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# Overview

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## How it works

DAFpay manages the entire grant submission process, including credential verification, multi-factor authentication, error management, and fee collection, for each Donor Advised Fund supported.

The initial step involves **registering** each nonprofit organization. Once registered, you will receive a Connect ID (CID) that can be used to **initialize** Connect, the web component that renders the DAFpay button.  Lastly, **query** Chariot's APIs to gather all the data generated through Connect.

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## Try it out

Try out the [DAFpay Demo](https://secure.dafpay.com/demo) for yourself and see what it might look like on your website after you've completed the integration.