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Make Money for Charity with Paypal

Posted on November 26, 2009
Filed Under Charitable Organizations, Donate Charity, Fundraise Ideas, Make Money Online, PayPal, Website Fundraising | Leave a Comment

Did you know that you could make money for charity with paypal? You’ve probably seen lots of charity websites make money online with the little Paypal “Donate Now” button, and wondered how to get it for yourself! Well, any registered 501(c)3 tax exemp charity can apply for a Paypal account, it’s easy to make money for charity with paypal!  This is an easy and low cost way to collect donations online.  It doesn’t cost anything to set up the Paypal account or get the “Donate” button.  A small fee is deducted by Paypal from any donations you receive for processing fees. 

Here’s what you need to do to make money for charity with paypal:

  1. Gather together some documents first, this is the time consuming part.  You’ll need your email address, a cancelled check or bank statement for your charity organization, and the documents awarding your organization your tax free status.  (Your 501(c)3 paperwork.  Paypal will require that you submit this information, so before you can make money for Charity with Paypal take a few minutes to organize yourself.  If you have a registered 501(c)3 organization, it’s possible the fees charged by Paypal will be reduced from the normal amount.
  2. Go to the Paypal site when you’re all ready.  You’re not required to have a cup of coffe nearby, however I have found this additional step to be helpful.  (Don’t worry, it’s really not that hard to make money for charity with Paypal!)  Here’s a link right to the Paypal site for you to get started:  Paypal  You can sign up for a business account for your organization also.  So you have some options here, you can get the “donate” button once you’ve opened an account, and you can also get a “merchant account” with Paypal, which means you’ll be able to accept credit cards for donations and payments.  If you’d like to take payments over the phone or by email, you can look into the “virtual terminal” option.  But don’t get confused here, if you only want the “donate button” you don’t need the “merchant account.”
  3. Once you’ve opened your Paypal account, you’ll need to get the code for the button and either put it on your website yourself, or give the code to your webmaster. 

So how was that?  Instructions helpful or not?  Did we leave out a frustrating part you got stuck on?  Please post a comment if we need your opinion!  And thanks!

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