How to Make Donation Box
Donation boxes allow donors to support an organization or cause through online donations. You will find donation boxes on community-centered, nonprofit and help/tutorial websites, which provide useful services or programs for free. You can specify that donors give a specific amount or give donors the flexibility to choose (preferred option). You are notified by email as soon as someone makes a donation on your website.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Use PayPal's Donation Wizard
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Go online to https://www.paypal.com/us and sign up for an account (if you haven't already) by clicking the "Sign Up" link.
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Create a "premier" or "business" account; a donation box only requires a "premier" account.
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Enter your email address, name, date of birth, address and phone number in the text fields. Also, choose the password you'd like to use. The password must be between 8-20 characters long. Read the user agreement and privacy policy and click the button to "Agree and Create Account."
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Verify your email address with PayPal by opening and clicking on the email verification link PayPal sends you.
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Log in to your PayPal account and add your bank information. This will allow you to transfer donations from PayPal into the account. To add your bank information, select "My Account," "Profile" then "Add Bank Account." Verify your ownership of the bank account following the instructions from PayPal.
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Make your donation box by going to the "Merchant Services" tab and clicking on the "Donate" link under the "Create Buttons" section. Choose "Donations" from the "Accept Payment For" option in Step 1.
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Enter your organization/service name and donation ID (optional). Click on the "Customize Appearance" link to customize your donation box. You can use a smaller button, display credit card logos or use your own image for the donation.
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Enter the web address of your button's image to use your own image and select the currency you'd like to accept. Under "Contribution Amount," click the options to either allow donors to enter their own contribution amount or specify a fixed amount.
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Choose a secure merchant ID or plain text email address and proceed to Step 2.
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Save your buttons (optional) in Step 2 or customize advanced features (optional) in Step 3.
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Click "Create Button." You will be routed to the donation code. The default is the "Website" tab.
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Copy the code from PayPal. Open your web page document and find the area you want to add the donation box to. Paste the code there. You'll need to switch to HTML view if you are using a website builder.
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Save your web page file and publish it to the web. Your donation box is ready.
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