# Sponsorships through Website

The [Sponsorships](/doc/0716acf2-2962-4568-9bda-5b473e2e367c) feature is first introduced with our Data Management service, but extended capabilities are gained with our Website Service! Visitors to your website can choose to send a donation earmarked for that specific animal, either one time, or as a recurring donation. Once you enable and configure this feature, visitors who view an animal with a sponsorship request will see a link to donate for that animal.


To use the **Animal Sponsorship** feature for our **Website Service**, you must first enable its use for your account. 

# Enable the animal sponsorships feature

To enable the ability to request sponsorships, go to **Animals > Sponsorships > Settings.** Tick the radio button to enable sponsorships.


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If you want to have recurring donations, you must set up PayPal as an **Affiliate**. A PayPal business account is required to use recurring payments.


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If you are using the **Website Service**, the Sponsorships functionality allows you to automatically track sponsorships from your website.  
If you are using the **Data Management Service**, you can use the sponsorship feature to enter sponsorships manually.

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See  [Sponsorship Settings](/doc/574d22f1-cb2c-4f7f-a1c4-40e78b2dd273)  in this guide for information about the other advanced elements of the sponsorships feature.

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**Documents**

- [Sponsorship Settings](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/sponsorship-settings-elP38zQZTx)