How can I accept PayPal payments for Campaigns and Donations?

Learn how to use PayPal as a payment option for donors who have a PayPal account.

Link to PayPal

When you set up your organization’s funding options, you can enable PayPal as a means of payment. All donations made through PayPal will go directly to your organization’s PayPal account. You will need a PayPal business account for your organization before you can set up this payment option. When you have a PayPal business account, you can simply link it under the Payment Processing section in the left menu.

Once you’ve linked your PayPal account to your organization, you’ll need to manually enable it as a payment method for each fundraising Campaign you create. Follow the simple steps below to accept PayPal payments for your fundraisers.

How to enable PayPal in Campaign Setup

1. Go to Campaigns in the left menu.
2. If you have chosen list view, click on the Title of your Campaign. If you have chosen grid view, click on the Campaign image.
3. Click Campaign Setup*.
4. Click on Checkout in the timeline at the top of the page.
5. Scroll down to the card entitled What payment methods do you want to accept?
6. Check the box for PayPal.
   

Enable PayPal on Donation Pages

1. Go to Donation Pages from the main menu on the left
2. Click the CREATE DONATION PAGE button to start a new page, or click the Title to Edit an existing page.
3. Click Checkout in the timeline.
4. In the Payment method section, Click the slider to On.
   

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Getting Started With PayPal

*Note: Terminology on these buttons may be different according to the terminology that you’ve chosen for your campaign.