Donating through the paypal app
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Yes but I used to do it every time a new version came out and the system from the web site did tell you all you wanted to know if you donated in AU dollars, in my case UK pounds. Since its so much cheaper than bank transfer, I now have a regular monthly donation and it comes out on the bank statement and it varies accordingly each month, making sure the actual amount at the far end is always the same.
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From: "Brian Vogel" <britechguy@...> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022 2:57 AM Subject: Re: [nvda] Donating through the paypal app On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 09:39 PM, Marilyn and Don Bilderback wrote: - There is no way to answer that question that's meaningful in the long term, or even for hours at times. Your best bet, regardless of the currency you're starting with, is to use Google or any web search engine to convert the amount into Australian Dollars (AUD). Entering "30 USD to AUD" (sans quotes) or "500 JPY in AUD" if you were using Japanese Yen or "30 EUR in AUD" if using Euros. And that's if you're donating in those currencies in the app. From what I can tell about the URL at the NVAccess Donation Page, it takes $30 AUD from the source you specify, so you'd have to do the conversion in the opposite direction, "30 AUD in USD" to know how much would come out of your PayPal account regardless of payment source. Right now $30 US is $44.16 Australian. $30 Australian is $20.68 US. That will be different, even if only slightly, tomorrow. Exchange rates change moment to moment and are sometimes very stable for a period of time and others vary wildly very quickly. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~ Dorothy Nevill |
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Marilyn and Don Bilderback
Thanks, I do know about the volatility of exchange rates, just wanted to get some idea of what it might be. I donated only one time in the past and was thinking of doing it again soon.
Marilyn
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2022 6:57 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Donating through the paypal app
On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 09:39 PM, Marilyn and Don Bilderback wrote:
- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~ Dorothy Nevill |
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On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 09:39 PM, Marilyn and Don Bilderback wrote:
affect the exchange rate made to the donation itself before the fee is subtracted.- There is no way to answer that question that's meaningful in the long term, or even for hours at times. Your best bet, regardless of the currency you're starting with, is to use Google or any web search engine to convert the amount into Australian Dollars (AUD). Entering "30 USD to AUD" (sans quotes) or "500 JPY in AUD" if you were using Japanese Yen or "30 EUR in AUD" if using Euros. And that's if you're donating in those currencies in the app. From what I can tell about the URL at the NVAccess Donation Page, it takes $30 AUD from the source you specify, so you'd have to do the conversion in the opposite direction, "30 AUD in USD" to know how much would come out of your PayPal account regardless of payment source. Right now $30 US is $44.16 Australian. $30 Australian is $20.68 US. That will be different, even if only slightly, tomorrow. Exchange rates change moment to moment and are sometimes very stable for a period of time and others vary wildly very quickly. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~ Dorothy Nevill |
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Marilyn and Don Bilderback
When someone donates, say $ 30.00, when converted from US dollars to Australian money, what is the gain or loss to the $30.00? Yes I know about the small fee but I wondered what affect the exchange rate made to the donation itself before the fee is subtracted.
Marilyn From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Quentin Christensen
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2022 4:47 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Donating through the paypal app
Just confirming what Brian said - using our site is a convenience, since it auto fills all that information, but you could do it directly from the PayPal app or site, and that way, as Brian noted, you could choose to donate £14 or ¥500 or any amount in any other currency you can access. Anything you donate gets converted to Australian dollars. There is a small fee, but it's much less than paying directly via the bank.
Kind regards
Quentin.
On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 3:32 AM Brian Vogel <britechguy@...> wrote:
-- Quentin Christensen
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Quentin Christensen
Just confirming what Brian said - using our site is a convenience, since it auto fills all that information, but you could do it directly from the PayPal app or site, and that way, as Brian noted, you could choose to donate £14 or ¥500 or any amount in any other currency you can access. Anything you donate gets converted to Australian dollars. There is a small fee, but it's much less than paying directly via the bank. Kind regards Quentin. On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 3:32 AM Brian Vogel <britechguy@...> wrote: I would imagine so, since the NVAccess Donation Page uses PayPal as the transfer method (at least by default, you can use bank transfer and they give the information there for that). --
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I would imagine so, since the NVAccess Donation Page uses PayPal as the transfer method (at least by default, you can use bank transfer and they give the information there for that).
For the $30 one-time donation, the donation URL is: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&amount=30.00&business=admin@...¤cy_code=AUD&no_shipping=1&rm=1&item_name=Donation%20For%20NVDA&cbt=Return%20to%20NV%20Access&cpp_header_image=https://www.nvaccess.org/images/logo.png&return=https://www.nvaccess.org/?donation=1 Even though it's long, that indicates that the PayPal address for NVAccess is admin@..., the currency being used on the website is Australian Dollars (but I'm sure any currency will be fine, as PayPal converts), and the specific amount in that case is $30. Using the same PayPal address in the app should result in the money going to precisely the same place no matter where in the world you're donating from. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~ Dorothy Nevill |
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Daniel McGee
Hi all
Was just wondering, is it at all possible to make a donation to NV Access through the paypal app itself. I am using IOS.
If so, how would one accomplish this.
With kind regards
Daniel |
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