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Donations built on trust.

38% of PayPal users surveyed have abandoned a donation because PayPal was not available.1

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Drive conversion with PayPal.

PayPal's brand recognition helps give customers the confidence to donate. PayPal Checkout complements what you already have, comes with PayPal and Venmo, and it's easy to add to your existing checkout solution.

32% PayPal has shown to help increase donation conversion by an average of 32%.2

Boost fundraising with PayPal.

Reduce friction with intuitive payment solutions that encourage giving and help you raise money — whether from a desktop or mobile device.

37% of US respondents donate more money because they are able to use PayPal.3

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Tap into NextGen spending power with Venmo.

Venmo is already part of PayPal Checkout — at no additional cost. Venmo was ranked as one of the top ten fastest growing brands in 2021 by millenials4. Gain appeal to Venmo customers and help bring more visibility to your nonprofit with a payment method donors can easily share.

90M Venmo has 90 million active accounts in the US.5

Reach donors globally.

Inspire and enable people to give with donation solutions that consumers around the world know and trust. With PayPal, you can access PayPal’s global user base and take advantage of our flexible and secure payment platform to attract more donors to your cause and expand your impact.6

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Take charge.

Add all major debit and credit cards to your all-in-one solution. It’s easy to manage and we handle the processing.

More reasons to PayPal.


3.7x PayPal users are 3.7X more likely to donate when PayPal is accepted.7


55% of US respondents are likely to donate to the same charity again if PayPal is a payment option.8


93% of PayPal users surveyed trust Non-Profit organizations that offer PayPal.9

Designed with your organization in mind.

Payment methods

  • PayPal Checkout: PayPal, Venmo (US only), and more
  • Credit and debit card payments processed right on your site
  • Funds credit immediately into your PayPal business account while payments process 
  • It's easy to add and complements existing checkout solutions

Flexible features

  • Save donor billing info for fast, convenient payments
  • Mobile-friendly so donors can easily donate on any device
  • Drive authorization rates, reduce declines, and help capture every sale
  • Track all your transactions from one dashboard

Peace of mind

  • PayPal helps you handle the risk of fraudulent purchases
  • AI-powered technology monitors all transactions
  • PayPal solutions help you meet global compliance standards
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PayPal is preferred, trusted, and familiar to customers.10

20+

years of experience

22.3B

payment transactions on our platform in 202211

100+

different currencies

Simple setup.

See how to activate.

Step 1
Login to your CharityEngine dashboard.

Step 2
Go to Configuration > Integrations > PayPal and click on Connect to PayPal.

Step 3
A popup will appear for users to log into the organization's PayPal account. Enter login credentials and click Next.

Step 4
Once connected, you can start accepting payments with PayPal.

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1 Nielsen, commissioned by PayPal, April 2022. Nielsen Media Attitudinal Survey of US (January 2022) with 400 recent donations (past 3 months) to Non-Profit organizations. Base: 338 PayPal user. 

2 Nielsen, commissioned by PayPal, April 2022. Nielsen Media Behavioral Panel of US with 590 Non-Profit desktop donation transactions from January 2021 to December 2021 . *Checkout conversion measured from the point at which customer starts to pay for donation. Logica Research, Commissioned by PayPal, March23-April 2, 2021. 

3 Logica Research conducted an online survey averaged 10 minutes among a sample of 4,306 PayPal user respondents from four countries (U.S., Canada, Australia, and U.K.) who made a monetary donation to a Non-Profit PayPal merchant. N=1029. 

4 Morning consult, Special report : The fastest Growing Brands of 2021. 

5 PayPal Internal Data - 2022. 

6 2022 Global Impact Study.

7 Nielsen, commissioned by PayPal, April 2022. Nielsen Media Behavioral Panel of US with Non-Profit desktop donations transactions from 1,720 consumers, from January 2021 to December 2021. 

8 Logica Research, Commissioned by PayPal, March23-April 2, 2021. Logica Research conducted an online survey averaged 10 minutes among a sample of 4,306 PayPal user respondents from four countries (U.S., Canada, Australia, and U.K.) who made a monetary donation to a Non-Profit PayPal merchant.N=1029. 

9 Nielsen, commissioned by PayPal, April 2022. Nielsen Media Attitudinal Survey of US (January 2022) with 400 recent donations (past 3 months) to Non-Profit organizations. Base: 338 PayPal users. 

10 Morning Consult - The 15 Most Trusted Brands Globally. March 2021. Morning Consult surveyed over 330,000 consumers across 10 international markets to provide a global view on the current state of consumer trust across brands. 

11 PayPal 2022 Earnings.

MRF-73402 



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