# Donation box

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{{Short description|Way of collecting donations}}
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[[File:RNLI donation box, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 1363113.jpg|thumb|right|Outdoor donation box for the [RNLI](/source/RNLI) at [Portrush](/source/Portrush), Cornwall, UK]]
[[File:FR Petersburg, sobor Kazanski, in, 2013.08.18, fot. I. Nowicka (8).jpg|thumb|180px|right|Indoor donation box "For the restoration of the [Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg](/source/Kazan_Cathedral%2C_Saint_Petersburg)]]
A '''donation box''' or '''collecting box''' is a receptacle for receiving donations. These are typically found in public places, as a means of generating additional revenue in small increments. Churches, libraries, museums, and many non-profit organizations make use of donation boxes.<ref>Artikel ''Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger'' im ''Brockhaus Konversationslexikon'' um 1895</ref><ref>[http://www.armeedusalut.ch/swi/www_SWI_de.nsf/0/88E7596F658E5C4580256F5C003A2BFD/$file/sal-d-03_23.pdf Publikation der Schweizer Heilsarmee (pdf)]</ref>

In churches it is common to find a [Mite box](/source/Mite_box) or Alms Box, and in [Shinto shrine](/source/Shinto_shrine)s a [Saisen-bako](/source/Saisen).
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