1. How
can PayPal help my organization's fundraising
efforts?
PayPal has over 149 million account holders
worldwide. PayPal account holders have almost $3
billion in account balances. PayPal balances are
often used toward purchases and donations.
2. What are the benefits of accepting
PayPal?
Accepting PayPal can help your organization:
Acquire new donors by
tapping into the PayPal account base.
Provide donors with a
safe, secure way to donate online, without
sharing their financial information.
3. How can I begin to
accept PayPal donations?
It’s fast and simple at
www.paypal.com:
Sign up for a
PayPal business account.
You'll need to have your organization's checking
account number.
4. Is there additional
documentation that I need to provide to PayPal to
confirm my organization's nonprofit status?
You may be asked to supply tax returns or other
supporting documentation. You will be contacted by
PayPal if additional information is required.
5. How will I receive donations made with
PayPal?
Donations will appear in your organization's PayPal
account. You can see the donor name, donation
amount, and date of the donation within the
Transaction Details page.
6. How can I accept donations from donors
who don't have a PayPal account?
Donors without a PayPal account can still donate –
either by creating an account or paying by credit
card on the PayPal website.
7. What can I do with the money that is
deposited in my PayPal account?
You can spend your balance with other merchants who
accept PayPal. You can move funds at no charge to
your organization's checking account.
8. How much does PayPal cost?
PayPal offers new lower transaction fees for
nonprofits. Fees are applied only when you accept a
contribution. If you don’t receive donations, you
don’t pay. You will not be charged setup fees or
recurring monthly fees.
Nonprofit transaction fees are 1.9% +$.30 per
transaction for organizations with over $100,000
monthly volume and 2.2% +$.30 per transaction for
organizations with less than $100,000 monthly
volume. To be eligible, you must have documented
501(c)(3) status or you will not receive the reduced
nonprofit transaction fees. This applies to new and
existing PayPal accounts.
9. What product is right for my
organization?
Most nonprofits with less than $100,000 in annual
income choose to use the Donate button, which is
fast and easy to integrate into your website.
Donors will complete
their donation on the PayPal website.
Your organization does
not receive the donor's financial details, such
as credit card number, so you are not
responsible for protecting this sensitive data.
Organizations with over
$100,000 in annual income who are interested in
additional solutions, please contact
sales@paypal.com
or call (866) 837-1863
10. How do I create a website for my
organization to accept donations with PayPal?
Many options are available to you. The right choice
for you depends on the sophistication of the website
you want. Hosting options, from basic to more
advanced, include:
11. What will my
donors see when they donate with PayPal?
After clicking the Donate button, the user will be
directed to PayPal, where the user will be shown the
following 3 screens:
Screen 1, Option A: Log in to PayPal, shown to all
users believed to have PayPal accounts (based on
cookies).
Screen 1, Option B: If the
user is not cookied, then the user is provided with
an option to enter credit card details without
creating an account.
Screen 2: Review donation
amount.
Screen 3: Thank you and return to nonprofit site.
12. What reports are
available to my organization?
Your organization may obtain daily reports online
within your PayPal account at
https://business.paypal.com.
Real-time view of transactions is available within
your account online.
13. I’ve heard about the viral PayPal widgets. What do these
widgets do?
The widgets enable nonprofits and individuals to
raise money on social networking sites and their
supporters’ web pages. The widgets are viral because
supporters can copy them and add them to their own
webpages. You can track progress against a goal and
acknowledge top supporters. Donors check out
securely on the PayPal site.
14. How can my organization obtain these
widgets?
Widgets are available for MySpace, Facebook, and for
the web.
MySpace donation
widget is available to nonprofits at
www.myspace.com/paypal
. Each organization that creates a widget will
be reviewed by PayPal, so consumers can be
confident that your organization is legitimate.
Giving widget is
available at
https://giving.paypallabs.com
and is intended for personal and nonprofit
fundraising on websites and blogs.
15. What other online fundraising options should I consider?
Nonprofits can also raise money through the eBay
Giving Works program, which harnesses the incredible
fundraising potential held by the billions of
dollars in trade that takes place each year in the
world’s largest e-commerce platform. To learn more
about how your nonprofit organization can raise
money with eBay, visit
http://www.missionfish.org.
16. How can I get more information?
Contact
sales@paypal.com
or call (866) 837-1863.
More than 100,000 nonprofit organizations
use PayPal to raise money online – and it’s easy to see why.
PayPal helps nonprofits:
Reach new donors. Tap into the growing PayPal base of
over 60 million active account holders worldwide with almost $3
billion USD in potential donation money.
Raise money cost effectively.
Our affordable
fees mean you keep more of the
money you raise.
Provide a safer payment option.
PayPal is more secure, so donors can transact without sharing
their financial information.
Getting started is simple
New!
Need a Website? Get started with
WebNow.
See fees below*
PayPal offers discounted transaction
fees for registered charities. Fees are only applied when you
accept a donation and you’re never charged a setup or monthly
fee.
Discounted fees for nonprofits
with 501 (c)(3) status
More than
$100,000 in monthly volume: 1.9% + $.30 per transaction
Less than $100,000 in monthly
volume: 2.2% + $.30 per transaction
All other nonprofits
are charged our standard low transaction rates. Discounted
rates do not apply to transactions made using Website
Payments Pro or Virtual Terminal.
*Different rates
apply for the WebNow service. Visit
WebNow
for pricing and sign up information.
Website Payments Standard:
Donations
PayPal Donations
PayPal lets you easily collect donations from your
website. Our Donation Buttons are ideal for
nonprofit groups and other organizations that
collect online donations.
To use Website Payments Standard, you need a Premier
or Business account.
Step
1:
Implement Donations
To use PayPal to collect
donations on your website, follow these steps:
After logging into PayPal,
go to the
Donations
page.
Enter your information.
Copy and paste the HTML
code automatically generated by PayPal into your
website.
Step
2:
Select additional features (optional)
PayPal recommends the
following features for use with Donations:
Customization: Provide your customers a
seamless experience by
customizing
your PayPal payment pages with your colors and
logos.
Auto Return: Automatically return
customers to your website after they have
completed their payment by using
Auto Return.
Reporting: PayPal’s
reporting tools
provide you with the information you need to
effectively measure and manage your business.
Step
3:
Browse other PayPal features (optional)
View our
feature list
to see more ways PayPal can work for you.
