GivingFuel
Fundraising software
Nonprofit software
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What is GivingFuel
GivingFuel is a web-based fundraising platform used by nonprofits, schools, and community organizations to collect donations and manage online giving campaigns. It supports donation forms, recurring gifts, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event-related fundraising pages. The product emphasizes configurable giving pages and workflows that can be embedded or linked from an organization’s website, with integrations for payment processing and common nonprofit tools.
Flexible donation page setup
GivingFuel provides configurable donation forms and campaign pages that organizations can tailor to different appeals, funds, and programs. It supports recurring giving and common donor options such as tribute gifts and employer matching prompts (where configured). This flexibility helps teams run multiple concurrent campaigns without building custom web pages.
Peer-to-peer fundraising support
The platform includes peer-to-peer capabilities that allow supporters to create personal fundraising pages tied to a campaign. This is useful for community drives, school fundraisers, and challenge campaigns where donors give through individual participants. It can reduce reliance on manual tracking compared with spreadsheet-based approaches.
Online giving and payments focus
GivingFuel is designed primarily around online donation collection and related workflows, including receipts/acknowledgements and basic donor-facing experiences. It typically integrates with payment processing to accept card payments and may support additional payment methods depending on configuration. For organizations prioritizing digital fundraising execution, this focus can simplify deployment compared with broader all-in-one nonprofit suites.
Limited full-suite nonprofit operations
Compared with platforms that combine fundraising, membership management, events, email marketing, and case/program management in one system, GivingFuel is more centered on fundraising transactions and campaign pages. Organizations may still need separate tools for constituent relationship management, communications, and program delivery. This can increase integration and data-governance work for teams seeking a single system of record.
CRM depth may vary
Donor management capabilities are typically less extensive than dedicated nonprofit CRMs that provide advanced segmentation, moves management, and complex reporting. Teams with major-gift pipelines or sophisticated development operations may find they need a separate CRM to manage relationships and analytics. The practical impact depends on how the organization expects to use donor data beyond online giving.
Integration details not always clear
Integration coverage, supported connectors, and API capabilities are not always as transparent as vendors that publish extensive developer documentation and app marketplaces. If an organization relies on specific accounting, email, or data-warehouse workflows, it may require additional validation and potentially custom integration work. Buyers should confirm data export formats, webhook/API availability, and sync behavior during evaluation.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $9 per month | 2% platform fee; payment processing (credit card) shown on site as 2.9% + $0.30; Best for organizations with < $100,000 annual online giving; 1 admin account; unlimited giving pages, recurring donations, donor accounts, reporting & exports; donor option to cover fees enabled by default. No contract; no payment until you publish your first donation page. |
| All-In | $59 per month | 1% platform fee; payment processing (credit card) shown on site as 2.9% + $0.30 (site lists different processing rates in places; see notes); Best for organizations with < $1M annual online giving; 10 admin accounts; many fundraising, CRM, and marketing features included; custom domain available for an additional fee; donor option to cover fees enabled by default. |
| Enterprise | $299 per month | 0.25% platform fee; aimed at organizations with > $1M annual online giving; unlimited admin accounts; custom domain included; named account manager, onboarding specialist, donation page building service, advanced API access, SSO and multi-location/chapter management (contact/sales for some enterprise features). |
Notes:
- The pricing and plan names above are taken directly from GivingFuel's official pricing page.
- The site states a general credit card processing fee (2.9% + $0.30) and references ACH rates (e.g., 2% ACH shown for higher plans); specific processor fees may vary and GivingFuel references payment processing fees alongside platform fees.
- Add-on (official Help Center): Text-to-Give options — Basic: $19/month + $0.04/text (plus a $49 one-time brand verification fee); Super Sender: $99/month + $0.02/text (plus $49 one-time verification fee).
- Official site notes: "No contracts. No payment until you publish your first donation page." and "Contact sales" for enterprise/custom options.
