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Giving a Gift to a Tributes Fund

To make a gift to a Tributes Fund, you can search for the fund and click the link to display the Web page associated with the fund. The Web page will contain a donation button or link that you can click to display the appropriate gift page.

Note: The fund page typically contains a story about the fund and any personal association with the cause and a meaningful photo or picture. Some pages also contain a Guest Book that visitors to the page have signed and links to Photo Albums that the fund champion has created for you to enjoy.

You can search for a Tributes fund by entering, on the search page, all or just a few letters of the title of the fund, or the first, middle, or last name of the person who created the fund (referred to as the fund champion), the person to whom the fund pays tribute (referred to as the fund Honoree), or the Next of Kin contact designated to represent the fund Honoree. For example, you could locate the fund that Pat Smith created to honor Francis Rory Smith by entering Pat Smith, Francis Smith, Smith, Smi, Pat S, Francis S, Help Find a Cure in Honor of Francis Smith, and so on.

After you enter your search criteria, the system will display a list of fund names from which you can choose. If the list is long (which may happen with common names like Pat Smith), you may need to enter other biographical information to get the exact fund for which you are searching. For example, you can try entering the last name of the person who told you about the fund, the city in which the fund Honoree or Champion resides, nicknames, or a family surname. Entering this information will display a shorter list of fund names.

If you are already a registered user on this site, you should log in first to have the system fill in any known billing and contact information.

Step 1: Display the Find A Fund Search Page

  1. On the Web site, click the link or button to display the special Tributes Funds Web page.
  2. Click the Find a Fund button or link. The system will display the Search page.

Step 2: Enter Your Search Criteria

  1. Click into the Search for field and enter your search criteria. You can enter all or the first few letters of the title of the fund, the person who created the fund, the person being honored by the fund, or any other information you know about the fund.
  2. Click the Find a Fund button. The system will display the Search Results list with all funds that match the criteria you entered.

Notes:
(1) If you do not remember the complete name of the person, you should try entering nicknames, maiden names, or family names. The system will search for the fund using the First, Last, and Middle name of the person who created the fund as well as this information that the champion has entered for the Honoree.

(2) In many cases, you must enter at least three letters to start the search by default. Leaving the criteria field blank may cause the system to take too long and eventually the system may time out before it can display any search results - especially when there are large numbers of funds created on a site.

Step 3: Display the Fund Web Page

Locate the fund in the Search Results list and click the name link. The system will display the fund Web page.

Note: The system may display several funds that match your search criteria. If the fund champion has entered a description, you may be able to determine the correct fund from this information.

Step 4: Display the Make a Donation Billing Page

Click the Make a Donation button or link. The system will display a Billing Information page.

Step 5: Enter Your Name Information If It is Blank

  1. Click into the First Name field and enter your first name.
  2. Click into the Last Name field and enter your last name.
  3. Click into the Email field and enter the email address at which you receive email.
  4. To add Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, or Dr before your first name, click the Title drop-down menu and click the appropriate option.
  5. To add Sr, Jr, III, or IV behind your last name, click the Suffix drop-down list and click the appropriate option.

Step 6: Enter Your Billing Address If It is Blank

  1. Click into the Address 1 field and enter the number and street name for your residence.
  2. Optionally, click into the Address 2 field and enter any other residence information (such as apartment or suite number).
  3. Click into the City field and enter the city in which your residential address is located.
  4. Click the State/Province drop-down menu and select the appropriate state or province that corresponds to your residential information.
  5. Click into the Zip/Postal Code field and enter the five or nine number code that that corresponds to your residential information.
  6. Optionally, click the Country drop-down menu and select the appropriate option.

Step 7: Enter Your Credit Card Information

  1. Click the appropriate Credit Card type radio button to indicate which credit card you will be using to pay for any Setup Fees and your initial seed gift if you have entered one.
  2. Click into the Card Number field and enter your card number. You can include spaces or type the number without them.
  3. Click the Expiration month drop-down menu and select the appropriate option.
  4. Click the Expiration year drop-down menu and select the appropriate option.

Step 8: Answer Any Additional Questions Displayed

If additional questions are displayed, click into the appropriate fields and enter the appropriate information or click the drop-down lists and click the appropriate options to respond to the questions.

Step 9: Display the Confirm Transaction Page

Click the Next Step button. The system will display the Confirm Transaction page.

Step 10: Verify the Billing Information and Process Your Gift

  1. Look over the billing information to be sure it is correct.
  2. If you need to make changes:
    1. Click the Previous Step button on this page to go back to the Billing Information page.
    2. Click into each field requiring a change and make your change.
    3. When you have finished, click the Next Step button to display this page again.
  3. Click the Process button. The system display your receipt for your gift, which you should print now for your tax records.

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