Sandy
posted this on October 02, 2011 20:40
To contribute to a campaign, look for the big Contribute Now button on the right hand side of any active campaign page. Clicking on this button will bring you to the Contribution Check Out page. Please note that your credit card or PayPal account will be charged immediately, as soon as you complete your contribution check out process, not at the end of the campaign.
As you go through the Contribution page, you will need to decide:
You have two options:
The option to contribute with either credit card or PayPal is set by the campaign owner. If you cannot select a contribution method, it has probably been disabled. Verified Nonprofit Campaigns, for example, may only be able to offer the credit card payment option in order to issue tax receipts to U.S. contributors.
Personalization: Is this contribution from you or from someone else?
You can choose whether or not you want your name and contribution amount to be displayed on the campaign page under the Funders tab. Choose “Visible" if you want both your name and amount displayed, “Identity-Only” if you want only your name displayed without your amount, and “Anonymous” if you want only your amount displayed. [Related Forum Article: How to Contribute Anonymously]
This will show up on the campaign page. If you choose to make an Anonymous contribution, your comment will be private and can only be viewed by you and the campaign administrators. If you choose to contribute on behalf of someone else, the comment will be attributed to you, not the person you're contributing on behalf of.
Campaign owners will send you updates on their progress. You can un-check this box if you would like to opt out from updates.
You will be sent a confirmation email once your payment is complete. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged immediately, not at the end of the campaign. [Related Forum Article: How to Know if Your Contribution is Successful]
If you're having trouble with your contribution, please see our troubleshooting guide: Common Contribution Errors
If you have already contributed and would like to adjust how your name and contribution amount is displayed on the campaign page, please see: How to Contribute Anonymously
If you have already contributed to a campaign and would like to change your perk, please see: How to Upgrade Your Perk
If you have already contributed to a campaign and need to change your mailing address, please contact the campaign owner directly with your updated information: How to Contact the Campaign Owner
If you are a campaign owner that received offline contributions and would like to contribute these amounts into your campaign page, please see: How to Add Offline Contributions to Your Campaign
For information about our refund policy, please see: Refunds