Text-to-Donate
Our easy, mobile-first method for capturing contributions when donors are on the go. Donors text a custom code and give via a secure fundraising page.
What our members love
Great for your fundraising needs
A fusion of form and function
- Optimized for on-the-spot giving by many simultaneous users
- Unlimited creation of text codes
- Custom text codes run as short as three characters and never expire
- Donors receive link to contribute via a secure web page
- Unlimited use of our five-digit short code, 44321
- Multiple payment options including digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Venmo
- Text-to-Donate page design inherits the look and feel of associated campaign
- Donation tracking thermometers on Campaign Page and Live Display exhibit donations in seconds
Members gain full and free access to all of our digital fundraising products.
$90 million saved
by member nonprofits on fundraising tech expenses since 2017
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Text-to-Donate is our easy, mobile-first method for capturing contributions when donors are on the go. Donors text/SMS a special “text code” to 44321 (valid with U.S. phone numbers on U.S. carrier networks) and receive a text reply with a link to a secure, mobile-ready fundraising page where they can then donate.
A custom text code is unique to the nonprofit that creates it and to the campaign it supports. The goal is to create a memorable text code that increases a campaign’s visibility and the likelihood of receiving donations. The text code is best kept short, memorable and easy to type, so that it can be spoken aloud, shared on the web or social media, printed on handouts or projected at events. Learn how to make the most of Text-to-Donate on our Resource Hub (for members, but open to all).
As with all Give Lively nonprofit fundraising products, Text-to-Donate is free. Nonprofits can create as many unique text codes as needed for all their campaigns, events and more. And they have free and unlimited use of our five-digit short code, 44321 (only on U.S. phone carriers).
Text-to-Donate may also be possible through non-U.S. phones in some countries, but the short code can’t be used.
Please note that Text-to-Donate is not the same as "Text to Give.” The latter is when someone sends a text message with a donation amount, rather than a text code, to a special short code. The donation amount is then automatically charged against a card on file with an involved organization. We power Text-to-Donate, not Text-to-Give.
Text-to-Donate is our easy, mobile-first method for capturing contributions when donors are on the go. Donors text/SMS a special “text code” to 44321 (valid with U.S. phone numbers on U.S. carrier networks) and receive a text reply with a link to a secure, mobile-ready fundraising page where they can then donate.
Text-to-Donate may also be possible through non-U.S. phones in some countries, but the short code can’t be used.
Text-to-Donate can be used in a wide variety of circumstances. Once a catchy text code has been created and linked to a campaign, it can be shared on social media, blogs and your website; in promotional videos, livestreams, print materials and Live Display; at press appearances, live and virtual events and much more, all with the goal of increasing a campaign’s visibility and the likelihood of receiving donations.
We recommend using a multichannel approach when it comes to promoting a text code. Some marketing materials have local and short-term appeal, while other approaches are more far reaching and have a life that can touch donors over the long term. A call to action should be included in every promotion of the text code, whether it is digital or in person and involves print, animation, podcasts, video or anything else.
Consider using other Give Lively products and solutions alongside Text-to-Donate to achieve best results. Notably, Text-to-Donate is part of our Digital Fundraising and Event Fundraising solutions, and designed to work in tandem with all of our products.
As with all Give Lively nonprofit fundraising products, Text-to-Donate is free. Nonprofits can create as many unique text codes as needed for all their campaigns, events and more. And they have free and unlimited use of our five-digit short code.
For more tips, see our ultimate guide to Text-to-Donate in the Resource Hub (for members, but open to all).
In keeping with our commitment to data privacy and security, Give Lively takes full measures to protect all collected data, both where it is stored and when it is transferred between authorized parties.
More specifically, Give Lively and its member nonprofits can never view a donor’s full payment details as they are handled exclusively by a secure third-party payment processor -- they are captured and stored securely by them without passing through our servers -- although some credit/debit card metadata and general payment information is accessible by Give Lively. Upon request, we can work with the payment processor to delete all data.
Give Lively does capture and securely store some non-payment data about donors, for instance a donor’s first and last names, email address and donation date, among other data points. See our Resource Hub (for members, but open to all) for a complete list of what donor data Give Lively collects.