Blackbaud Checkout: PayPal and Venmo

Note: As Venmo is a mobile payment service owned by PayPal, Venmo transactions are marked in eTapestry as PayPal transactions.

PayPal and Venmo are now available as payment methods for one-time transactions in Blackbaud Checkout for users with a Blackbaud Merchant Services account. To enable these payments, set up PayPal integration in Blackbaud Checkout by following the steps in the PayPal Integration Setup Guide.

PayPal and Venmo payment methods are currently available for DIY Forms and eStore/Cart only. You can also manually enter a gift with PayPal or Venmo information; however, the ability to process these payments when you enter a gift is not available.

Note: You will need to troubleshoot or reconcile PayPal and Venmo transactions through your PayPal and Venmo business accounts. Transaction information is not available in the Blackbaud Merchant Services web portal.

Before you can accept PayPal or Venmo donations, you must first connect your PayPal to your Blackbaud Merchant Services account.

DIY Forms

You can create and publish your own Do It Yourself (DIY) Online Forms to use for online giving, event registrations, membership, and more. After users select Submit when they fill out online giving, event registration, or membership forms, Blackbaud Checkout prompts them to securely finalize payment details. PayPal or Venmo are now supported and display in Blackbaud Checkout if your merchant account is enrolled with PayPal.

eStore (Cart)

The eStore module allows you to directly manage the content of your eStore pages from eTapestry so you can sell items on your website directly to your constituents and integrate the payment information with your database. After donors select Process Order during checkout, Blackbaud Checkout takes them to securely finalize payment details. Users will now be able to select to pay with their PayPal or Venmo account.

Manual Gift Entry

When you enter information for single gift made with PayPal or Venmo, you can mark the gift as a PayPal transaction. On the New Gift/Pledge screen, under Gift Types, select Payment Service. Under Vendor, PayPal is automatically selected.

To gain insight, you can query and report on these transactions with the Payment Services field.

For more information, see Blackbaud Checkout.