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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

California charitable registration rules, why they raise the stakes and, for nonprofits, a simpler way to file.

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

How a nonprofit fundraising TikTok livestream raised over $2 million in 30 hours.

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

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.

Practical ways to inspire, support and engage fundraising teams.

These nonprofits work at the intersection of environmental protection, climate justice and sustainability.

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

Learn what donor data is available for member nonprofits.

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Looking for where to donate for Breast Cancer Awareness Month? These Give Lively member nonprofits are leading examples of breakthrough work in breast cancer support, screening and survivorship and adjacent fields.

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

Give Lively products facilitate fundraising during virtual events, campaigns and appeals. We’ve pulled together a thorough list of useful tips and best practices about (1) using Give Lively products during virtual events and (2) livestreaming and virtual events in general.

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

Give Lively, working through Stripe, our primary payment processor, offers a comprehensive but simplified way of processing donations made directly from a bank account, whether it is a checking, savings or money market account. The tool is called Financial Connections.

A 12-week flowcharted countdown to GivingTuesday, complete with priority actions.

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) offer nonprofits a welcome new revenue stream at a time of fundraising upheaval.

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.

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.