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# Link Your Bank + Verify Your Account

Once you've created a campaign, you'll need to connect a bank account through Stripe before you can access donations. You can complete this step right away or return to it later from your dashboard — but keep in mind, donations will not be accessible until verification is complete.

**To get started:**
1. Log in, click your campaign from the dashboard, then click **Start Verification**.
2. You'll be redirected to Stripe. You'll see a message that says "Level Wins partners with Stripe for secure payments." Level Wins is GoodChange's parent company — this is expected.
3. Follow the Stripe prompts to verify your account.

**What you'll need:**

If you have an EIN:
- Location
- Business type
- Legal business name
- Date of birth (for the business representative)
- Physical street address
- Last four digits of SSN
- Phone number
- Online banking credentials, or routing & account number

If you don't have an EIN:
- Location
- Business type
- Legal business name
- Date of birth
- Physical street address
- Full SSN (and possibly a state-issued ID)
- Phone number
- Online banking credentials, or routing & account number

**Choosing your business type**

This is an important step — choose carefully:
- **Non-profit** — Use this if you have an EIN. This covers 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, PACs, trade associations, 527s, unions, and most political campaigns and parties.
- **Individual** — Use this if you don't have an EIN and are operating as a private individual.
- **Company** — Use this only if your organization is structured as an LLC.

**Choosing your industry**

For candidates and PACs (with or without an EIN): type **political organization** and select it when it appears.
For trade associations or unions: type **civic organization** and choose the appropriate option.

**Setting your payout schedule**

We recommend choosing **Automatic** payouts so your funds move on a set schedule and your payout reports are batched together. If you prefer manual payouts, you'll need to log back in to Stripe each time to initiate a transfer — and manual payouts don't generate batch reports.

**Troubleshooting tips**

Your account name in GoodChange must exactly match the name on your Stripe account and your organizational paperwork.

If you don't have a website, you can use a properly formatted social media profile URL (Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram). Include the full URL with www. and .com.

If you accidentally selected the wrong business type, you can fix it: log in to stripe.com, click the Settings gear in the upper right, then go to Business Settings → More → Tax Information to update your selection.

Questions? Email us at support@goodchange.app.