What is the website address for GuideStar?
- 05 Jan 2023
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What is the website address for GuideStar?
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What is the website address for GuideStar?
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FIMS
When that URL is updated and then when you subsequently click the GuideStar button in FIMS you will see a browser window open in which you will need to enter in your GuideStar credentials. Previously, the GuideStar username and password set in system options would be automatically passed to the website without the user having to log in. With this change those credentials will no longer be passed and the user will have to log into the GuideStar website.
You cannot access the new URL directly from a browser because it contains a merge field. You have to enter that URL into system options in FIMS so that the ein # for the profile your are on in FIMS gets merged in the request. When you click the GuideStar button in FIMS it will open a browser with a preview of the grantee you were viewing in FIMS and then you click sign in and log into GuideStar website with credentials.
If you would like to go directly to the GuideStar website and not access it from FIMS, you can use the URL below and log in as well and then search for the charity you would like to view:
https://www.guidestar.org/
1. Log into FIMS >> go to Tools >> System Utilities >> System Options >> Section Grants >> GuideStar_URL
2. Click Edit >> paste the following URL into the GuideStar URL field:
https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/%ein%
3. Click OK >> Click OK
Please note the original URL (which will no longer be valid) is still the default in FIMS. Do not click Reset to Default URL , as it will revert back to the old and invalid link.2. Click Edit >> paste the following URL into the GuideStar URL field:
https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/%ein%
3. Click OK >> Click OK
When that URL is updated and then when you subsequently click the GuideStar button in FIMS you will see a browser window open in which you will need to enter in your GuideStar credentials. Previously, the GuideStar username and password set in system options would be automatically passed to the website without the user having to log in. With this change those credentials will no longer be passed and the user will have to log into the GuideStar website.
You cannot access the new URL directly from a browser because it contains a merge field. You have to enter that URL into system options in FIMS so that the ein # for the profile your are on in FIMS gets merged in the request. When you click the GuideStar button in FIMS it will open a browser with a preview of the grantee you were viewing in FIMS and then you click sign in and log into GuideStar website with credentials.
If you would like to go directly to the GuideStar website and not access it from FIMS, you can use the URL below and log in as well and then search for the charity you would like to view:
https://www.guidestar.org/
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