Our hearts go out to the people and communities affected by the fires in Los Angeles, California.

In our system, there are upper and lower per-payment limits.

We are inspired by the work that these six nonprofits are doing for Native Americans.

Let’s make caring for the planet an essential part of the holiday season. Here are some helpful tips!

Learn how donors view the Leaderboard.

Learn how the third-party payment processing fee is distributed when you donate to multiple charities via the Giving Basket.

Learn about why the Giving Basket check is not for the full value of the donations received.

Learn how you can cover the payment processing fees when giving via the Giving Basket.

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising enables your supporters to create their own fundraising pages and raise money on your behalf. It helps nonprofits build engagement, connect with new donors, and raise more with less effort.

Learn what our free membership includes, how to apply for Give Lively's membership and what are the third-party costs.

Learn about how often the Live Display updates the donation numbers.

Learn about any fees associated with donating through the Giving Basket.

Learn about the third-party processing fees involved in using Giving Basket.

Learn why the Giving Basket check is from the Give Lively Foundation.

Ascertain in advance if a venue’s internet connectivity and strength are ready for the use of Give Lively products at a fundraising event.

Our Peer-to-Peer Leaderboard lets nonprofits feature their top peer-to-peer fundraisers and the amounts they've raised right on the nonprofit's campaign fundraising page.

A helpful overview of the new custom objects and fields of Give Lively’s Salesforce app. They allow greater access to Give Lively data without ever leaving Salesforce. Additionally, this new version of the app bundles a pair of permission sets that facilitate the process of granting access to users, and fully supports the syncing of donations from peer-to-peer and team fundraising pages.

Learn about the collection of reports and dashboard that give additional insight into donations and donors processed through Give Lively’s fundraising platform.

Learn about what a check from Giving Basket represents.

Learn how to build an individual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising page.

How much does Give Lively cost? Spoiler: Give Lively is free for nonprofits. That’s our price. Read about what free means and how we compare to other fundraising platforms.

Get up to date about nonprofit governance and delinquency laws, especially California Assembly Bill 488.

Want to link a “Donate” button on Facebook to a website outside of Facebook? It used to be an effective way to call attention to your campaigns. Then, in early 2019, Facebook changed its policy on this and it is no longer possible. Learn more about what it means and why.

Live Display is a progress meter designed to track incoming donations and exhibit them mere seconds (usually between 3 and 5) after being completed. It's a great centerpiece for any fundraising event. Learn how to access Live Display and display it prominently at your event.

Understanding the full cost of fundraising is a pillar of responsible nonprofit management and financial stewardship.

Are you interested in early access to our new custom questions model in exchange for feedback about it? Let us know!

Team Fundraising provides a way for groups of people with shared values to make collective appeals to the generosity of others, all in support of your nonprofit.

Learn what information is available in the Giving Basket donor data.

Our favorite nonprofit social media strategy ideas for GivingTuesday campaigns and beyond!

Learn what Give Lively and Stripe do to forestall credit card testing, and what additional voluntary efforts you can make to do even more.

A full example of a Team Fundraising page showing and explaining all of its elements.

August is National Water Quality Month. Learn about it and nonprofits focused on water security.

In Peer-Based Fundraising, a team leader creates and manages a Team Fundraising page, recruits teammates, sets fundraising goals, organizes fundraising activities, and is the team’s biggest cheerleader. But where to start? Read here!

Use GivingTuesday with our platform to send down roots and secure the nutrients needed for determined and purposeful nonprofit growth, if not survival.

Stripe is an industry-leading payment processor trusted by over 100,000 companies and nonprofits. To use Give Lively technology for fundraising, you must have an activated Stripe account connected to Give Lively. A fully effective account is also enabled for ACH (bank) transfers and has applied for Stripe’s nonprofit discount. Learn how to set it up.

Learn how to embed a widget on a site you host, or one built using Squarespace, Wix or WordPress.

A little data-based directed payment encouragement can lead to increases in nonprofit revenue and donor satisfaction.

In anticipation of giving season, we wanted to share a few examples of inspirational GivingTuesday fundraising.

Learn what donor data is available for member nonprofits.

Learn what donor data is available for member nonprofits taking part in the “Line Items (All)” donor data. This includes an explanation of updated column headers and additional new data in the Line Items (All) on-screen report and downloadable CSV, as well corresponding Mapped Fields in Salesforce.