personal account which is NOT good. So we closed it out. I still have kids frequently trying to pay for stuff. It's both band kids paying for reeds, trip payments, etc and non-band kids wanting to buy our fundraiser stuff.

Re: Cash app for band

Posted by Mando on 2/22/2025, 7:54 am, in reply to "Cash app for band"

My district just started using Schoolbucks, which can be used to pay multiple organizations on campus.

Re: Cash app for band

Posted by DesertJazz on 2/21/2025, 6:46 pm, in reply to "Cash app for band"

This is a legal soup you're likely to get boiled in. Good for you on closing out that one! I cringe every time I see a coach or a sponsor using this. Between possible taxation issues, serious financial jeopardy with school funds, and more, I wouldn't ever advise doing that with a personal account.

Are they trying to pay with CashApp specifically? Or is it just a debit/credit card payment issue? There are a few routes that could be taken, and they all need to run through your administration most likely.

1) We do accept CashApp through our payments for the Boosters at the concession stand. CashApp connects with PayPal/Square I believe. That's our route there.

2) District payment system? Do you have something already? I know many districts do. (I really would like ours to start)

3) If you have a district account through Presto or CutTime (I think they do this) you can accept payments through the system. This again needs to run through your district channels as it will require a district bank account to deposit funds. I don't know that either of them have connected with CashApp yet.

My advice is to be very careful with anything ever financial wise. This is very much something I would be in discussions with my business office on in my smaller district.

Re: Cash app for band

Posted by Respectfully on 2/21/2025, 2:07 pm, in reply to "Cash app for band"

Your district almost certainly has an electronic payment system set up. Use that.

If they don't, inform them that they should, wait a bit, then use theirs.

Kids have to buy prom tickets, pay for graduation stuff, pay fees and fines - nearly every district has joined the 21st century and offers a way to pay for these things.

You don't need to offer ApplePay, Cashapp, Venmo, Zelle, and every e-payment system out there. Go with what's been approved by the admin to be used.

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