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Give Lively
What Give Lively is
Give Lively provides digital fundraising tools for eligible nonprofits through a web platform. Its products include campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, event ticketing, live displays, peer-to-peer fundraising, leaderboards, and team fundraising. Organizations can accept one-time, recurring, or offline donations, including anonymous gifts and dedications. Fundraising pages can be customized and are designed for mobile, tablet, and desktop use. Nonprofits must connect an authorized Stripe account; other listed payment options or integrations include Shift4, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and DAFpay. A free native Salesforce integration syncs donor, donation, campaign, event, peer-to-peer, and team fundraiser data hourly, and is designed to complement Salesforce NPSP. Give Lively charges nonprofits no setup, platform, membership, subscription, annual, or monthly fees, though third-party payment processor fees may apply. Membership is open to registered 501(c)(3) public charities and private operating foundations that meet its values and good-standing requirements. Support includes chat and email, an AI chatbot, a Resource Hub, and integration specialists.
Who it suits
Give Lively is for registered 501(c)(3) public charities and private operating foundations that meet its membership requirements. It suits eligible nonprofits seeking online fundraising tools and Salesforce data synchronization.
What it does well
- No setup, platform, membership, subscription, annual, or monthly fees.
- Supports one-time, recurring, and offline donations.
- Includes campaign, event, peer-to-peer, and team fundraising tools.
- Native Salesforce integration syncs data hourly.
- Fundraising pages are designed for mobile, tablet, and desktop.
What to know first
- Membership requires eligibility and values alignment.
- Nonprofits must connect an authorized Stripe account.
- Third-party payment processor fees may apply.
- Zapier and Double the Donation services are paid.
Limits
The free plan requires a membership application and values alignment, and is available to qualifying registered 501(c)(3) public charities and private operating foundations. Third-party payment processor fees may apply; Zapier and Double the Donation are paid services.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Give Lively fundraising platform | No setup, platform, membership, subscription, annual, or monthly fees for nonprofits. · Full and unlimited platform use · membership application and values alignment required · third-party payment processor fees may apply | Free |
As givelively.org lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Give Lively website.
- Apply for membership if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity or private operating foundation meeting its requirements.
- Connect an authorized Stripe account.
- Set up the fundraising tools and donation options your organization needs.
- Connect Salesforce, Zapier, or 360MatchPro if those integrations suit your workflow; Zapier and Double the Donation are paid services.
Verdict
Give Lively offers eligible nonprofits a broad set of digital fundraising tools without platform or membership fees. Organizations should account for membership requirements, the required Stripe connection, and possible third-party processor charges.
Questions
How much does Give Lively cost?
Its listed plan is free, with no setup, platform, membership, subscription, annual, or monthly fees for nonprofits. Third-party payment processor fees may apply.
Who can join?
Membership is open to registered 501(c)(3) public charities and private operating foundations that meet its values and good-standing requirements.
Which payment methods or integrations are listed?
Give Lively requires an authorized Stripe account and also lists Shift4, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and DAFpay as payment options or integrations.
Does Give Lively integrate with Salesforce?
Yes. Its free native integration syncs donor, donation, campaign, event, peer-to-peer, and team fundraiser data hourly and is designed to complement Salesforce NPSP.
Does it work with Zapier or matching gift tools?
Its Zapier integration connects to more than 6,000 web services and offers donation-related triggers; Zapier is paid. It also integrates with Double the Donation’s paid 360MatchPro for matching gift identification and tracking.
What platform is Give Lively available on?
The listed platform is web. Its fundraising pages are designed for mobile, tablet, and desktop use.
Facts from Give Lively's own pages
- Donation options
- The platform supports one-time, recurring, and offline donations, as well as anonymous giving and dedications. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Donor experience
- Fundraising pages can be customized and are designed to work on mobile, tablet, and desktop. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Eligibility
- Membership is open to registered 501(c)(3) public charities and private operating foundations that meet its values and good-standing requirements. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Founded
- Give Lively says it was founded by philanthropists in 2015. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Fundraising tools
- Its products include campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, event ticketing, live display, peer-to-peer fundraising, leaderboards, and team fundraising. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Matching gifts
- Give Lively integrates with Double the Donation's 360MatchPro for matching gift identification and tracking; Double the Donation is a paid service. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Give Lively requires nonprofits to connect an authorized Stripe account and also lists Shift4, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and DAFpay as payment options or integrations. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Give Lively says it does not sell, rent, or lease personal or business details and that donor payment details are handled by third-party processors without passing through its servers. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Give Lively provides digital fundraising technology for nonprofits. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Salesforce integration
- Its free native Salesforce integration syncs donor, donation, campaign, event, peer-to-peer, and team fundraiser data hourly, and is designed to complement Salesforce NPSP. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Give Lively says data in transit is protected with end-to-end encryption and SSL, data at rest is stored in encrypted databases, and its payment processors Stripe and PayPal are PCI Level 1 compliant. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The company offers chat and email support, an AI chat bot, a Resource Hub, and integration specialists; its pricing page lists chat and email support from 8 am to 8 pm ET Monday through Friday. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
- Zapier integration
- The Zapier integration connects Give Lively to more than 6,000 other web services and provides donation-related triggers; Zapier is a paid service. · givelively.org, 4 Oct 2026
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