Step by Step Instructions on how to add a Donate Stock Button to Your Website

By October 31, 2018July 16th, 2021Organizations

Adding a Stock Donation Button to your Website

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How To add a donation widget to a Landing Page on Your Website

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STEP 1: Create Stock Donator Organization Account

Creating an account with Stock Donator takes a few minutes. From our homepage, click on "open account" and fill out the form. Make sure you have your Org ID and contact information with you. Once done, it will take Stock Donator less than 24 hours to review your account and verify your nonprofit status. Afterward we will open an account for you.
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STEP 2: Copy the code to add the donation widget to your website

Login to your Organization account. From your account page, you’ll notice tabs across the middle of your screen (e.g., ‘Mission Statement / Logo’, ‘Liquidation Preference’, etc.). Click on the link labeled ‘Website Widget’ - You will see a grey shaded box with some code and an example of the button. Highlight the html script within the light grey shaded box. Copy the script (Ctrl + C). The html script for the website widget will now be copied to your clipboard.
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STEP 3: Verify widget placement on your website and in the right location

Paste the copied text in the appropriate area within your website’s HTML. Once done, it is very important you test the functionality of the website link and make sure that the link you embed into your website links back to the correct page at Stock Donator. If it does not, please contact us for troubleshooting as you do not want your donations going to a different organization.
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STEP 4: Update your organization's button settings and start accepting donations.

Edit the appearance of the button to be consistent with your page’s branding / look and feel etc. You should speak to a web designer to see the best place to locate and style the link. You can put it in your header or on a separate landing page for stock donations. Some organizations include the link on their "donate" page which also includes a method for accepting cash donations.

Stock Donator Provides You Tools To Help You

Accept Stock Donations.

Low Fees

No fees to open or maintain an account. Low per transaction fee of 1.9% per transaction with a $15 minimum. No fees to your donors!

Repeat Donations

Provide your donors the ability to make repeat stock donations using information saved to their account.

We Handle Paperwork

We provide donor with all receipts. You get a receipt itemizing the fees and net value of the donation.

Record Keeping

Track stock donations received from start to finish in your private dashboard and maintain records of all stock donations you received.

Website Widget

A personalized button to place on your website that takes donors to a white labeled stock donation form with your organization's name on it.

Stay Informed

Get email notifications as soon as a stock donation is pledged, and at every stage along the way. You always stay in the know.

 

Why should I add a stock donation button on my nonprofit or charities website?

Why should I add a stock donation button on my nonprofit or charities website?

When add a button on your website that shows that you accept stock donations, donors will know that they can start making donations of stock to your organization.  Additionally other donors who didn’t think of giving stock in the past might look into it and decide it is better than giving cash and might increase their donation size.

Do I need to know how to code to add the html to my website?

Do I need to know how to code to add the html to my website?

You don’t need to know how to code to add a the widget onto your website, but you will need to know how to update your website with HTML code.  We provide you the right code to add to your website to create a button. If you want to customize the button, you can – provided that you know how to do so.  The most important part of the code is the link to your cross branded website that shows up in your organization dashboard once you open a free account to accept stock donations.

Can I only accept stock donations online? Can a donor also mail in a form?

Can I only accept stock donations online? Can a donor also mail in a form?

We allow donors to make a stock donation either online or through the non-automated paper form that many donors are used to. Please make sure that if a donor uses the paper form, that they inform us prior to making the stock donation. That way we know how to account for the donation once it comes in.

Do I have to include the link on my website?

Do I have to include the website widget on my site to accept stock donations using stock donator?

No.  You can also direct your donors to simply visit our website at www.stockdonator.com and click on “donate now” from the homepage. Once there, the donor will select your organization from our list of organizations and make a donation in that manner.

How much does it cost to use Stock Donator to process my stock donations?

How much does it cost to use Stock Donator to process my stock donations?

We charge nothing to open an account or maintain your account. We only charge a 1.9% transaction fee for each donation we process.  That is less than most credit card processing companies charge to process credit card transactions.