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Accepting Donations on the Internet
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A large percentage
of Flagstaff Central's client base are local
non-profit organizations. We work very
closely with these groups to find the best
approach to creating a web presence for their
activities. One of the primary elements that
we like to install on their websites is
"Online Donations". There are many ways
to set up these donations, but after extensive
research we believe that using PayPal online
credit card service is the best way to offer these
functions. The primary reason we follow this
course of action is that PayPal has no monthly fee
and simply charges a reasonable transaction fee
for their services. This means that once the
donation functions are set up there is no cost to
our clients unless they actual receive donations.
Another reason that
we like this route is that we can set up numerous
forms of options to accept donations. Our
company specializes in creating multiple ways to
offer donations through a website. Here are
some of the great functions that we can set up:
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General
Donations - It never hurts to
allow someone to donate any amount that
they want. We always include an open
box where someone can simply fill in the
amount they want to donate. |
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Membership
Donations - Most organizations
have membership levels. We can
create a donation shopping cart that has a
drop down menu. Within this menu you
can list all of the donation levels (like
Individual, Family, Contributor, etc...)
that you wish. This is a great way
to define to your donors how much they
should give you and what membership with
your organization is all about. |
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Subscription
Donations - This is one of our
favorite ways to generate funds. We
can set up a shopping cart that allows
someone to donate any amount of money on a
"timed basis". This means
that they can choose to automatically
donate every month or every year the same
amount. An example would be that
someone wants to give you $10 each
month. The shopping cart would be
set up to automatically process this
transaction once it's done the first
time. You'll never have to ask again
because the site keeps doing it for you. |
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Gift
Donations - We can also set up
a donation shopping cart that allows you
to give your donation as a gift such as a
"Memorial Donation" or "In
Honor" of someone. This can
even come with a "note" box so
you can send a message with your donation. |
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Program
Donations - Another way that we
have found very beneficial to most
non-profits is to target a specific
program or event that you wish to raise
funds for. We can set up a donation
cart that accepts money for a targeted
concept. Very often people like to
give money when they now exactly what it's
going to be used for. |
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are many ways that donations can be accepted
through a website. We'd like to encourage
you to view some of the donation programs we have
set up for local organizations. And, we also
want to express that these organizations could use
your support during the Holiday season. |
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