Previously, donors would have to choose to cover third-party payment processing fees, but nonprofits can now decide if donors are initially automatically opted in or not. In keeping with our one-click coverage of both the transaction fees and a voluntary tip to Give Lively, the default “on” position is for the combined amount. Donors retain the ability not to cover fees and/or make a tip before completing a payment. Learn more about fee coverage on Give Lively payment forms.

It features Ishan Johnson, CFRE (Deputy Chief Philanthropy Officer for Boston Lyric Opera), and Alisha Johnson Perry, CFRE (Director of Development at SAAFON), who talked moving beyond the all-too-usual "transactional" model of fundraising, especially when it yields diminishing returns. Instead, they explored how much value one can create together with donors, not how much one can get from them. Read about the webinar and how to view it on-demand.

The downloadable receipt is an HTML email file. Read how to download a receipt and other actions possible from the expanded view of on-screen data reports.

These “dynamic” donation tools enhance the existing functionality of a Core Profile and Campaign Pages by allowing suggested giving levels based on a donor's payment frequency. Read about “dynamic” donation amounts and how they make giving smarter and more impactful.

Upon creation or editing of an Event Ticketing page, the event address field would refresh after each character was entered, requiring users to click back into the field after typing each character. This tool can now be used without technical interruption. Learn how to build an Event Ticketing page.

It now displays the same alphanumeric identifier code nonprofits see in PayPal reports. Explore the donor data available to member nonprofits in the downloadable Line Items (All) CSV report.

This was done in compliance with U.S. federal tax law. So that they can support their donors’ tax needs, Give Lively member nonprofits that received donations in 2025 have been sent an email about this pointing to additional information, including answers to common questions. Donor tax summaries (as well as individual donation receipts) are located in the Give Lively User Portal. Read what and where the Give Lively User Portal is and how donors can find and understand their annual summary of donations.

Nonprofit admins using the Give Lively for Salesforce app can now set an Acknowledgement Status value on both Opportunity and Payment records. View and configure settings for Give Lively's Salesforce integration.

With this process complete after a successful closed beta, all member nonprofits’ donors are able to give directly from a donor-advised fund (DAF) in just a few clicks – no manual grant requests or extra steps required. DAFpay has been automatically enabled, but nonprofits can easily disable it. Learn about the value of DAF giving and how to accept and manage DAFpay on Give Lively.

This button scrolled donors directly down to the donation form; however, following reports of donor confusion and scroll inconsistencies (due to embedded form vagaries), this extra button will no longer appear. The main button that is part of the donation form remains in place. Learn about Branded Donation Widgets.