At 6:41 PM -0700 1/20/11, Diana Gale Matthiesen wrote: > From: Carol Botteron > > I administer three smallish projects at FTDNA. I would >> like to set up a General Fund but am not sure how to do >> it. The GAP page and the FAQ at >> http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers/default.aspx?faqid=20 >> do not say how to start a fund. >> >> I'd appreciate a pointer to "How to" instructions, and/or >> the benefit of people's experience. >> >> A prospective donor offered to pay for a test if an >> applicant meets certain criteria. An applicant's >> pedigree is now being evaluated. If he meets the >> criteria, I'm picturing something like: >> >> (1) I somehow set up a General Fund for this project. > >You automatically have a General Fund started already. On your GAP's >Home page, over in the right-hand column of links, the third one down >should say, "General Fund." Yes, I looked at that but didn't know what to do with it. > > (2) Donor puts enough money into the fund to pay for >> a test (using credit card or whatever). > >Yes. I tell people that, because I'm a volunteer, the money should >not pass through my hands, and I recommend that they not send each >other checks, either. ... > >> (3) Applicant applies to join the group, I accept. > > (4) Applicant orders a test. What does he do about payment? > >The individual should purchase the kit using the *Invoice* method of >payment. ... Good, makes sense. How do I find out the cost of a test (for a group member) plus shipping to England? FTDNA used to have a page with group costs but I can't find it any more. > > (5) I tell FTDNA that this applicant's test is to be >> paid for by the general fund. (Assuming FTDNA needs >> his kit number for this.) > >When you get the email indicating the new member has purchased his >kit, then immediately email FTDNA at >groupgeneralfund@familytreedna.com >and tell them to pay for the kit from the project's General Fund, >giving the Kit# and name of the individual. Because the balance due >on the Invoice is zero, a paper Invoice (bill) will not even be >included in the kit. > >If you want to put a link to your project's General Fund in an email >or on your personal web site, you will need the specific URL. To get >it, you need to go to your project web site at FTDNA and, near the >bottom of the home page, under the heading, "General Fund," click on >"Click Here," then use the URL of that page. The assumption here is >that you have set the General Fund links to be displayed on the "Site >Configuration" tab of your "Project Website" page. > >You can read an example of how I describe donations for my personal >project web pages here: >http://dgmweb.net/DNA/Corbin/CorbinDNA.html#GeneralFund Thank you. Your link to http://www.familytreedna.com/group-general-fund-contribution.aspx?g=Corbin is what I needed.

> From: Carol Botteron > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 4:59 PM > > You automatically have a General Fund started already. > > On your GAP's Home page, over in the right-hand column > > of links, the third one down should say, "General Fund." > > Yes, I looked at that but didn't know what to do with it. You talk people into donating to it. :-) <snip> > How do I find out the cost of a test (for a group member) plus > shipping to England? FTDNA used to have a page with group costs > but I can't find it any more. I you go to your GAP Home Page, in the right hand column is an item called, "Price Comparison," that will give you both the "Retail" price and the group price. <snip> > > Thank you. Your link to > http://www.familytreedna.com/group-general-fund-contribution.aspx?g=Co rbin > is what I needed. Be sure you go to your own project Home Page and get the link from there. If you use the line above, people will be donating to my Corbin project. I wouldn't mind, of course, but I don't think that's the result you want. Diana