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How to Make an Anonymous Donation

On Zeffy, your donors can make anonymous donations on donation campaigns and peer-to-peer campaigns with public donor lists.

What is an anonymous donation?

An anonymous donation is a contribution where the donor's name is not displayed publicly on the donation form or donor list. When a donor chooses to remain anonymous, only the words "Anonymous" will appear next to the donation amount on any public donor lists.
 
 

How donors can make an anonymous donation:

Your donors can make anonymous donations on a donation campaign or a peer-to-peer campaign. As soon as there is a fundraising target on a donation form, it activates a public list of donors. Donors will have the option to uncheck "I wish for my name to publicly be displayed on the form" during payment and their name will not be on the list.

This is what the button looks like: 

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This is how an anonymous donation will appear on your campaign page: 

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My donor would like to anonymize/de-anonymize their donation:

If the donor wishes for their donation to be anonymous after making it or they would like their name shown after choosing, our technical team can handle this request. Please select "Anonymize/De-Anonymize donation" in this form and we will be in touch!

Other users have requested the option to anonymize donations themselves in the past. You can vote on this request here to help our team prioritize your suggestion, and be notified by email of any updates regarding its implementation.

I am a donor and I would like to be anonymous to the organization I am making a donation to:

We currently do not have a feature that allows donors to make anonymous donations to your organization. If they do not wish to disclose their real name at the time of payment, they can use a different name when completing their payment, but they will not see an option to remain anonymous to your organization.