Activate Your Donate Button

Administrators can activate the Donate button on their GivePulse group page to never miss out on an opportunity to receive donations from community members, volunteers, or potential supporters. This step-by-step guide will take you through the simple steps to start receiving donations. 

This article will cover the following:

• How to Activate Your Donate Button
• Overview of Donation Processing & Platform Fees
• How to Activate Donations Youtube Tutorial Video

How to Activate Your Donate Button

When activated, the Donate button will be present on your group's public page. 

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1. Connect Your Bank Account

From your Group Admin Dashboard, navigate to Payments > Bank Settings. Click HERE for a more in-depth guide on how to connect a bank account to your group. 

2. Set Up a Fundraiser

After your bank account has been connected, you can create a fundraiser. To get started, navigate to Giving > Add Fundraiser. Click HERE for a more in-depth guide on how to create a fundraiser.

3. Start Accepting Donations

Once you've connected your bank account and published a fundraising event, the Donate button will appear on your GivePulse group page. All active fundraisers will appear as options on your Donate button dropdown. You can always direct constituents to make a donation via the short link you can copy from your fundraiser page or copy the URL directly from the Donate checkout page. You can also use the other options under Share With Friends to promote and share your fundraiser within your GivePulse community and externally via social media and email. 

Community members and volunteers will be able to find your fundraiser in searches and on your group page if privacy settings are set to Public.

Click HERE for an in-depth guide on how to manage fundraising campaigns and donations. 

Overview of Donation Processing & Platform Fees

For every donation that is processed through GivePulse, there is a credit card processing fee managed by Stripe and a small platform fee for GivePulse services. GivePulse proudly offers the lowest fees in the industry to ensure you keep as much of your funds raised as possible. Donors are always prompted to cover donation fees at checkout, which 85% of them usually do. Because of this, organizations keep an average of $99.00 of every $100 they raise. 

Credit Card Processing Fee (2.9% + 30¢) We are currently using a payment service called Stripe. Stripe charges a simple 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction and includes credit card processing. We accept the following American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA:

GivePulse Service Fee (1%) The GivePulse service fee is 1% for every donation.  e.g., if your group receives a donation of $100 from GivePulse, the GivePulse service fee will be $1 dollar. 

Note: All donations are automatically deposited directly to your bank account within 3 days. 

How to Activate Donations Youtube Tutorial Video

For further assistance or questions, contact fundraising@givepulse.com.