nleyetn Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I am helping a local Catholic organization edit their website. They would like to have the ability to receive donations on their website but do not want to use PayPal. It is a matter of principle because PayPal supports things that conflict with the Catholic Church, such as Planned Parenthood. Does anybody know of any good alternatives to PayPal that can be used where the company does not have ties to organizations that conflict with the Church. A Catholic/Christian based company would be ideal but not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 for what you want, i don't know of anything. i don't think amazon payments will work, and indiegogo is more for limited time charity runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 There really isn't anything out there that "just works" like Paypal does. Amazon Payments and Google Checkout are ok, but are really not designed for soliciting donations. Regardless of what payment supplier you chose, be aware that most credit card companies also support bad charities, and the fees you get charged to use online card payments will go to support such causes no matter what you do. I don't think you have any culpability for doing this, since there isn't a way to avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 The company who put PayPal on the "Planned Parenthood Boycott" list charges for their report (LDI International), and I have never seen any evidence of eBay (the parent company of planned parenthood) [b]directly[/b] supporting Planned Parenthood. What they do is act as the middle-man via their "Giving Works" program. Just like PayPal, individuals and organizations use this program to get donations. In other words, just like Phatmass uses PayPal to process donations, so can a Planned Parenthood support group. Likewise with the "Giving Works" program. Customers of eBay would have to actively choose a pro-abortion organization to donate to, where eBay just acts as the processor of that donation. It's kinda the same as someone using a check from their Wells Fargo bank account to donate to Planned Parenthood. Would that justify a boycott of Wells Fargo? Of course, if you have better evidence, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Oh, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos just donated $2.5 million to support gay marriage, so scratch Amazon off the list too, unless you are like me, and think that civil laws regarding marriage have nothing to do with a valid sacramental marriage, so I could care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo the Wanderer Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 check out www.faithdirect.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nleyetn Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Thanks for the feedback all. I'm afraid there isn't going to be a nicer solution like we were hoping for. I'll let them know about the info you've given me here and see what they want to do for their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 We should start a Catholic payment processing service and call it "J-Pal". ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roamin Catholic Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 [quote name='nLEyETn' timestamp='1345157196' post='2468847'] Does anybody know of any good alternatives to PayPal that can be used where the company does not have ties to organizations that conflict with the Church. A Catholic/Christian based company would be ideal but not necessary. [/quote] Direct Deposit to my bank account works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Bitcoin. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomaly Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Bitcoin is subject to digital theft, but absolutely no recourse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vazzio Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I don't know any similar good system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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