Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Frontline Democrats 2008 — Make Links and Get HTML

With ActBlue, you can build a gateway to your fundraising page on any website! If you blog about a candidate, toss in a contribution form. If your group sends out email newsletters, you can include a contribution form right in the e-mail.

New: get ActBlue graphics!

Single amount contribution form

This HTML generates a form for a single contribution amount. The amount entered in the box will be divided evenly among the candidates on your page. To duplicate this form:

paste the following HTML into your webpage or email.

<form action="https://secure.actblue.com/donate" method="post">
<table style="margin:5px auto"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top">
My contribution: $<input style="text-align:right" name="amount"
    size="8" />
</td><td style="vertical-align:top">
<input type="image" name="startdonate" style="border:none;
    display:inline"
       alt="Contribute with ActBlue"
       src="http://actblue.com/images/actblue-button.gif" />
</td></tr></table>
<input type="hidden" name="list" value="dccc_frontline08" />
</form>

Custom amounts contribution form

Instead of a single amount, this form allows your visitors to specify individual contribution amounts for some or all of the candidates on your fundraising page.

Mike Arcuri (NY-24)	$
John Barrow (GA-12)	$
Melissa Bean (IL-08)	$
Leonard Boswell (IA-03)	$
Chris Carney (PA-10)	$
Andre Carson (IN-07)	$
Don Cazayoux (LA-06)	$
Travis W. Childers (MS-01)	$
Joe Courtney (CT-02)	$
Joe Donnelly (IN-02)	$
Chet Edwards (TX-17)	$
Brad Ellsworth (IN-08)	$
Bill Foster (IL-14)	$
Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-08)	$
Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20)	$
John Hall (NY-19)	$
Baron Hill (IN-09)	$
Paul Hodes (NH-02)	$
Steve Kagen (WI-08)	$
Ron Klein (FL-22)	$
Jim Marshall (GA-08)	$
Jerry McNerney (CA-11)	$
Harry Mitchell (AZ-05)	$
Christopher Murphy (CT-05)	$
Patrick Murphy (PA-08)	$
Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23)	$
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)	$
Heath Shuler (NC-11)	$
Zachary Space (OH-18)	$
Tim Walz (MN-01)	$
John Yarmuth (KY-03)	$

Again, the required HTML:

<form action="https://secure.actblue.com/donate" method="post">
  <table style="margin:5px auto">
    <tr>
      <td>Mike Arcuri (NY-24)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12821" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12821]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>John Barrow (GA-12)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12719" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12719]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Melissa Bean (IL-08)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12732" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12732]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Leonard Boswell (IA-03)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12725" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12725]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Chris Carney (PA-10)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12841" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12841]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Andre Carson (IN-07)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18745" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18745]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Don Cazayoux (LA-06)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18728" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18728]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Travis W. Childers (MS-01)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18746" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18746]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Joe Courtney (CT-02)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12703" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12703]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Joe Donnelly (IN-02)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12737" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12737]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Chet Edwards (TX-17)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12860" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12860]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Brad Ellsworth (IN-08)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12739" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12739]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Bill Foster (IL-14)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18068" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18068]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-08)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12663" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12663]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Kirsten Gillibrand  (NY-20)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12818" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12818]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>John Hall (NY-19)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12817" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12817]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Baron Hill (IN-09)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12740" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12740]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Paul Hodes (NH-02)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12791" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12791]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Steve Kagen (WI-08)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12885" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12885]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Ron Klein (FL-22)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12713" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12713]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Jim Marshall (GA-08)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12718" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12718]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Jerry McNerney (CA-11)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12671" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12671]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Harry Mitchell (AZ-05)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12661" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12661]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Christopher Murphy (CT-05)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12705" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12705]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Patrick Murphy (PA-08)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12840" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12840]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12864" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12864]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12790" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12790]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Heath Shuler (NC-11)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12786" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12786]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Zachary Space (OH-18)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12830" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12830]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Tim Walz (MN-01)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12771" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12771]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>John Yarmuth (KY-03)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12743" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12743]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right">
<input type="image" name="startdonatecustom" style="border:none;
    display:inline"
       alt="Contribute with ActBlue"
       src="http://actblue.com/images/actblue-button.gif" />
</td></tr></table>
  <input type="hidden" name="list" value="dccc_frontline08" />
</form>

The gory details

You're free, of course, to change the form around and tweak the formatting and text. The only important parts are:

<form ...>
Don't mess with this line.
<input name="..." ...>
The important thing about the input boxes are the name and id fields, which can't be changed. You're free to change the size, formatting, label, etc.
<input type="hidden" name="list" ... >
Indicates that the contribution should be credited to your fundraising page. Don't adjust this line.

DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Frontline Democrats 2008 — Make Links and Get HTML

Single amount contribution form

Custom amounts contribution form

The gory details