Corrections  
  If any entry does not show as you expected or you change your mind and want to assign a different donor than the one shown or you want to change any other option like the method or the certificate request you can do this at any time, even after assigning a donation to a different organization.

To do this correction select the row where the changes are necessary, make any applicable correction and from the Edit menu select
Correct.

If the change you want to do is on the amount of the donation then select the row where the changes are needed, type the new amount in the
Donation field and press Enter.
 
     
     
   
     
     
     
     
  Starting Over  
  To start over select New Session from the File menu.  
     
     
     
   
     
     
  Tax Certificate  
  Check mark this option if you want the charity organization to send you a thank you note and a certificate you can use to make your donation tax deductible.  
     
   
     
     
     
     
  Donators Pool - Method  
  Check mark this option if you want your donation to be included in a list with other donations. This also results in a more economical way for us to send your donation.  
     
     
   
     
     
  Stand Alone - Method  
  This is the opposite method to Donators Pool. If this is check marked your donation is sent alone. No other donations are sent in the same form, envelope and check. Obviously this method results in more expenses.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Update List  
  Select this command to download the most recent list of charities and organizations.

This is a vital part of Give2Life since the list is updated regularly with additions and removals (if necessary).
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Avoiding Credit Card Fees  
  The online payment processor charges a fee for payments with credit cards or e-checks, but those fees will not apply for payments transferred directly from a PayPal account.

To avoid paying fees you must fund the payment from your PayPal account and enough funds to cover the transaction's total must already be on the account at the time you accept the payment to Give2Life.

Make sure, when you accept the charge, it is debited from your PayPal account and not from your credit card or your bank account.


If you do not have enough balance in your PayPal account, transfer the required money from your credit card or from your bank account and then, when the funds are available * return to Give2Life and do the transaction with the
Funds Transfer option set.

* For credit card, transfers may take about 24hrs. For bank transfers 4 or 5 days.


In this way we are not charged any fee and as a consequence it is not added to your payment.

Below are the different types of funding for selection on Give2Life interface.

Funds Transfer:
This is a fund transfer from your PayPal account to Give2Life. This is the payment of choice to avoid clearing fees.

e-check: This is a check withdrawn from your bank account, electronically deposited into your PayPal account and then automatically sent to Give2Life. This is a good choice for large budget donations with the convenience of direct payment and lower fees than for credit card payments. e-checks have a fixed fee. At this time it is $5

Credit Card: The payment is debited from your credit/ATM card. Credit card fees are a percent of the total plus a fixed amount; Usually 2.9% + $0.30 (These amounts vary depending on the country where payment is originated)

Note: We will refuse to accept payments sent with wrong settings.
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Fees assessment  
 


This informs Give 2 Life tool your preference for fees assessment. For your convenience two options are provided.

  • Add to Budget
  • Deduct from Budget


Add to Budget (default) will add to the total the final fee once you finish assigning donations to all your selected organizations. In other words when the balance is $0 and the sum of donations is equal to your chosen budget for the session. For example if you set a budget of $5000, that whole amount will go to donations and the fee required to complete the processing will be added to that amount resulting in $5000 + fees.

Deduct from Budget deducts the fee from the balance after each donation is assigned. This option is useful for a tight budget so you know in real time how much is still left in your balance. For example your Budget is $5000 you assign a donation of $200 to one organization. Then your balance goes down to ($4800 - the fee) for that transaction.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Donation assessment  
 

This is the method in which the donations will be deducted from your budget.

The options are:

  1. Currency
  2. % of Balance

Currency

If Currency is selected, the typed amount is currency.


% from Balance

If % from Balance option is selected the amounts typed in the Donation field are a percentage of the balance.

 
     
     
     
     
   
     
  Rounding Totals  
  When Round Totals option is check marked, the total amount to pay will be rounded to the next higher unit, if decimals are present on the total.

These small amounts will help Give2Life project to override discrepancies between the payment fees we can collect and what we are actually charged by the payment processor. If you do the math you will notice that even when we collect the fees from the user, we are charged fees from the total with the fees included. Saying the same in an example:

For a donation of $400 our collected fees are $11.90 . User pays then $411.90

Fees charged to Give2Life for that transaction are against those $411.90 and equal to $12.25

If we subtract $411.90 - $12.25 = $399.65, we loose $0.35 from the original $400

So please, leave the Round Totals check marked.

Helping us to override costs:

Please consider helping us to override those costs by donating to the Give2Life project as well.
For your convenience we are listed on Give2Life database on the International section.