Online Donations

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There is much information online that can help you learn about setting up systems for users to donate directly to NGOs via the Internet. There is also a growing number of companies that offer nonprofits and NGOs that offer fee-based services to allow Internet donations.

• Selecting Your Online Donation Provider
  is an excellent guide, by About.com's Stan Hutton, that provides a good primer about online donations, as well as links to key web sites that can help you pick the right avenue of online donations for a nonprofit/NGO.
• Online Donation Engine Providers
  An article by Marc Lee, Affinity Resources, that outlines how online donations work, including a chart outlying basic information about several different vendors.
• Secure online donations is by fundraising.co.uk, and offers stories about various International charities use of online donations, as well as recommendations for services.
• Resources for Fundraising Online by Putnam Barber, editor of the Nonprofit FAQs, provides information about online and print guides to online fundraising, as well as an alphabetical listing of resources for online fundraising.
• Relationship-Building in the Networked Age: Some implications of the Internet for Non-profit Organizations
  By Doug Jamieson, who says, "Fundraising has always been about relationship-building, whether it's with single donors, volunteers, the media or funding agencies. Successful organizations are built on healthy relationships with people at all levels. The Internet is emerging as an essential tool for building these relationships..."
• Charitable Giving Takes a Cyber Turn
  A USA Today article from May 1999 by Leslie Miller. Provides a decent overview of online fundraising
• Non-Profit Organisations and the Internet
  By Martine Johnson. An overview about fund raising and the Internet for mission-based organizations.

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