Parish-Giving-Agreement-form

PURPOSE OF THIS FORM

For the parishes to enter an agreement with Catholic Development Fund (CDF) to allow them to be able to accept and receive cash gifts and recurring donations through the Parish Giving App and associated portal. The completion of this Agreement allows parishes to apply for and provide all required information to the CDF to enable the establishment of the App.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIS FORM

• All fields are mandatory and must be completed before forwarding the Agreement to the CDF.
• Digital signatures are not accepted. Form to be authorised with wet ink signatures.
• The Agreement must be authorised in line with the current Account Authority held by the CDF.
• The information listed in Additional Requirements below must be provided to the CDF before we can commence the establishment of the Parish Giving App and associated portal.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The below requirements must be provided to the CDF before we can establish the Parish Giving App for your parish. These will assist potential givers to easily identify and select your parish when making their gift.

• A current colour parish logo.
• 2 to 3 colour images that represent your parish:

Please note: Only PNG, JPG or GIF files are acceptable.

Please provide the contact details that will be registered in the App and portal and will be where all communication is issued to.

Please provide the details of any user who requires access to the Parish Giving Portal for the day to day administration and reconciliation of gifts received through the App. A minimum of one portal user is required, however additional users can be established.

Please indicate the account that you would like gifts/donations made through the Parish Giving App to be deposited to.

Terms and Conditions:

• Disbursement amounts will be the gross giving amount less the Merchant Service Fee (MSF) which is 1.50% per $1 donation plus a flat fee of $0.20. For example a donation of $10 will incur a MSF of $0.35, meaning the net value of $9.65 will be received by the parish.
• A flat fee of $0.20 applies to all refunded or declined transactions.
• Disbursements will be managed by the CDF and will be paid to the account details provided within this Agreement via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) no less than once a week.
• Giver information available to the parish through the Parish Giving App portal will not be copied, shared or used in any way other than for the purpose it was provided. All aspects of the Archdiocesan Privacy Policy must be adhered to at all times.
• The parish will advise the CDF immediately of any changes in portal users.
• The parish is responsible for ensuring their current logo and images are provided to the CDF for publishing to the Parish Giving App at all times.
• The parish will refer any giver complaints they are unable to rectify within two (2) working days to the CDF where they will be managed in line with the Archdiocesan Dispute Resolution Policy.

By signing this Agreement, we, the below authorised signatories acknowledge that we have read and understood the terms and conditions of the Parish Giving App detailed above and approve the establishment of our Parish on the Parish Giving App.

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Parish Giving Appl & Agreement 2026/09