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Getting Started

As an approved Give Lively member, you have free and unlimited access to our entire platform. But first, you MUST complete the following three steps directly with Stripe, the independent business that processes payments made through our technology.

Claim/Confirm a Stripe Account and connect it to Give LivelyEnable your Stripe account to accept ACH (bank) donations
Apply for Stripe's nonprofit discount

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Getting Started

As an approved Give Lively member, you have free and unlimited access to our entire platform. But first, you MUST complete the following three steps directly with Stripe, the independent business that processes payments made through our technology. Our Give Lively fundraising pages will not function if your nonprofit does not have a fully authorized Stripe account.

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Getting Started

As an approved Give Lively member, you have free and unlimited access to our entire platform. Learn about how it works and how to get set up in it. Then start exploring how to generate more online donations through digital fundraising, peer- and event-based campaigns, text messaging, and a whole lot more.

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Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
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New Member Welcome Guide

A quick checklist to get you set up and fundraising on our platform in no time.
Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
Text-to-Donate
Event Ticketing
Live Display
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Team Fundraising
Leaderboard

Create, activate and manage a Stripe account (required to use Give Lively tech)

Stripe is an industry-leading payment processor trusted by over 100,000 companies and nonprofits. To use Give Lively technology, 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.
Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
Text-to-Donate
Event Ticketing
Live Display
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Team Fundraising
Leaderboard

Access the Nonprofit Admin Portal

Give Lively Nonprofit Membership includes 24/7 secure access to the Nonprofit Admin Portal, the back-end management system where nonprofits can oversee their online fundraising and donor data. Read more about it.
Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
Text-to-Donate
Event Ticketing
Live Display
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Team Fundraising
Leaderboard

Troubleshoot the Nonprofit Admin Portal

The Nonprofit Admin Portal is where you manage all of your online fundraising using Give Lively technology. Learn what you can do, how to add new team members to the portal and what happens if you forgot your password.
Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
Text-to-Donate
Event Ticketing
Live Display
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Team Fundraising
Leaderboard

Set up your Core Profile

Your Core Profile acts as the foundation for your fundraising efforts, no matter what Give Lively fundraising solutions or products you use. Many nonprofits even use the fundraising page associated with their Core Profile for year-round fundraising. Customizing your core profile is therefore a very important first step.
Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
Text-to-Donate
Event Ticketing
Live Display
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Team Fundraising
Leaderboard

Understand which browsers work best with Give Lively fundraising pages

In the event that a fundraising page isn't working properly, first check the browser. Give Lively works best on the latest versions of most desktop/laptop computers and mobile devices, except Internet Explorer.
Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
Text-to-Donate
Event Ticketing
Live Display
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Team Fundraising
Leaderboard

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Add or delete users of the Nonprofit Admin Portal

Any Give Lively nonprofit member can manage who has access to the Nonprofit Admin Portal on its behalf. This includes adding new users, all of whom gain the same level of admin access, and removing current ones.
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Understand the third-party fees on donations through Give Lively

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.
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Learn how strongly we believe in data privacy and security

Generosity should never be compromised. That's why we take privacy, security, and transparency very seriously. With both donors and nonprofits, we pursue proper steps to protect data and keep private and secure what should remain private and secure.
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Understand what donor data Give Lively captures and where

Give Lively does capture some data. Here is what we record and where we gather it, as well as a reminder that we never collect financial information and always protect all data.
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Grasp the difference between the Core Profile and Campaign Pages

Both your Core Profile and your Campaign Pages can act as fundraising pages, but they are not the same. Understand why.
Campaign Pages


After

Learn how donation disbursement works

While we consider quick donation disbursement to be important, the speed of disbursement is in part a function of the form of payment and whether a nonprofit is a Give Lively member.
Campaign Pages
Donation Widget
Text-to-Donate
Event Ticketing
Live Display
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Teams Fundraising
Leaderboard


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