Our plan is for each chapter to get it's own PayPal account. This way online payments (dues renewal, payment for trip expenses) will go right to the chapter PayPal account, and thereafter to the chapter bank account. And PayPal is relatively inexpensive...for non-profits... no upfront, no annual, just about 2% per transaction.
Open a PayPal account:
- Go to PayPal.com
- Business tab, Products & Services, Web Payments Standard
- create an account
- Sign up
The signup and setup process is relatively straightforward... you ask PayPal to send a deposit to the chapter bank account (a few cents) and once you see that in the online bank statement, then you conclude the PayPal account. As part of the account setup you'll also want to apply as an "eligible non-profit" to get reduced transaction fees. For this you'll need to supply our 501c3 determination letter.
Once you have your chapter's PayPal account set up, let our corporate webmaster ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) know the login temporarily... then he/she can login and create the "buttons" for use on our website.
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