FTDNA General Fund

FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS

The FTDNA General Fund

FTDNA recently launched the Surname Project General Fund. The FUND was created as a tool to be administered by Family Tree DNA and the Surname Project Manager (Robert B. Noles for the Knowles Surname Project). The General Fund is a way for anyone to make contributions directly to the Knowles Surname Project (instead of to the KKNFA or to Project Manager). Contributions are requested to help pay for tests for potential participants for the Knowles Surname Project. There are potential candidates for the Knowles Surname Project who are not in a position to pay the total cost of their test. Everyone benefits, when more men participate.

The FTDNA General Fund has been set up like a bank account to help pay for the FTDNA tests. The URL for the FTDNA General Fund is:

www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html

The guidelines for using the General Fund are as follows:

Family Tree DNA collects/disburses the money and keeps a log under the General Fund
The Group Administrator (that's me) tells FTDNA to which kit we should apply funds.
FTDNA has created a self-explanatory page to be used by those who want to make a contribution to their family DNA project

Making a Contribution to the FTDNA General Fund

If you would like to make a contribution to the Knowles Surname Project General Fund, there are three ways to do it

Credit Card,
PayPal,
Mail

Credit Card or PayPal - While Family Tree DNA can receive credit card payments through its own secure server, they know that some individuals have an account with Paypal to make Internet payments. Either way is secure and converts any currency to US Dollars, in case the payment is made from anywhere in the world. When you visit www.FTDNA.com/contribution.html you will be directed to a secure page where you need to fill in the Surname Project that you are making the contribution, and the amount. Once Family Tree DNA receives the money, the funds will be allocated to the Surname Project of your choice, and the Project Manager will be so notified. Your contribution can be made to any Surname Project.

Please consider helping the Knowles Surname DNA Project increase participation via your contribution.