As we did in December 2023 and to calculate our September 2024 milestone achievement of $100 million saved in tech costs for nonprofits on $1 billion raised, we calculated this based on the fees that nonprofits would have paid if they raised an amount equivalent to the volume of donations Give Lively saw in December 2024 through a different platform. Read the motivation for, calculus behind and importance of Give Lively helping nonprofits save money on digital fundraising technology.

First, December 31, 2024, was the largest one-day total ever processed by Give Lively technology. December had the grandest monthly totals thus far in our 10 years of supporting nonprofits. And 2024 was a year for the record books, full of growth and milestones. Take a look at our 2024 end-of-year review 2024 and see how we, our member nonprofits and their donors drew strength from one another.

Our latest developments include a fundraising page with reduced features and a back-up fundraising page in the event of significant service slowdowns or serious service disruptions, respectively. While we don’t anticipate needing this, these options guarantee a nonprofit's ongoing fundraising. Learn about the workarounds we have developed in case the unexpected happens.

For a brief period, donors who opted not to cover the PayPal transaction fee were unable to complete GIving Basket donations using PayPal as the payment method. Read about covering the payment processing fees when giving via the Giving Basket and how to get assistance if there is a problem processing a Giving Basket donation.

Full titles now appear in Google calendar invites, whereas any texts following the & symbol had been cut off. Learn more about how to build an Event Ticketing page.

Wellness Warriors provides new opportunities for cancer survivors to heal – both physically and emotionally – by participating in their own recovery and a mutually empowering dragon boat team. Read about its creative approach to Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

The toggle is now back and fully functional, allowing donors to remain anonymous if they choose. Learn how to add the ability to make private/anonymous donations and how to use embeddable widgets to collect donations on your website.

Going forward, when nonprofits navigate to and export the report, the column will include new customers’ names, not email addresses. Learn how to export donor data from Stripe.

These are just the latest new payment methods, which already include credit/debit cards, ACH/bank transfers, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Spoiler: donor-advised funds (DAFs) are next. Learn about Venmo and monthly PayPal.

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