Manually add any funds raised in the form of paper checks or cash to the Campaign Page totals, including its progress bar.

Manually add any funds raised in the form of paper checks or cash to the Peer-to-Peer Fundraising page totals.

To assist donors who file U.S. taxes, we provide easy and secure access to a full summary of the donations they made during that tax year to the nonprofit organizations that use our Give Lively fundraising platform. This article summarizes how to navigate the User Portal and make the most of your tax summary.

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.

Read the motivation for, calculus behind and importance of Give Lively helping nonprofits save money on digital fundraising technology.

Nine steps to turn your next fundraising event into a genuine revenue and relationship builder.

Giving Basket Donors can now donate with donor-advised fund accounts using DAFpay by Chariot on Giving Basket.

Everything you need to know about the fees and payment methods associated with use of Give Lively technology. We don't charge you anything, but third-party processors do.

A guide to weighing trade-offs and choosing the best format for your audience, capacity and goals.

Learn how to view up to three years of your donation history and receipts, and access your annual tax summary in the Give Lively User Portal.

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

Donors can select the beneficiaries of unfulfillable Giving Basket donations through a reallocation tool in the User Portal.

A look at 2024 and how we, our member nonprofits and their donors drew strength from one another. Look out 2025!

We are inspired by the work these six nonprofits are doing for women across the world.

Understand how donors can elect to cover third-party transaction fees on donations made through Give Lively.

This article details how PayPal handles and displays voluntary donor tips, referred to as “Partner Commission” by PayPal, when processed through Give Lively donation forms.

Learn about the third-party payment processing fee added to every transaction and how you can help nonprofits by covering that fee.

Understand the difference between Give Lively's two generations of payment forms. At present, the new, second-generation payment form is in use on all of our products except Event Ticketing.

Learn how Stripe processes and displays tips to Give Lively made through Give Lively donation forms.

Maximize revenue by prioritizing major gifts, corporate matching, capital campaigns and scalable, relationship-driven fundraising strategies.

Learn why you may not receive the full refund for your Giving Basket donation.

Learn what donor data is available for member nonprofits.

Learn about what fees you can expect as an international donor.

An explanation of how Shift4 processes and displays voluntary donor tips to Give Lively (called “Splits” by Shift4) made through Give Lively donation forms.

The purpose of the Give Lively logo is to represent the brand in all forms of communication. We ask that these guidelines are followed to ensure consistency and accessibility everywhere Give Lively is present, both internally and externally.

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.

How the Give Lively User Portal helps donors stay organized, in control and tax-ready.

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

Learn which payment method maximizes the amount your nonprofit gets.

Learn about Clair Lofthouse, Content Manager at Give Lively.

The purpose of Give Lively imagery is to bring the brand to life in tandem with the copy. It visually showcases Give Lively’s mission, values, business model, products, services and processes in all forms of communication.

See the word cloud generated from the mission statements of our member nonprofits.

Give Lively products facilitate fundraising during virtual events, campaigns and appeals. They can accommodate livestreaming, which is especially effective in conjunction with Donation Widgets, Live Display, Text-to-Donate and Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

Understand how DAF giving works and how to take advantage of it.

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

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

Learn about using ACH/bank payments to donate through Give Lively-powered donation forms.

Answers to common questions about giving from outside the United States through the Give Lively platform.

Inspire donors to give generously by tracking and presenting contributions in real time, especially at fundraising events. Watch the dollars flow to your cause!

As a digital fundraising company, we maintain the cybersecurity of our tech and processes as a year-round focus. However, we are glad to use this month as a welcome opportunity to refresh everyone about our ongoing security protocols and the preventative measures that can be taken in addition to them.