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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Learn what donor data is available for member nonprofits.

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

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

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

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

Learn what donor data is available for member nonprofits taking part in the “Line Items (All)” donor data beta. 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.

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

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.

Our fundraising tech has been in regular development since 2015, propelled by direct collaboration with our nonprofit members. Here’s what makes our solutions special.

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 about what fees you can expect as an international donor.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Make the most of Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) grants through DAFpay powered by Chariot.

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.

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

Live Display tracks incoming donations and exhibits them after mere seconds (usually between 3 and 5). Text-to-Donate powers easy mobile giving through text codes. Learn how to use them together at your next event.

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.

Event Ticketing pages let you host in-person and virtual fundraising events. You can use these pages to sell tickets and sponsorships for your events or use them for non-ticketed events. Learn how to set Event Ticketing up, including how to add basic event details, logos and images, information about tickets (categories and price tiers), additional donor information requests and thank you messages.

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!

What you need to know to help donors access their 2024 tax summary.

How donors can access their 2023 tax summaries.

Turn passion into prosperity and make fundraising more fun as part of a team. This is a platform for groups of people with shared values who wish to make collective appeals to the generosity of friends and family.