Give Lively
Fundraising software
Nonprofit software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is Give Lively
Give Lively is a fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations that provides online donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, event fundraising, and text-to-donate tools. It is used by nonprofits that want to accept and manage donations without paying platform fees, typically paying only standard payment processing costs. The product focuses on quick campaign setup and supporter-facing giving experiences rather than full nonprofit CRM functionality.
No platform fee model
Give Lively positions itself as a $0 platform fee fundraising tool for nonprofits, with costs primarily limited to payment processing. This can be attractive for organizations that run multiple campaigns and want predictable fundraising software costs. The pricing approach can reduce the need to justify subscription spend for basic online fundraising use cases.
Multiple fundraising modalities
The platform supports common nonprofit fundraising motions such as donation forms, peer-to-peer pages, event fundraising, and text-to-donate. This allows a nonprofit to run several campaign types without stitching together separate tools. It fits organizations that prioritize donor-facing campaign execution over back-office system breadth.
Fast campaign deployment
Give Lively is designed for relatively quick setup of donation pages and campaigns, which helps teams with limited technical resources. The workflows emphasize templated pages and straightforward configuration. This can be useful for time-bound appeals and smaller teams that need to launch fundraising quickly.
Limited CRM depth
Give Lively is primarily a fundraising front-end and does not function as a full nonprofit CRM in the way more database-centric platforms do. Organizations that need complex constituent profiles, advanced segmentation, and multi-department case management may require additional systems. This can introduce integration and data-governance work to maintain a single source of truth.
Reporting and analytics constraints
Compared with more comprehensive nonprofit platforms, reporting may be less configurable for organizations that require highly customized dashboards, attribution models, or cross-channel analytics. Teams may need to export data for deeper analysis. This adds operational overhead for finance and development operations roles.
Ecosystem and integrations vary
Integration coverage and depth can be a deciding factor for nonprofits using established email marketing, accounting, or data warehouse tooling. If a required native integration is not available, teams may rely on middleware or manual processes. This can affect scalability as donation volume and campaign complexity grow.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Give Lively membership) | $0 — no platform/membership/subscription/setup/hidden fees | Full access to Give Lively fundraising platform (Campaign Pages, Donation Widgets, Text-to-Donate, Event Ticketing, Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, Live Display, Salesforce integration, etc.). Give Lively does not charge nonprofits for platform use; third-party payment processor fees apply (examples below). Donations may include voluntary donor tips to Give Lively. See official fees page for processor rate details. |
Examples of third-party processor fees (as listed on Give Lively's official fees page):
- Stripe (required payment processor): Major credit cards — Standard: 2.9% + $0.30; Nonprofit-discount: 2.2% + $0.30. ACH/Bank Transfer: 0.8% (cap $5). (See Give Lively fees page.)
- Shift4 (optional): Major credit cards — 1.99% + $0.25; ACH not yet available on Give Lively. (See Give Lively fees page.)
- PayPal (optional additional processor): Standard domestic: 2.99% + $0.49; Nonprofit-discount: 1.99% + $0.49; International: 3.49% + fixed fee. (See Give Lively fees page.)
Seller details
Give Lively LLC
New York, NY, USA
2017
Non-profit
https://www.givelively.org/
https://x.com/givelively
https://www.linkedin.com/company/give-lively/
