Request 3rd party Donations (i.e., local business donations) - NSW Department of Education
To request and process 3rd party donations -
1. On the Standalone Fee screen, select the Contact option in the Bill to field. This is required because the fee is not going to be associated with any students.
2. In the Search Contacts field, search for the business contact in case the contact already exists.
3. If the contact does not already exist, select the Add Non-student contact link, in the Selected Contacts/Student section
4. Choose one of the following methods to send the payment request -
a) To send the donation payment request online –-
i. Publish
the fee to the Portal. Go to Fee Register, select Actions, and
then Publish to Portal.
ii. Note: A payment request email containing a link to pay online will be sent automatically to the email address specified as the Primary Email for the non-student contact.
iii. Note: Once paid, the business will be emailed a receipt automatically.
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i. Publish
the fee to the Portal. Go to Fee Register, select Actions, and
then Publish to Portal.
ii. In the Fee Register, select View linked payment requests from the Details dropdown for the fee.
iii. Check the box for the payment request on the Sentral Pay > Payment Requests screen and select Show Quick Pay Link from the With Selected dropdown.
iv. Copy the Quick Pay Link and provide this to the relevant person/people through other channels.
5. (Optional) To print or email a receipt,
locate the payment in the Payment Register and select Print
Receipt or Email Receipt from the Details drop
down.
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