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Create Donate Items for Targeted Need
Create custom donate items to capture monetary donations. Additional information about the purchaser or items can be captured at the point of sale. With self-checkout available on the campaign, donors add the donation to their cart and are prom...
Add a Donation to a Users Account
Monetary donations can be added to a user's cart by org, campaign, or volunteer admins. Once added, payment can be secured either through self-checkout or by an admin from the Checkout page . Donations entered are included in the donation reve...
Capture Recurring Donations
Allow donors to choose between a one-time or monthly donation through your campaign site. Recurring donors' credit cards are automatically charged, the same day each month. The initial donation is included in the campaign's revenue totals, while...
Donation Appeal Methods
Offering a Donation Appeal, Mission Moment, or any version of a Call for Cash is a great way to let your donors support your cause. There are various methods that could be added to your campaign, which is as easy as creating the donation opportunit...
Donation Appeal Best Practices
Maximize revenue during the fundraising by including monetary donation opportunities for users. These can be different specific needs, or donations for one overall campaigns. Allow users who don’t bid on or win auction items to still participate an...
Fixed vs. Donation Level Items
GveSmart offers two ways to create donate items for supporters to give. With self-checkout available on the campaign, donors add the donation to their cart and are prompted to either continue browsing or pay. Choose from the options listed be...
Receive Item Donations
Allow supporters to donate items such as vacation homes, sports tickets, gift cards, and more. Supporters simply click a button on the Home page and fill in details of their contributions including name, description, fair market value (FMV), and i...
Receive Monetary Donations
Offer several ways supporters can give monetary donations through the campaign. Include all donations received as part of the total raised on the Home page fundraising goal , sharing how close you are to reaching it. GiveSmart Donation Sites G...
Return a Monetary Donation
If a donation added needs to be returned, it can be removed from the user's cart by an admin. Donations removed after payment will require a refund . From the Donate page Return a Click to Donate, Home page, and Champion donation Donations made...
Donations FAQs
Text to Donate If a donor texts 'give AMOUNT' to 76278 but does not have a phone number on their profile or has not registered for the campaign, what will happen? There are 2 scenarios that could occur: Scenario 1 If the donor is sending the ...