People For the American Way Action Fund

Young Progressive Candidates — 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.

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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="youngelectedsproject" />
</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.

Daniel Biss (IL-HD-017)	$
Maria Chappelle-Nadal (MO-HD-72)	$
Tricia Cotham (NC-HD-100)	$
Elesha Gayman (IA-HD-84)	$
Isadore Hall (CA-HD-52)	$
Jason Holsman (MO-HD-45)	$
Kevin Killer (SD-HD-27)	$
Chris King (PA-HD-142)	$
Jessica King (WI-SD-18)	$
Tamara Grigsby (WI-HD-18)	$
David Litvack (UT-HD-26)	$
Scott Merrick (NH-HD-Coos-2)	$
Janet Petersen (IA-HD-64)	$
Carl Sciortino (MA-HD-Middlesex 34)	$
Rachel Shattuck (IL-HD-049)	$
Kendall Van Dyk (MT-HD-49)	$
People for the American Way Action Fund	$

Again, the required HTML:

<form action="https://secure.actblue.com/donate" method="post">
  <table style="margin:5px auto">
    <tr>
      <td>Daniel Biss (IL-HD-017)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_17917" maxlength="8" name="recipients[17917]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Maria Chappelle-Nadal (MO-HD-72)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_20207" maxlength="8" name="recipients[20207]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Tricia Cotham (NC-HD-100)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_21206" maxlength="8" name="recipients[21206]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Elesha Gayman (IA-HD-84)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_13541" maxlength="8" name="recipients[13541]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Isadore Hall (CA-HD-52)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18135" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18135]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Jason Holsman (MO-HD-45)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_20026" maxlength="8" name="recipients[20026]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Kevin Killer  (SD-HD-27)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_19466" maxlength="8" name="recipients[19466]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Chris King (PA-HD-142)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_20860" maxlength="8" name="recipients[20860]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Jessica King (WI-SD-18)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18658" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18658]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Tamara Grigsby (WI-HD-18)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_15999" maxlength="8" name="recipients[15999]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>David Litvack (UT-HD-26)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_15805" maxlength="8" name="recipients[15805]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Scott Merrick (NH-HD-Coos-2)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_14785" maxlength="8" name="recipients[14785]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Janet Petersen (IA-HD-64)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_13531" maxlength="8" name="recipients[13531]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Carl Sciortino (MA-HD-Middlesex 34)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_13931" maxlength="8" name="recipients[13931]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Rachel Shattuck (IL-HD-049)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_19120" maxlength="8" name="recipients[19120]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Kendall Van Dyk (MT-HD-49)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_14544" maxlength="8" name="recipients[14544]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>People for the American Way Action Fund</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18222" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18222]" 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="youngelectedsproject" />
</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.