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Thanks to innovative online Personal Fundraising Pages, Atlanta area animal lovers are able to combine their passion for helping needy animals with the power of the internet. We invite you to join the online fundraising revolution!  

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1. Create your online fundraising page –it takes less than 5 minutes. You choose:

• A personalized web address for your page
• Your personal message
• An image to include on your page - your own, your dog or cat, or one that is supplied.
• A message to include in the system-generated “thank you” e-mail that will go out to your donors

Atlanta Animal Alliance makes it easy to support animals in need through your own online fundraising page that you direct your supporters to.  Click here to see samples. You'll be able to update and keep an eye on your fundraising page when you log into your account. Your personal Webpage is FREE to you and your supporters.

2. You Created your webpage? Don’t stop now - tell supporters. E-mail:

3. Start collecting online donations on behalf of indigent animals with life-threatening medical conditions.

• Donors receive your email with the link to your personalized page
• They can then make an online donation using a VISA or MasterCard
• Donations are secure. The service uses Secure Socket Layer encryption certificates from VeriSign, the leading provider of digital trust services
• Donor names and contribution amounts are listed on your page, along with any messages they want to leave for you
• Automatic “thank you” e-mails are sent to contributors once donations are submitted, one from you and one from the nonprofit you're supporting

4. Donors have the option to:

• Leave comments
• Tell their friends
• Indicate if their company can provide a matching gift
• Create their own fundraising page

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What’s the advantage to using a personal fundraising page?:

Raising funds with your personal fundraising page helps you reach more people more easily and enables them to donate more easily from anywhere in the world using a credit card. This helps you get more donations with less work. The donations are automatically processed for the charity and are deposited to their bank account electronically. This saves you the effort of collecting checks manually and gets the funds to the charity quickly and efficiently.

Additionally, thank you notes and tax acknowledgements are sent to each donor automatically via email. This saves you and the charity the effort of doing this manually.

The pages are also a very personal and fun way to connect with your friends, family and colleagues to tell them about your efforts and it can serve as a hub for your supporters to monitor your efforts online.

Does this service cost anything?:

Setting up the page is FREE and there are never any costs to you, the fundraiser. The costs are paid from a small percentage from each donation in addition to standard credit card processing fees. The costs of this service are geared to fall inside the cost guidelines for charities. The service helps them efficiently raise more money with less effort.

How long does it take to set up a page?:

Setting up a page is simple, requires no technical skills and typically takes less than 5 minutes.

Can I change my page?:

Absolutely, your Account will enable you to personalize and update your page quickly and simply.

Is this a secure service?

Yes. All transactions and data are captured and stored in a secure environment. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption certificates from VeriSign are, the leading provider of digital trust services.

Can I also take off-line donations?

Definitely! Your personal page is intended to be only one part of your fundraising approach. You can still solicit donations via mail, phone or in person (Hint: Grandma would love to check out your page but still wants the phone call!). There is an area provided on your personnel page for you to record your offline donations and add them to your total.

Can people donate anonymously?

Yes. Individuals can either donate anonymously and their name will appear on your fundraising page as 'Anonymous'. Please note: their identity will still be passed on to you and to the charity.

By taking advantage of today's technology, your message can reach more people more quickly than ever before. By registering for WalkAmerica online, a web page will be automatically generated just for you. Send e-mails to friends and family, tell them about your web page, and we'll keep track of every donation you receive. It's That Easy!

Are there advantages to online fundraising?

Absolutely! Our online fundraising tool is packed with features to help you achieve your fundraising goal. Automated "thank you" messages are sent to all of your online donors. Donor information is charted. e-mails can be created and sent. Tax-receipts are generated.

I am not comfortable raising money online?

We realize some people may not feel comfortable with online transactions. No problem. You can still use this website to register online. Just print out your sponsor form and fundraise like you normally do. You don't ever have to log in to your personal page. It's up to you.

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How does the charity get paid? Firstgiving, the service provider, charges credit cards and stores funds in a trust account. Payment is sent to us monthly by electronic transfer.  What are the service provider's fees? The Internet provides one of the most cost-effective ways for charities to raise funds. Firstgiving was created to let any charity, regardless of size, use technology without capital investment, maintenance or additional staffing. Firstgiving receives a flat service fee of 7.35% from each online donation made through our pages; this includes a 2.35% processing fee that is charged by the credit card companies. There is also an annual subscription fee paid by the charity that covers account set-up and support; unlimited events and online fundraising pages can be set up with no extra charge. What is your privacy policy? Firstgiving collects user information and does not pass it on to third parties. Is the service secure? Firstgiving provides the highest level of e-commerce security in order to protect your credit or debit card information at every step of the donation process. In partnership with NatWest Streamline, we use industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology that encrypts all of your personal information, including card details, so that it cannot be read as it travels over the Internet.