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 * PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING DONATIONS THROUGH GIVENOW**

Donations are an essential part of fundraising for Be The Change. Donations are managed through GiveNow where Be The Change has an account.

Online One-off and monthly donations are made through the links on the Be The Change website.

When a symposium participant give you a one off donation for Be The Change for which a tax deductible receipt should be provided, please put the donation through GiveNow. The donor will receive their tax receipt immediately and this saves time and money for Be The Change.

This procedure may look more complicated on paper than it is in reality. I recommend you find a reliable team member who can be trained to manage all of these items.


 * ONE OFF DONATION**
 * Have the donor complete a pledge form completely. This contains all the contact and credit card details required by GiveNow.
 * Go to http://www.givenow.com.au/bethechange (Jump Up and Generation Waking Up have their own pages – click other causes).
 * Select the option Make a One Off Donation.
 * Don't attempt to set up a My Giving account - tick the Don't Use My Giving option.
 * Enter all their contact details in the relevant fields.
 * At the bottom of the page where you enter their contact details, there are 2 fields you should complete
 * Under special message enter if there’s a particular chapter or special purpose to which the donation should be allocated
 * Under Email Notifications, enter your own email address.
 * If they gave you a pledge form with credit card details enter their credit card details
 * If they gave you cash, pocket the cash and use your own credit card to set up the payment through GiveNow.
 * When the credit card is successfully processed, you will receive an email notification. Forward this to admin@bethechange.org.au.
 * Note on the pledge form that this donation was processed through GiveNow on (date), for security blank out the credit card details with a black texta.
 * Send all pledge forms to Irene Telford, 23 Loco Street Seymour 3660.
 * Make sure the donor is in the database to receive regular communications, and is added to the National, State and Other Donor mailing lists.


 * MONTHLY DONATION**
 * If someone gives you a pledge form with a credit card for a monthly donation, Vivien Philpotts will set this up for the donor and they will receive an email from GiveNow requesting they confirm their email address. Call Viv to organise this - 0409 386 875.
 * If the donor wishes to make a monthly donation via a direct debit from their bank account, they will need to set this up themselves. But let Viv know and she can advise them of the process.
 * Make sure the donor is in the database to receive regular communications, and is added to the National, State and monthly donor mailing lists.

Please contact me on 0425 755 093 or irene@bethechange.org.au if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Irene Telford Be The Change Financial Administrator irene@bethechange.org.au