1. Visit contribute.nycvotes.org/signup to sign up
As a reminder, your campaign will only have access to Contribute after registering with the CFB, which will take 24-48 business hours for new accounts.
2. Create your account
按一下 For Candidates（候選人）索引標籤，然後輸入您在競選財務委員會 (Campaign Finance Board, CFB) 註冊時列出的電子郵件地址和唯一密碼。只有候選人和財務主管才有資格獲取 Contribute 帳戶。
最佳做法：候選人和財務主管都應該建立自己的 Contribute 帳戶，以接收來自 Contribute@nyccfb.info 的重要通訊。
3. 同意確認聲明
請檢閱確認聲明，然後按一下 I Agree（我同意）。
4. 啟動您的帳戶並且與 Stripe 連線
You will then receive an email, which will prompt you to activate your Contribute account by clicking a link. Once your account is activated, you must connect your Contribute account to Stripe, the credit card processor Contribute uses to direct funds to your bank account. Candidates who have run in the past must create a new Stripe account for each election.
After logging back into your Contribute account, click the Connect with Stripe button.
按一下「Connect with Stripe」（與 Stripe 連線）之後，您將被重新導向到註冊表以建立 Stripe 帳戶。您的 Stripe 帳戶與您的 Contribute 帳戶是分開的，將用於處理您的競選團隊在 Contribute 上收到的捐款，並將它存入您的競選團隊銀行帳戶。您需要在註冊表中輸入的某些資訊包括：
- 業務詳細資訊：在這個部分輸入您的委員會資訊。
- Business type: Select “Nonprofit Organization”
- 法定企業名稱：輸入委員會的名稱（向美國國稅局 (Internal Revenue Service, IRS) 和競選財務委員會 (Campaign Finance Board, CFB) 披露的名稱）
- Employer Identification Number (EIN): Enter the number provided by the IRS
- 企業網站：如果您的委員會沒有網站，您可以在此欄位中填寫 contribution.nycvotes.org
- Product description: "I am collecting contributions to support my candidacy for public office in New York City."
- Business Representative: The campaign’s Stripe account should be created by the candidate (strongly recommended), treasurer, or another campaign representative with significant managerial control. The individual who creates the account will be the Stripe account holder and will need to provide personal identifying information. (For example, home address and the last four digits of Social Security Number.)
- 客戶支援地址：使用委員會的地址。
- 銀行詳細資訊：輸入委員會的銀行帳號和路由號碼，為收到的捐款設定轉帳。您必須使用在競選財務委員會 (Campaign Finance Board, CFB) 備案的同一個銀行帳戶。
- Payout schedule: Select "Automatic every day."
- Public Details: In this section, you will be able to customize how contributions made to your campaign will appear on your contributors' bank statements.
- Statement descriptor: This is the "business name" that will appear on your contributors' bank statement. You should use the committee's name to avoid disputes over unrecognized transactions.
- 支援電話號碼：輸入一個可以用來聯繫您和您的競選團隊的電話號碼。
- Review and submit: Review the information you've provided for business type, business details, public details, management and ownership, and payout details.
- Click Agree and submit.
5. Receive Contribute link
After creating your Stripe account, you will receive an email that confirms that your Contribute account has been connected to Stripe and contains your unique Contribute link. This link can be used for promotional materials, campaign flyers and mailings, and social media posts.
一旦您將 Contribute 帳戶與 Stripe 連線，您的競選團隊就可以開始接收捐款。
最佳做法：讓候選人或財務主管進行小額測試捐款（可能會進行配捐），然後上傳到 C-SMART。
