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Sponsorships Settings are available by going to  Animals > Sponsorships > Settings

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Enable animal sponsorships

If your organization has animals available for sponsorship, select this option.  A link to the Sponsorship information page will appear on your site menu, and the public will be able to view your Sponsorship animals.

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Use the following for each animals' "Sponsor this Pet" link

If you want every animal to have their own specific sponsorship web page select Use a sponsorship page for each animal.  If you want all animal’s sponsorship pages to use the same information select Use a general sponsorship page.

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Set Sponsorship Amount 1-4

Enter up to four sponsorship amounts to display on the sponsorship page.

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Allow users to enter their own sponsorship amounts

Enable this option if you want visitors to be able to enter their own dollar amounts for sponsorships instead of being required to select one of the amounts you have chosen.

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Minimum for custom sponsorship amounts

Optionally enter a minimum amount allowed for sponsorships.

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Allow recurring sponsorships

Enable this option if you want to allow recurring sponsorships using the subscription option on PayPal. A PayPal business account is required to use recurring payments.

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Which animal statuses are sponsorable?

Select the animal statuses that your organization allows to be sponsored.  Animals that are not one of the selected statuses will not appear in a list of sponsorable animals.

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Once Sponsorships are enabled, To allow your site visitors to sponsor an animal, you must first enable the Sponsorships feature.  Once Sponsorships are enabled and Allow Sponsorship is selected for a pet, the link to ‘Sponsor Sponsor This Pet’ will Pet will appear on the pet’s web page.

Enable Sponsorships

To use the Sponsorships feature:

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enable sponsorships, next to Animal Sponsorships, select Enabled.



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In order to use the sponsorship feature your site will need to setup your PayPal account in your Affiliates. A   A PayPal business account is required to use recurring payments.

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Select one of  the following for each animals "animal Sponsor this Pet" link

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Use a general sponsorship page:

  • If Use a general sponsorship page is selected, the link to sponsor a specific pet will take a user to your site's general sponsorship information page.
  • When a donation is processed, it will not have the name of the animal.

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  • Once Sponsorships are enabled , and Allow Sponsorship is selected for a pet, the link to ‘Sponsor Sponsor This Pet’ will Pet will appear on the pet’s web page.

  • If you selected Use a sponsorship page for each animalanima’, that link will take the visitor to the pet’s specific Sponsorship Page which will show:
  • A photo of the pet (if uploaded)
  • The pet’s description or Sponsorship Details. 

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To enable sponsorships for specific animals, please see the section on Enabling Sponsorships for a Specific Animal