# Organizations

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## What is an Organization?

An Organization is a profile that represents a company or entity instead of an individual. Companies that become Financial Contributors, as well as legal entities that are Fiscal Hosts, are Organizations on Open Collective.

## Why Create an Organization?

* Have your company show up as a Financial Contributor to Collectives
* Enable your employees to support Collectives on behalf of your company
* Make [bulk transfers](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/financial-contributors/organizations/bulk-transfers) so you can send money once and distribute it to Collectives as you wish
* Become a Fiscal Host ([read more](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/fiscal-hosts/become-a-fiscal-host))

## **How to** Create an Organization

### **If you already have an individual profile**

Go to your profile menu (top right) and look for the My Organizations section. Click "**+"**. 

![User menu - click on "+" to create a new organization](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2F-MR_UHDblwmlTTL9bCed%2F-MR_VPFkjq_9UyfEeEYZ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=db4d686e-47a9-4a45-9e19-1bcc1d37ccc4)

Once set up, you will be able to select your individual or organization profile when making a contribution.

![The "create new organization" form](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2F-MRtHkdpUk_Rj1f_DZn6%2F-MRtIkY3t1v-3J6ueGzL%2FScreenshot%202021-01-25%20at%2011.24.37.png?alt=media\&token=3d3a0962-8eec-4d45-a820-547285e984c5)

### **If you don't have an individual profile yet**

Go through the process of contributing to a Collective, and you'll be able to create both the individual and organization profile during checkout.

## How to Edit an Organization

#### From your user menu

Use the cog icon next to the organization that you want to edit.

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2F-MR_UHDblwmlTTL9bCed%2F-MR_Vqidz9N90hs5vJh4%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=3c0eb469-40fa-440d-ae21-28e825c1fd01)

From there you can change your **Info**, add or remove **Team members**, create or edit your **Expenses Policy**, manage your **Payment Methods**, **Gift Cards**, **Connected Accounts**, **Webhooks** and to access **Advanced** settings.

Don't forget to **save your changes**!

## **How to access an Organization's contributions**

To access your Organization's contributions, go to the Organization's page and click on **Manage Contributions** in the navigation bar menu. From there you can access the action options to update amount or payment method, or cancel the contribution.

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![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2F-MR_UHDblwmlTTL9bCed%2F-MR_XykDKFgwjVMwdK11%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=3bc13a8b-4598-4f7d-8068-c70444d4bf8f)


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