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Venmo account for Fundraising??
Random question here: My development director would like me to set up a Venmo account to use at our fundraising events. From my research, a charity cannot have a Venmo account without either 1) a designated, supported mobile number -which we do not have OR 2) attaching to an existing person’s mobile number. The suggestion there being, as I am Finance director, it would be attached to my account. I do have a personal Venmo account that I use frequently. So, I am a bit hesitant to do this. Has anyone done this? do the account coexist nicely? Am I worried for no reason? Thanks! Holly
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I had the same request a few years back, I declined to go that route. I then thought that there was an unnecessary liability (for me), I haven’t changed my mind. We have used PayPal and other QR & bar code scanner forms, yes, those methods come with merchant fees. Hope this helps.
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Could you use a google voice number?
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Here is all you need to know:
https://help.venmo.com/hc/en-us/articles/6678084998291-Charity-Profile-FAQ
help.venmo.com
Create a unique Venmo profile for your charity and gain access to millions of Venmo users who can donate and learn about your charity all from their Venmo app. Who can create a charity profile? ...
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Ok, this did not post my whole thoughts and when I tried to edit my reply, they did not go through. What I meant to type, in addition to the link, was that …depending on your online donor platform you may be able to set up a Venmo account. For a while we had a venmo account through the Classy platform (which we no longer use).
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You cannot use a google number, unfortunately. Or, actually, we have Grasshopper now, but it’s the same deal. It has to be a mobile number backed by a common carrier. Thanks for other info, though, I will check with our donor platform.
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