TroopWebHost makes it easy for your troop to accept payments from troop members on-line using PayPal™.

Some important facts before you get started:

• Your troop must have a PayPal™ business account (there is currently no charge for this).
• Troop members do NOT need to have a PayPal™ account to use this function.
• PayPal™ will deduct their usual fees from most payments.
• TroopWebHost does not receive any portion of those fees.
• TroopWebHost is not involved in the actual transfer of funds.

When a troop member wants to make a payment to the troop using PayPal, they begin by selecting On-Line Payments from the My Stuff menu.  This allows them to indicate the amount of the payment and the account to which it should be deposited.

The system then takes them to the PayPal™ website to make the payment.

When the payment is approved, we receive notification from PayPal™ and a transaction is created to post the deposit to the member's account.  The deposit is also posted to your troop account.

To set up your troop to accept PayPal™ payments, you will need to:

1. Set up a business account at PayPal, if your troop does not already have one.
2. Log on to your troop's account at the PayPal website.  From there you will need to:
   • Find and copy your PayPal Merchant ID.
   • Find the current balance of your PayPal™ account.
   • Set the IPN Listener URL to point to TroopWebHost.
3. Create a Troop Account for your troop's PayPal™ account and set the starting balance.
4. If desired, create a Transaction Type specifically for PayPal™ deposits.
5. Fill out the PayPal Configuration form.
6. Assign the Make On-Line Payment task to all User Roles

Your treasurer can receive an e-mail whenever a PayPal™ transaction is processed.

Authorized users can view recent PayPal™ transactions and see the status changes on each.

The next few pages will show you how to set up your troop to use PayPal™.