---
title: "Cultural member card: donations with the Charitips API"
description: "A museum's membership card lets members give points about to expire, 100 points for 1 €, to an art or heritage charity."
canonical: https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points/member-card
---

# Cultural member card: donations with the Charitips API

> A museum's membership card lets members give points about to expire, 100 points for 1 €, to an art or heritage charity. The museum pays; the visit count does not change.

- **Use case**: [Loyalty points turned into donations](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points.md)
- **Sector**: Culture and events
- **Who pays**: Your company
- **What starts the donation**: A customer action
- **Example**: 100 points for 1 €
- **Calls**: [`POST /v1/charities-selections`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/create-charities-selection.md), [`POST /v1/campaigns`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/create-campaign.md), [`POST /v1/campaigns/{campaignId}/activate`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/activate-campaign.md), [`POST /v1/donations`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/create-donation.md), [`POST /v1/donations/{donationId}/claim`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/claim-donation.md)
- **Webhooks**: `donation_create`, `donation_update`

Interactive demo on the page. The same flow as a build spec: https://www.charitips.com/docs/demos/loyalty/member-card.md

## How it works

The screens of the demo in order, with the calls your server makes at each one.

### Once, before the first customer

- [`POST /v1/charities-selections`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/create-charities-selection.md) Create a charities selection: once: the charities you offer, from the catalog

  ```json
  {
    "name": "Your museum",
    "charityIds": [
      "<charityId>"
    ]
  }
  ```
- [`POST /v1/campaigns`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/create-campaign.md) Create a campaign: once: the campaign the donations go to

  ```json
  {
    "name": "Your museum",
    "charitiesSelectionId": "<charitiesSelectionId>",
    "type": "PERMANENT",
    "amountType": "FREE_AMOUNT"
  }
  ```
- [`POST /v1/campaigns/{campaignId}/activate`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/activate-campaign.md) Activate a campaign: once: the campaign starts taking donations

### 1. Points converted, at the charity choice

- Button: Give 500 points

**Your server calls:**

- [`POST /v1/donations`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/create-donation.md) Create a donation: from your server, when it happens; amount in cents

  ```json
  {
    "campaignId": "<campaignId>",
    "amount": 500,
    "uniqueExternalId": "conversion_8812",
    "externalId": "member_3307"
  }
  ```

Charitips then sends the `donation_create` webhook to your endpoint.

### 2. Charity recorded

- The customer picks a charity from your selection.
- Button: Choose the charity

**Your server calls:**

- [`POST /v1/donations/{donationId}/claim`](https://www.charitips.com/docs/api-reference/claim-donation.md) Claim a donation: donationId from the create-donation response

  ```json
  {
    "charityId": "<charityId>"
  }
  ```

Charitips then sends the `donation_update` webhook to your endpoint.

## Other ways to run it

- [Store loyalty points](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points/loyalty-points.md) (Retail): 100 points for 1 €
- [Unused gift card balance](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/gift-card-balance.md) (Retail): The remaining balance, given by the holder
- [Travel loyalty points](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points/travel-points.md) (Travel and mobility): 100 points for 5 €
- [In-game currency](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points/game-currency.md) (Software and apps): Virtual currency at a fixed rate
- [Solidarity items in an in-game shop](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points/in-game-shop.md) (Culture and events): 1 € or 2 € from the studio for each solidarity item bought
- [Employee solidarity voucher](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points/solidarity-voucher.md) (Professional services): A 60 € voucher funded by the employer, given all or part
- [Full guide: edge cases, webhooks, receipts](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases/loyalty-points.md)
- [All use cases](https://www.charitips.com/docs/use-cases.md)