Glossary & FAQ

🧠 Glossary – What Does It Mean?

📘 Wallet
A wallet is your digital giving account in Actnation.
It’s where you make donations – and track your contributions.
You have a separate wallet for each way of giving:
  • Corporate Wallet – through your company
  • Payroll Wallet – via salary deductions
  • Personal Wallet – direct payments (under development)
💼 CorporateGiving
Donations made directly from the company to charitable causes.
💰 PayrollGiving
Employees donate through salary – the company automatically deducts the amount and transfers it collectively.
🙋 PersonalGiving
Employees make personal, voluntary donations – independent of salary – via their own wallet.
(Currently under development)
🏢 CorporateWallet
The company’s total donation – distributed to each employee’s individual wallet.
👤 PersonalWallet
The employee’s personal donation wallet – where they choose which causes to support.
This feature is under development and will support personal payment methods.

💳 FAQ – Payments & Platform

How are donations transferred?
We use Mastercard’s transfer service. When a voting period ends, the payment lifecycle follows four steps:
  1. Pending – A payment is created once voting closes.
  2. Sent – Payment is included in a file sent to Mastercard with a disposition date.
  3. Debited – Mastercard debits the company’s account on that date.
  4. Completed – Funds are transferred to the NGO’s bank account one day later.
What do I need to get started?
Just a list of employee emails and your budget. We’ll take care of the rest.
What if we already support a cause?
No problem! We can most likely add your existing cause or organization to the platform – just let us know.
Who decides where the funds go?
Funds are allocated based on employee votes.
Only active CompanyWallet donors (voters) influence where the donations go – a democratic principle.
How does Actnation generate revenue?
Actnation does not take a percentage of donations.
Instead, revenue comes from corporate subscription fees for access to the payroll giving platform and reporting tools.