Today I am taking a look at NetworkforGood.org because it has the following advantages for your church or nonprofit website:

• You can start receiving online donations quickly with very little setup
• You can startup using the online donations service with little costs (their basic service has no setup fee and transaction fees are low)
• Your donors can setup regular automatic monthly donations.
• You do not have to worry about having a merchant account, managing secure transactions on your own website, or struggling to keep up with important privacy and security standards. Network for Good handles these issues for you.
• You are able to track your online donor information.

Note: I and CWM are not affiliated with Networkforgood.org or Guidestar.org.

Using Network for Good to Accept Online Donations

Network for Good is a nonprofit organization that has been around since 2001. Networkforgood.org acts as an online donations portal for non-profits. Networkforgood.org accepts online donations for any nonprofit listed within the non-profit database ran by Guidestar.org.

Guidestar lists all nonprofits who are an exempt nonprofit registered with the United States IRS. This means that if you are a church or non-profit in the US, then you are probably already listed on these websites.

Based on the information from their website, you can get started taking online donations in 4 easy steps.

1. Register and Complete the Guidestar Information Form
2. Read their Giving System Agreement
3. Create your Network for Good URL
4. Apply for Electronic Funds Transfer (Recommended)

Once your nonprofit registers, you can add to your listing in Guidestar. Network for Good provides you with a link and even images to let people click to “Donate Now” from your website.

Network for Good also provides a paid service to let your nonprofit customize more of the donations process. You can view information regarding this service using the links provided below.

The Network for Good website provides helpful information for you to get started at:

Receiving Online Donations

See their Basic Online Donations Service

Hope this helps your nonprofit Christian website get started taking online donations today.

These CWM Forum Topics Discuss Online Donations:

How do I implement a "donate now" button

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Tomorrow: A Look at Using Paypal to accept online donations for your Christian website