Sep 29

Tax Receipt Update for Giving Experiences

New
       Mike Young

We’re making it easier for donors to get everything they need in one place.

When a supporter gives through a Giving Experience, their PDF tax receipt is now attached directly to their confirmation email.

What’s new?

  • No more separate tax receipt emails

  • Donors receive their confirmation and receipt together

Why it matters:

  • Fewer emails for your donors

  • Everything they need, right where they expect it

  • No action required from you

This update is part of our ongoing effort to make every Giving Experience feel more thoughtful and connected—for both you and your supporters.

Learn more here https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/10292117-ge-email-tax-receipt

NOTE: This change applies only to Giving Experience forms. Classic forms remain unchanged (for now!).

Sep 29

Show Total Gift Amount + FMV on Tax Receipts

New
       Mike Young

Now live — you can display both the total gift amount and the Fair Market Value (FMV) on donation tax receipts.

Whether a donor received merch, event access, or any kind of perk, this update helps:

  • Increase transparency with donors

  • Meet compliance with CRA/IRS standards

  • Simplify year-end reconciliation for your team

-Enable this under Tax Receipt Settings with just one toggle:

  • “Include total gift amount and FMV in donation(s) summary”

Learn more about this and Tax Receipt settings in https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/10126665-how-to-set-up-tax-receipts

Sep 29

Custom Line Item Labels for Tax Receipts

New
       Mike Young

You can now customize how each item appears in the tax receipt summary — whether it’s a ticket, symbolic gift, or membership.

In both Classic donation items and Giving Experiences, choose to:

  • Use a custom label

  • Pull from Fund/GL

  • Or leave it as the default

This gives you more control, clearer receipts for your donors, and a smoother experience at tax time.

Because even the receipt should reflect the heart behind the gift.

Available now under each item’s Tax Receipt settings. Learn more here https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12358200-how-to-customize-line-item-labels-in-the-tax-receipt-summary

Sep 25

Find all of your reports on the new Reports screen

New
       Dan Ramdial

We’ve redesigned how you access reports in Givecloud to make things simpler, more consistent, and easier to navigate.

What's new:

  • Instead of a dropdown list of reports in the menu, you’ll now land on a clean Reports Home screen.

  • All reports—Tax Receipts, Tributes, Referral Sources, Event Check-ins, Payments, Refunds, and more—are organized here in one place.

Learn More about the new Reports Home screen here https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12384878-reports

Sep 25

Improved Contributions Admin Experience

New
       Dan Ramdial

We’ve refreshed the Contributions admin experience with a cleaner layout, intuitive navigation, and helpful visual cues—so it’s faster and easier to manage the donations that keep your mission moving.

Whats New:

  • Tabbed Navigation - contributions are organized into intuitive tabs across the top for easy navigation.

  • Improved visibility on Risk Warnings + Status Indicators - easily view contributions that have been blocked or flagged with clear indicators into why they were stopped. Fraud risk, payment failures, and abandoned donations now show up clearly in their own tabs and columns.

  • Richer Contribution Info - Supporter avatars, payment details, recurring icons, contribution items, and statuses—all surfaced at a glance.

Learn More about the new Contribution Admin Experience here https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12386624-contributions

Sep 25

Improved Recurring Plan Admin Experience

New
       Dan Ramdial

We’ve updated the Recurring Plans Admin view—bringing cleaner design, tabbed navigation, richer payment info, and clearer statuses.

What's New:

  • Tabbed Navigation - easily switch between Active, Retrying, Suspended, and Archived plans—so you can focus on what needs your attention most.

  • Expanded Statuses - Meet the new Retrying status for better visibility into failed payment attempts and recovery efforts.

  • Future Payment Visibility - View your upcoming collections—giving you better foresight.

Learn More about the new Recurring Plan Admin Experience here https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12383739-recurring-plans

Sep 23

Built-In IRS Compliance for U.S. Tax Receipts

New
       Mike Young

Help your donors — and your team — stay tax-compliant with ease. Smart IRS-compliant language is now supported directly in your receipt templates.

Highlights:

[[tax_receipt_irs_fmv]] — Automatically outputs IRS-required goods & services statement based on FMV.

[[tax_receipt_irs_tax_exempt]] — Outputs your 501(c)(3) tax-exempt statement if your org has a charity number.

Included by default in automatic receipt templates.

Custom receipt users can manually add these tags anywhere in their template layout.

Only displays for U.S.-based organizations (based on country in org profile).

🛠 No action needed for automatic receipt users. Learn more here ➜ https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12355932-u-s-tax-receipt-compliance-irs-footer-merge-tags

Sep 18

New Feature: Recurring Plan Change Notifications

New
       Mike Young

Stay on top of donor activity with automatic email alerts when supporters update their recurring donations in the Donor Portal

What it Does

  • Sends an email notification whenever a supporter changes their recurring plan

  • Covers updates to donation amount, frequency, or payment details

  • Works for changes made in the Donor Portal or other supported channels

What You’ll See

An email notification each time a supporter updates their recurring plan

For setup instructions, check out the KB article >> https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12323902-recurring-plan-change-notifications

Sep 18

Recurring Plan Auto-Retry Setting

New
       Mike Young

With the new Recurring Plan Auto-Retry setting, your organization has more control over how Givecloud handles failed recurring payments.

  • Automatically retry failed recurring payments

  • Choose how many retry attempts to make

  • Set the number of days between each attempt

Recover more donations with less manual work

See the KB article for setup details >> https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12020885-managing-failed-recurring-payments-with-auto-retry

Sep 5

Fixed : Automatic & Revised Tax Receipts with [[changes]] Merge Tag

New
       Mike Young

The Issue:

  • Revisions to tax receipts were being tracked correctly in Givecloud Admin. However, for non-Canadian organizations, if the [[changes]] merge tag was included on a tax receipt (including Automatic Tax Receipts), the section may not have populated with the changes that were made.

What This Means:

  • Donors still received their receipts, but the “changes” section may have appeared blank.

  • This applied both to manually revised receipts and to Automatic Tax Receipts where the [[changes]] tag was present.

  • The underlying tracking of changes in Givecloud Admin was never impacted.

Resolution:

  • This issue has been fixed. Going forward, the [[changes]] merge tag will populate correctly for all organizations, including on Automatic Tax Receipts.

Next Steps for You:

  • If you use the system’s Automatic Tax Receipt template, those receipts have been updated automatically and you may resend them if needed.

  • If your organization has been issuing custom receipts that were originally created by copying the system template, you may need to void and re-issue those receipts to ensure the changes display properly.

  • No other action is required.

At Givecloud, we believe donors deserve clarity and transparency—because delighted donors become devoted donors. Thank you for trusting us to help you steward your supporters with confidence.

Sep 5

Recurring Plans - Now in Main Sidebar

New
       Mike Young

We’ve made it easier to manage recurring donations!

The Recurring Plans menu item has been moved out of the Contributions sub-menu and is now available directly in the main left-hand sidebar for all plans.

Simplify your workflow and save clicks—Recurring Plans management is now just one click away, right from the main sidebar.

Aug 21

Re-designed Email Admin Experience

New
       Mike Young

Managing your email automations just got a whole lot easier. We’ve rolled out a redesigned Email Admin experience—built to save time, reduce confusion, and help you stay focused on what matters most: your mission.

Here’s what’s new:

  • Tabbed navigation right in the data table -- Quickly jump between filtered sets like “Recurring Plans” or “Sponsorships.”

  • One-click access to your automations -- No more digging through submenus—just click and go.

  • Clear status indicators -- Easily see if an automation is Active or Offline. Toggle with a click or filter by status.

  • “Set Live” and “Save” buttons -- Know exactly when an email is live—or still in draft mode.

  • Archive and restore with ease -- Keep things tidy by archiving unused emails. Restore anytime.

Learn More about Email Automation in our KB article here --> https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/3367638-automated-email-communication-overview

Jul 29

Giving Experiences now trigger a Donate Event for Facebook Pixel instead of a Purchase Event

New
       Mike Young

Giving Experiences are optimized to track Donate events, not traditional Purchase events.

This distinction matters:

  • Donate events are designed specifically for charitable giving—not e-commerce.

  • Unlike Purchase events, you do not need to set up a product catalog to track conversions.

  • This keeps things simpler and more aligned with the heart of fundraising—your donors are giving, not shopping and you don't miss events

For full details on setting up Facebook Pixel on your Giving Experience check out https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/4450281-how-do-i-set-up-my-facebook-pixel

Jul 25

DAFpay now supported on Classic Forms with Page with Payment

New
       Mike Young

You asked—we listened.

Jul 7

Unlock Donor Advised Fund Giving with DAFpay: US Only

New
       Mike Young

Key Highlights:

  • Available to US non-profits only
  • Frictionless Giving: Donors with a DAF can give easily without leaving your site
  • More Revenue, Less Admin: DAF gifts are processed seamlessly through DAFpay—no paperwork needed
  • Tap into Committed Generosity: DAFs are pre-funded for giving = high-intent donations

Learn more about using DAFpay with Givecloud in our Knowledge Base Article --> https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/11608864-dafpay

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