Instructions for Paying Online Through GrowFund
Step 1: Click on the green button above that says "MAKE A CREDIT CARD PAYMENT USING GROWFUND"
Step 2: Select either “single” or “recurring” donation.
Step 3A: In the description section, please check the box that covers the transaction fees, so your full $100 donation will go to the charity
-- If you chose a “recurring” donation, continue on to the next step to input the details for a recurring donation.
Step 4: Fill in the recurring donation details.
Note: This section is tricky because the boxes auto-fill with choices that aren’t right for us, but can be changed.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
Step 5: Complete the following Contributor Information.
Step 6: Select “Next” which takes you to the page entitled “Enter Payment Information.”
Step 7: Check to be sure the Donation Details are Correct (They will be slightly different for “single” payments)
Step 8: Complete the following Payment Information
Step 9: Type the letters and numbers in the CAPTCHA verification box
Step 10: Select “Submit”
Screen should say “donation confirmed” with a transaction ID.
You should also get an email confirming your contribution that will look like this one that Laurie received when she set up hers:
You have authorized a recurring donation of $104.00. If you need to cancel or change this transaction, please contact us at donation@charity.org
Donor: Laurie Richter
Address: 1040 N Lake Shore Drive
Apt. 19C
Chicago, IL 60611
Purpose: 100 Women Who Care North Suburban Chicago
Amount: $104.00 per transaction
Frequency: Quarterly
Number of Payments: 8
Start Date: 11/6/2018
End Date: 08/06/2020
If you run into any problems, please email support@mygrowfund.org or call 1-844-852-3617
- You will be directed to the “Contribute to My Fund” Page and the description a few lines down will say “100 Women Who Care North Suburban Chicago”
Step 2: Select either “single” or “recurring” donation.
- We encourage a “recurring” donation so you won’t have to revisit the site every quarter to re-enter your information.
Step 3A: In the description section, please check the box that covers the transaction fees, so your full $100 donation will go to the charity
- We are asking for you to cover the processing costs of using credit cards and this site. If you don't check this box, you will only be donating $96 to the charity
-- If you chose a “recurring” donation, continue on to the next step to input the details for a recurring donation.
Step 4: Fill in the recurring donation details.
Note: This section is tricky because the boxes auto-fill with choices that aren’t right for us, but can be changed.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
- From the drop-down menu, select “Quarterly."
- For “Number of Payments,” input at least 4 payments.
- Note: You must put a number in here because the donations do not continue indefinitely. It’s easiest to line up the number of recurring donations with the expiration date on the credit card you are using. If you put in "4," that will be one year’s worth of payments, "8" will be two year’s etc. You can change it any time.
- For “Start Date:”
- Each quarter when your card is charged, you will receive a receipt. By starting on the date below that is just before the next meeting, the receipt will always come 1-8 days BEFORE the meeting, and it will serve as a reminder that you have already paid.
- So if you are signing up for recurring donations BEFORE a meeting, input whichever of these dates is in the future and closest to the current date: 11/10, 2/9, 5/11, 8/10. Make sure the year is correct, i.e., if you’re signing up before November of 2020, you would be choosing 11/10/2020 (our next meeting date), but if you are signing up in December of 2020, you would be choosing 2/9/2021 (our next meeting date)
- And if you are making your donation AFTER the meeting we just had, input today's current date
- Each quarter when your card is charged, you will receive a receipt. By starting on the date below that is just before the next meeting, the receipt will always come 1-8 days BEFORE the meeting, and it will serve as a reminder that you have already paid.
- Today’s date auto-fills so BE SURE to change if you want to input a different date.
- The end date will auto-fill once you put in a start date.
- Your receipt for tax purposes will always come from “Global Impact,” which is a 501(c)(3) and the parent of GrowFund, so it’s not necessary to know which charity we picked before you can donate. The charity will then send a separate thank you, but the Global Impact receipt is all you need for tax purposes.
Step 5: Complete the following Contributor Information.
- First Name
- Last Name
- Street, City, State, Zip Code
- Country will auto fill
- Phone Number or Cell Number
- Email Address
- Leave “in honor of” and “in memory of” blank
Step 6: Select “Next” which takes you to the page entitled “Enter Payment Information.”
Step 7: Check to be sure the Donation Details are Correct (They will be slightly different for “single” payments)
- Your name
- Purpose: 100 Women Who Care-North Suburban Chicago
- Amount: $104.00 per transaction
- Frequency: Quarterly
- Number of Payments: Whatever you choose
- Start Date: Whatever you choose
- End Date: Should auto-fill
Step 8: Complete the following Payment Information
- Card Type—pull down (Amex auto-fills—you may need to change)
- Card Number
- Security Code
- Expiration Month—pull down (Be sure to change the expiration month.)
- Expiration Year—pull down (Be sure to change the expiration year and that your Credit Card does not expire before your quarterly payments do.)
Step 9: Type the letters and numbers in the CAPTCHA verification box
Step 10: Select “Submit”
Screen should say “donation confirmed” with a transaction ID.
You should also get an email confirming your contribution that will look like this one that Laurie received when she set up hers:
You have authorized a recurring donation of $104.00. If you need to cancel or change this transaction, please contact us at donation@charity.org
Donor: Laurie Richter
Address: 1040 N Lake Shore Drive
Apt. 19C
Chicago, IL 60611
Purpose: 100 Women Who Care North Suburban Chicago
Amount: $104.00 per transaction
Frequency: Quarterly
Number of Payments: 8
Start Date: 11/6/2018
End Date: 08/06/2020
If you run into any problems, please email support@mygrowfund.org or call 1-844-852-3617