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Digital 7th AA Tradition

The General Service Office offers this FAQ on Digital 7th A.A. Tradition: CLICK HERE

Forum experience and discussion on this topic is extensive, and forum members can find it here: CLICK HERE

General experience shows setting up these Digital 7th A.A. Tradition services with a group’s email address, and phone number instead of a member’s makes management and rotation simpler. A strong recommendation is to check privacy settings on all solutions to ensure members’ contributions are not public.

For example, a member from the New Paltz Early Birds Zoom group sought advice on how other virtual groups collect Digital 7th AA Tradition contributions, as their new treasurer is uncomfortable sharing her personal address. Several solutions were offered by other users:

One member suggested creating a dedicated email address for the treasurer, such as treasurer@group.org, a concept another upported as a “great idea.”

Another member shared that his group uses a post office box to maintain anonymity, though it requires occasional visits to the PO.

A treasurer for Happy Destiny Online AA, detailed their method of using a PayPal business account. This involves obtaining a federal EIN for the group and registering the PayPal account to the group itself. This setup allows them to collect contributions, pay bills, and make contributions using a PayPal debit card without needing a separate bank account. He noted that setting up the EIN and correct PayPal account type was the only challenging part.

Another member recommended searching for “digital 7th tradition” resources and specifically linked to a guide created by the Intergroup Association of New York, which he found to be a helpful explanation of the necessary steps and best practices.

Numerous options are in use, including:

  • Venmo
  • Paypal
  • Zelle
  • Cash App
  • Square

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