How To Collect Donations on ANY Website for FREE! | PayPal Donation Button

Today in this PayPal donation button tutorial, I share how to collect donations on any website.
PayPal allows you to simply create a free donation button that you can then embed onto any website.
I share how you can embed the PayPal donation button on WordPress, Google Sites and Wix.
Although this is free to set up on any type of website, it is important to note that PayPal will charge a fee on each donation processed (PayPal Personal and Business).
Check out the full tutorial over on our website here:
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However, if you are a registered charity then you can sign up for the PayPal Giving Fund.
You can sign up for the PayPal Giving Fund here:
www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp...
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► Today we navigate through the below chapters for this PayPal donation button tutorial:
0:00 Intro
01:10 Getting Started
01:48 PayPal Giving Fund
02:20 PayPal Donation Button
02:58 Customize PayPal Donation Button
04:10 Customize Donation Page
05:37 Customize Donation Details
08:12 Share & Embed
09:10 Add Donation Button on WordPress
10:25 Add Donation Button on Google Sites
11:08 Add Donation Button on Wix
11:50 PayPal Donation Page
12:38 Other Ways to Collect Donations
13:13 Outro
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[@johnravi1683]

Hi Stewart, It was a very helpful watch! I have recently helped my Church set up a website, and I was trying to add an option to donate. I have done it before, but I was a bit confused with the actual method. Your video cam at just the right time. I will be using it as a reference to learn and apply it to the website I built. Thanks a lot for sharing this amazing video. It will be extremely helpful for my Church. May God bless you!

[@StewartGauld]

Hey John, I'm glad you found this so helpful! All the best!

[@Simi3800]

This was great, Stewart. Thank you.

[@StewartGauld]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@youththeatrekenya2261]

thank you. ! this was such an excellent tutorial. Great Content dude!

[@StewartGauld]

Glad you liked it!

[@LookSharpFeelSharpBeSharp]

Nice video, big thanks! BTW, you are one happy dude!!

[@StewartGauld]

@@LookSharpFeelSharpBeSharp your welcome! Thanks! ☺️

[@ameelaboyd8203]

this was amazing and helpful

[@StewartGauld]

I'm glad!

[@user-mo3di3he1d]

Excellent! Thank you!!

[@StewartGauld]

You are welcome!

[@khethiwepatiencezulu4856]

Thank you very much, Sir. I got it. Sorted.

[@StewartGauld]

Glad it helped

[@antoniobandy]

Hello Stewart, Will the donor be required to log in to their paypal if they use the "debit/credit card option"? Great tut!

[@StewartGauld]

Hey! No they can just make a donation without having an account.

[@graceleeheart840]

We are having financial difficulties and I’ve set up donations to help get us by and it’s having no luck. Here’s hoping that we can all in the world make it through in the world during these times

[@StewartGauld]

Hey Grace, All the best, I hope things get better for you.

[@edutech99]

❤

[@peterteba3891]

Whats your donation called? I'll happily donate right now

[@pranansubba9587]

Hey nice tutorial. Just wanna ask, a client wants me to store user details like name email etc along with he wants to see all the transactions stored in db and fetch with the help of transaction id. BTW he has more than 3 amount options. How to achieve this?

[@StewartGauld]

Welcome! Yes you can fetch all these details.

[@RahnAbbott]

This is a great video. In the US we have a 501c3 organization and we can issue thank you letters to the donor. That letter, in turn, is presented for tax benefits at the end of the year. Is there a way to auto generate a form letter thanking the donor for their donation? Or does PayPal do this automatically in the receipt that is sent to the donor after donation?

[@StewartGauld]

Thanks for the info! I'll have to look into this.

[@markogrdinic5126]

To get the donate button, do you need a business account? The UI is different for me.

[@StewartGauld]

Hey mate, You can use both. However, the business account will offer more features in regards to the donation button.

[@ubuntuability]

Hi, Stewart. I'm currently building a site for a client in Tanzania. I've tried using their paypal to create 'donate' and 'buy now' buttons but it says those buttons are not available in their region. I can only create 'smart buttons' from their paypal account. Is there a way to go around this coz it works perfectly for my country. Otherwise, thanks for the great tutorial.

[@StewartGauld]

Hey mate, That feature sounds like it is limited in their country. You could try using Stripes version.

[@MMATTHEWWW.0]

so when someone donates using this, is the transfer automatically seen on the activity feed in paypal?

[@StewartGauld]

Hey! Yes correct.

[@KeithGigliotti]

I have a business account and the UI is completely different. I did find the donate app and when clicked on it just sends me back to the dashboard (stuck in a loop). Can anyone advise? I finally found the buttons page clicked on donate and get the same loop right back to the dashboard. I give up.

[@StewartGauld]

Hey Keith, I will have to look into this.

[@SarongGoddess]

This is great but how can I change the Organization Name as it only has my name? HELP!!

[@StewartGauld]

Do you have a business account?

[@amytz604]

What category do we receive this donatios ?? Friends and family or goods and services ? Do we need to provide any documents to paypal regarding the company?

[@StewartGauld]

Hey! This depends on the type of donations you are receiving. You do if you are becoming a registered.

[@nilacamara6730]

Hi Stewart! How can I collect donations from my personal account? I want to collect donations for a personal cause, not for a charitable organization

[@StewartGauld]

You can but you wont see the same options like in the business account.

[@aneziapina6387]

Hello are the funds immediately available to withdraw after a donation?

[@StewartGauld]

Yes correct!

[@aneziapina6387]

@@StewartGauld thanks for replying

[@48tjams]

Can you please make a video on how to add the donation button on Canva.

[@StewartGauld]

Sure. That is quite simple. Just create a button on Canva and link it to the donation page that you make on PayPal.

[@48tjams]

@@StewartGauld Thanks a lot🙏

[@waheed685]

How to add secret_id and client_id in donate button. If not necessary then how it works actually?

[@StewartGauld]

Hey mate, I will have to look into this.

[@j.News247]

Paypal has changed and none of this information applies anymore? do you have an updated video on the button creating process?

[@StewartGauld]

We will be updating this soon.

[@user-fk2ds5mx9z]

Hello Stewart, I am facing this issue "Donations to this recipient aren't supported in this country" . Could you please guide me ?

[@StewartGauld]

Hey! The country that you have registered your account in may not be eligible for this.

[@goranilic4412]

Tried to make donation button but pay pall says there is no posibility for donation button in Serbia.

[@StewartGauld]

I'm sorry to hear!

[@neilhunter4811]

Hi there, great video thank you. The PayPal experience for charities has gotten so much better over the years. I am confused about one thing still, in the UK. The PayPal Giving Fund doesn't charge fees, they make that quite clear. They also make it clear that if you have a charity account then the fees are 1.4% plus 20 of each transaction. Which is true? Is it free or is there a charity rate transaction fee? Any help you can offer is so very gratefully received :)

[@neilhunter4811]

I think I have it in my head now. PayPal Giving Fund is free but they are not a payment merchant, so they will still use a payment merchant to pay you - and in their case it is PayPal. So although they are free we will still be charged by PayPal to receive the money (1.4% plus 20p).

[@StewartGauld]

Hey mate, No all the transaction fees are covered. You just need to send in the correct documentation.

[@fundacionlahuellaroja4241]

@@neilhunter4811 yes

[@chaimjeffrey]

@@fundacionlahuellaroja4241 as I understand it, the difference between them is that anyone on your website can use the donate button and there is the fee PayPal charges you, but where the Giving Fund is concerned, while you don't get charged, the donor has to have a PayPal account and register you as on of their charities. Correct?

[@RotaryTeamVincent]

Paypal seems very difficult to deal with setting up an account for our Service Club.

[@StewartGauld]

Hey Doug, I suggest giving it a go. They try keep it smooth and simple to set up.

[@RotaryTeamVincent]

@@StewartGauld Already spent weeks trying. They put unexperienced messengers on the phones and won't allow you to speak to the decision makers to identify what detail they think is missing. For example they insisted on a photo of our storefront and cannot fathom that a Service Club does not have one.

[@Darkdesires946]

Hi ☺️ very nice tutorial, how can I withdraw if maybe i get the donation,is it must for me to have bank account? Please reply its urgent

[@StewartGauld]

Hey! Thanks. Yes you will need a bank account setup.

[@Darkdesires946]

@@StewartGauld I received $15 but I want to have fundraising campaign and I can't open it please help ? I want my cover page to look like "$12 donated out of $100" hope you understand

[@relaxsoundhealing]

❤❤👍

[@StewartGauld]

Thanks

[@PositiveEnergyHacks]

Hello My Account Doesn't have Donate Button, Kindly Assist

[@StewartGauld]

What type of account do you have?

[@PositiveEnergyHacks]

@@StewartGauld Bussiness Account

[@timothy72688]

I'm having this same issue I have both a normal an business account an im from the USA if that matters

[@joyarthur241]

☝️❤️

[@StewartGauld]

Thanks!