Learn how donation disbursement works
We believe all money donated to nonprofits should get to those nonprofits as quickly as possible.
Before you get started
Video Overview
Walkthrough
Before you get started
Video Overview
Walkthrough
Before you get started
Video Overview
Walkthrough
Before You Get Started
- ‍Connect a new or existing Stripe account to Give Lively. It’s a required first step.
- Learn more about Shift4, our optional alternative payment processor.
- You may also wish to integrate our platform with PayPal, our optional additional payment method.
- If you are looking for information about Giving Basket disbursement, go here.
Video Overview
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How quickly does Give Lively disburse donations?
The speed of disbursement is a function of the payment method. (If you are looking for information about the disbursement from Charity Navigator’s Giving Basket, learn how long it takes to receive donation made through the Giving Basket.)
* We use two services for ACH transfers and they have different ACH payment limits:
- With Plaid, Stripe imposes a per-nonprofit limit of $2,000 per ACH transaction, $6,000 per day in ACH donations and $10,000 per week (Monday to Sunday).
- With Stripe Financial Connections, there are no individual transaction or daily limits and the weekly limit is more dynamic, calculated by Stripe based on several criteria specific to the nonprofit. This limit is designed to increase as nonprofits scale up.
With both Plaid and Stripe Financial Connections, nonprofits should contact Stripe immediately about larger donations to review limits and request increases.
** At present, the Shift4 integration on Give Lively is available for one-time card donations, with recurring donations and expanded payment methods to come. Until then, all other Give Lively payment methods remain available to donors, but are handled by Stripe or PayPal. Once the Shift4 integration has expanded to cover other donation frequencies and methods available through Stripe, nonprofits will be able to choose between Shift4 and Stripe for each type of payment method. Learn more about Shift4 +Â Give Lively.
*** When PayPal is integrated with our platform, Venmo will also automatically appear as a payment method, but only to US-based donors using a supported device, only on our new payment form and never in donation widgets on Wix-hosted websites.
****Â Funds received through PayPal (for PayPal and Venmo payments) are deposited almost instantly to a nonprofit's PayPal account. Transfers to the nonprofit's bank account must be triggered by nonprofit and can happen two ways:Â 'Instant Transfer' to an eligible bank typically occurs in minutes, but varies by bank. Fees, limits and other holds may apply. 'Standard Transfer' is 1-3 business days at no additional cost.
