While PayPal is a useful tool for sending money, you can also use it to create a donation page to raise funds. Here, we will show you how to do it.
In addition to sending and receiving money, you can use PayPal for personal or organizational fundraising campaigns. PayPal comes with an easy to use feature that allows you to create a donation page that you can share as a link with potential donors. You can also create a donation button that you can easily embed on your website at the same time.
Setting up a PayPal donation page is easy and should only take a couple of minutes. This is how you do it.
Requirements before setting up a PayPal donation page
You must meet one important requirement before creating your PayPal donation page; register for a PayPal Businesses bill. If you already have a personal account, you can switch to a business account by going to Settings and clicking Upgrade to a Business account. You can choose to keep your account or switch to a new business account.
Opening an individual personal PayPal account is easy if you don’t already have one. We recommend separating accounts to avoid mixing donations and business transactions with personal funds.
To speed up the donation page creation process, please have the following information handy; It’s optional but would help drive donor conversions:
- A square logo.
- A horizontal image to display at the top of your donation page.
- A short, compelling story to motivate your donors to join your cause.
How to create a donation page using PayPal
Once your account is ready and you have the suggested details ready, log in to PayPal and follow these steps:
- Go to the Pay and get paid tab on the board.
- select PayPal Buttons from the accept payments menu.
- select Donate of the given button options.
- Click on the create a link option to start customizing your donation page.
- Follow the prompts, fill in all the necessary details and click Continue.
- Click End up once everything is set up, and copy the generated link to share with donors.
- You can create additional donation pages and tailor them to different campaigns or different donors.
- Additionally, you can generate a PayPal donation HTML button by clicking on the customize a button option in step 4 and following the rest of these steps.
Your donation page is now live. To access the link, go to Pay and receive payments > PayPal Buttons > Donate. Select the donation page or button you want to share from Your donation pages section. Copy the share link and use it however you like; it will always be available in this section along with a downloadable QR code that you can print or share on your online pages.
To modify or delete a donation campaign, access the link as seen above and click on the Edit, Double either Erase options depending on what you want to do.
Tips for Creating a Better PayPal Donation Page
During the donation page creation process, we recommend doing the following to improve the performance of your campaign:
- Use the preview box to see how your page looks on mobile and PC.
- Upload a logo and cover image.
- Select the relevant currency based on the location of your target donors.
- Set three different default donation amounts, plus add the option to donate a custom amount.
- Let your donors make recurring donations.
- Allow donors to choose from a list of available programs that they want to donate to if you’re running side campaigns.
- Redirect donors to your website if you have one.
- Let your donors commit to you by sending an optional note.
In case the PayPal donation feature doesn’t meet your needs, you can always try alternative online fundraising platforms with more advanced capabilities.
Speed ​​up your donation campaigns with PayPal
You can play around with the above recommendations during the donation page creation process. Whenever the need arises, you can always switch them on or off using the Edit option when you access your donation page.
Once your link is active on your website or social media pages, visitors will be able to click and support you through PayPal. Creating a PayPal donation page is free and allows non-PayPal donors to donate using their cards. And once your campaign is complete, you can explore PayPal’s other money transfer features.