Starting a Monthly Giving Program...So Easy, Anyone Can Do It

Has your affiliate ever wanted to start an online monthly donor giving program, but you didn't know where to start?

Now is the perfect time to kick off this type of program during the end-of-year holiday season through a tool available from Network for Good. All you need is your Tax EIN and a place to host a link, such as the homepage of your affiliate Web site or perhaps your Facebook fan page. You can learn more about the fees that are incurred during each transaction by clicking this hyperlink.

Some of the benefits of a monthly giving program, include:

• Users may start/stop payments at their own choosing and there is no administrative paperwork.
• All donations processed by Facebook Causes and Change.org also process through your account with Network for Good.
• You can sign up for your account ID at:
  https://www.networkforgood.org/
  NPO/MyAccount/login.aspx
• This is a service you can offer your donors to save money at the end of the year while also making a big impact when monthly donations add up, come December.
• For example, the average online donation is $25. If this were a monthly giving donor, that would result in $300/year!
• The donor has an option to donate monthly, quarterly or annually.
• The donor can view your organization background through a connection to your Guidestar.org profile, right from the monthly giving page.
• The donor can designate and dedicate their funds.
• Network for Good mails a check to your affiliate on a monthly basis.
• What have you got to loose?

Here's how it works:

• First, you use the Web address below as a template. Notice the last digits after the equal sign: 20-3568840 (this is the UCP national office Tax EIN).
• https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/
  MakeDonation.aspx?ORGID2=20-3568840
• Second, replace the UCP national office Tax EIN with your affiliate Tax EIN as part of this link.
• Third, test the link to make sure that it works. It should take you to a Web page that looks like the one below:
  
  
• Fourth, share the link with everyone you know:
• Host it on your Web site.
• Host it on MySpace, Facebook, Change.org, Twitter, etc..
• Send e-mails to your colleagues and current donors with information about how to use the new option to set up monthly giving.
• Print it on your business cards, letterhead, bumper stickers, refrigerator magnets, etc.
• Add it to your e-mail signature as an additional way to save big at the end of the year.

Monthly giving can ease your administrative costs and increase the overall donation amount you receive annually, with incremental increases each month. This is a great idea for a family on a budget or anyone who would like to stretch the value of their dollar for your affiliate. We hope you can take advantage of this opportunity to expand your development program if you haven't already done so.

For more information, please contact Will Hull at (202) 973-7106.