"donate now" frequently asked questions
Thank you for making a secure donation to one of Montana's nonprofits. Learn more about how your donation is processed through these FAQ's:
How are donations processed?Donations
are processed by our nonprofit partner Network for Good, a Better
Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accredited
industry leader in processing online donations. Network for Good, in technical
terms, is a "donor-advised fund," a 501(c)(3) organization that
collects contributions from donors and distributes such contributions to
501(c)(3) organizations in good standing with the IRS recommended by you, the
donor.
Who is Network for Good?
Network for Good is a nonprofit
that makes it easy for donors to support any charity, anywhere online and that
helps nonprofits raise funds for their missions through simple, affordable and
effective online fundraising services, including donation processing and email
outreach tools. Through partnership with corporations, Network for Good
enables charitable giving solutions on company websites like this one.
Network for Good is
a Better
Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accredited
charity that has processed over $525
million in donations for more than 60,000 nonprofits since its 2001 founding by
AOL, Cisco and Yahoo!. www.networkforgood.org
How can I pay for my
donation?
Donations
can be made using Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit cards.
How do I know that my
donation is secure?
Network for Good uses
industry-leading Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to keep your personal
information as secure as possible. Network for Good helps to protect your
information by working with partners that provide a secure and safe environment
for credit card donations.
Furthermore, Network for Good, who processes the US credit card donations, is a
Better
Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accredited
charity that meets all of the BBB standards for charity accountability (BBB).
How Does Network for Good
protect my privacy?
Network for Good respects and
protects your privacy. Network for Good will never sell, trade or rent your
personal information to other individuals or companies. The information that
you provide is used only to complete your donation. With your permission, your
name and contact information will be provided to the charity you supported
through Network for Good. If you do not wish share your name and contact
information with the charity you supported through Network for Good or you
choose to make your donation anonymously, Network for Good will not share your
name or contact information.
Network for Good's website uses industry standard security measures to protect
against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under its control.
All information is stored in a secure database.
You can read their privacy policy here: http://www1.networkforgood.org/privacy
Is my donation tax
deductible?
Your
donation to a 501(c)3 charitable organization is 100% tax deductible.
Network for Good provides an electronic receipt at the time of the donation.
Both the receipt you see onscreen at the completion of the donation process and
the e-mail you receive shortly thereafter meet all IRS requirements as a record
of donation. If you are asked to provide a paper receipt for IRS purposes,
please print out a copy of your email receipt or send a request for a duplicate
receipt to donations@networkforgood.org.
Are there costs to making a
donation through this site?
Your donation is being
processed by Network for Good, a Better
Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accredited
nonprofit 501(c)3 donor advised fund. Network for Good re-grants the donation
funds to your designated charity(ies), but there are costs associated with
processing and distributing online donations to your favorite charity(ies). A 5.0% grant is made to Network for Good with
each donation transaction to fund its mission and help support the expense of
maintaining the technology to process and distribute your donations.
When will a charity receive
my donation?
Network for Good sends payments to nonprofits on the 15th of each month that
include all donations made in the previous month. For example, donations
processed in February will be paid on March 15th.
How will my nonprofit
organization receive funds from donations made through this site
Donations
to US nonprofits are processed by our nonprofit partner Network for Good;
an industry leader in processing online donations
with a charitable giving system that is approved by the Better
Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance (BBB).
Payment for donations made to your nonprofit are sent on the 15th of each month
and will include all donations made in the previous month. For example,
donations processed in February will be paid on March 15th. Checks will be sent
to your nonprofit's address as listed here on Build Montana's Search pages and
will include an insert describing the sources of all donations.
Nonprofits: To get your donations more quickly (and to save
paper!), have them sent to you electronically via electronic funds transfer,
also called EFT. You can sign up here: https://www.networkforgood.org/npo/fu....