Donors can fund their donations through Give Lively using any of the following:
- all major credit cards or debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club and JCB)
- ACH/bank transfers
- digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay
- PayPal.
Some additional notes:
Credit and debit cards
To process major credit cards and debit cards, including those stored in Apple Pay and Google Pay, we rely on Stripe, an industry-leading payment processor trusted by thousands of companies and nonprofits. All Give Lively members must have a fully authorized and connected Stripe account to use our technology. Learn more about Stripe and why you need it to use Give Lively.
ACH/direct debit
To handle ACH transactions, we use different services, depending on which generation payment form is in use. Our first-generation forms use Plaid and the second-generation forms rely on Stripe Financial Connections. Both are trusted services that partner with thousands of US-based banks and guide you through a similar ACH/bank-payment process.
Digital wallets
To allow for the use of digital wallets, most Give Lively fundraising pages automatically detect if a donor's device/browser has Apple Pay or Google Pay enabled as a payment method. If detected, the relevant payment option appears. Learn more about digital wallets.
PayPal
Give Lively nonprofit members can add PayPal, but only as an optional additional donation-processing method. At the present time, it can't be the sole payment processor, since it is only available for one-time donations. Thus, PayPal will only process donations when a donor’s selected payment method is PayPal. All other payment methods (credit/debit, ACH etc.) will be processed via Stripe. Learn more about our PayPal integration in our Resource Hub (for members, but open to all).
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