All New Improvements Bug Fixes
Sep 22

Fund Designations: A Clearer Way for Donors to Choose Their Impact

Improvement
       Mike Young

Make it easier for donors to see where their gift is going and choose the fund that matters to them.

  • Clearer designation: A new “To” label makes it more obvious which fund a donor’s gift is supporting.
  • More context: Add an optional image and description to each fund to help donors understand their choices.
  • A better way to choose: Instead of a small dropdown, selecting a fund now opens a dedicated selector where donors can browse all available designations, with images and descriptions for added context.
  • Easier to find: Donors can search within the selector to quickly find the fund they want to support.

📖 Learn more: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/10292118-ge-funds-accounting

Aug 27

Recurring Payment Processing Summary Emails

Improvement
       Mike Young

You asked, we listened. Based on feedback submitted through the “Is this email useful?” link in our emails, recurring payment processing summaries now give you more of the information you told us you wanted.

  • See total contributions processed and overall success rate.
  • Review successful revenue and the total amount attempted.
  • See payments that are retrying or suspended.
  • Review failed payments and jump directly to individual contributions.
  • Quickly view all failures related to the recurring processing batch.

Keep the feedback coming! The “Is this email useful?” link is there for a reason. Your feedback directly helps us understand what’s working, what could be better, and where we should focus next.

Learn More: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12324344-recurring-plan-notifications

Aug 19

Custom Fields for Giving Experiences

New
       Mike Young

Collect the extra information you need and sync it directly to DonorPerfect.

Aug 19

Sticky Donate Button

New
       Mike Young

Keep giving visible and accessible across your entire website with the new Sticky Donate Button, part of Givecloud’s Fundraising Promotion Toolkit.

  • Always within reach: Supporters can donate from anywhere as they browse your Connected Website.
  • Make it yours: Customize the button’s text, icon, color, and position to match your brand.
  • Connect your Giving Experience: Choose which fundraising form opens when supporters click the button.

👉 Learn more: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/12501335-fundraising-promotion-toolkit

Jul 29

More Ways to Personalize Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers

Improvement
       Mike Young

Supporters are now be able to:

  • Upload a custom fundraiser avatar during the fundraiser creation process.
  • Add a personalized fundraiser description to share their story and inspire others to give.
  • Edit their GE based fundraiser through the Donor Portal when View Fundraisers and Edit Fundraisers are enabled.
  • Configure Allow Custom Images and Allow Custom Descriptions in the Giving Experience Visual Editor to control available personalization options.

Learn more: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/10292001-ge-peer-to-peer

Jul 2

Import New Recurring Payment Plans

New
       Mike Young

Create recurring payment plans in bulk using a CSV or Excel import.

Highlights

  • Create recurring payment plans for existing Givecloud supporters.
  • Import recurring amounts, billing schedules, fundraising items, and more.
  • Reuse existing payment methods when replacing recurring plans.
  • Supports CSV and Excel (.xls/.xlsx) imports.

Learn more

https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/15808303-import-new-recurring-payment-plans-rpps

Jun 30

Bulk Update Recurring Payment Plans

New
       Mike Young

Make changes to multiple recurring plans at once, reducing manual work and saving time on large-scale updates.

Highlights

  • Access the new Bulk Update Recurring Profiles option from Recurring Plans → + Add / Update.
  • Update recurring amounts, billing frequencies, next payment dates, billing end dates, and Donor Covers Cost (DCC) settings in bulk.
  • Cancel recurring plans with configured cancellation reasons and override some external CRM values when needed.
  • Create new recurring plans for existing supporters with saved payment methods

Learn more https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/14668555-update-recurring-payment-plans-rpp-via-import

Jun 24

Update DonorPerfect Codes for Recurring Gifts

New
       Mike Young

Edit DonorPerfect codes directly on recurring plans

  • Update coding on existing recurring plans without recreating the recurring gift.
  • Future gifts automatically use the updated codes on the next scheduled charge.
  • Edit DP Pledge ID, General Ledger, Campaign, Solicitation, Sub-Solicitation, Gift Memo, and User Defined Fields (UDFs).
  • Supports Enhanced Pledge updates and re-syncing historical contributions.

Learn more: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/15565017-how-to-edit-donorperfect-codes-on-a-recurring-plan

Jun 22

Hero Layout for Giving Experiences

New
       Mike Young

Hero Layout makes it easy to create visually engaging fundraising experiences while maintaining the flexibility of Givecloud Giving Experiences. Whether you're using hosted pages, popup embeds, or inline embeds, Hero Layout helps create a seamless donor journey.

Highlights:

  • Dedicated hero image section
  • Support for Hosted Pages, Popup Embeds, and Inline Embeds
  • Focus Mode for inline giving experiences
  • Goals, progress tracking, and countdown timers
  • Mobile-optimized experience
  • Compatible with Standard and Compact donation form templates

Learn More: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/10275748-ge-layout

Jun 3

New Users Can Now Set Their Own Passwords

Improvement
       Mike Young

Instead of creating and sharing passwords manually, admins can invite new users to set their own password through a secure Givecloud setup flow.

What's New

  • Invite new users to create their own password
  • Reduce manual password sharing between team members
  • Help new users get started faster and more securely
  • Existing password reset workflows remain unchanged
May 26

Promo Code Sync to DonorPerfect

Improvement
       Mike Young

Promo codes used in Givecloud now automatically sync to the PROMO_CODE field in DonorPerfect gift records.

  • Automatically sync promo codes from Givecloud contributions into DonorPerfect
  • Improve campaign attribution, reporting, and reconciliation workflows
  • View synced promo codes directly within Givecloud’s raw gift data view
May 26

Custom Emails for Giving Experiences

New
       Mike Young

Fully personalize donor confirmation emails with custom branding, messaging, and Giving Experience-specific content.

  • Customize the default confirmation email or build a fully custom layout
  • Create dedicated emails for specific Giving Experiences and campaigns
  • Supports merge tags, multi-language content, and automated stewardship experiences

Learn more here --> https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/15261886-custom-emails-for-giving-experiences

May 26

Fixed Payments for Giving Experiences

New
       Mike Young

Give supporters more control over when their recurring donations process with customizable payment dates and optional initial payments.

Key Highlights

  • Allow supporters to choose from predefined payment dates or weekdays
  • Configure optional, required, or disabled initial payments
  • Create a clearer, more flexible recurring giving experience with improved checkout messaging

Learn more here --> https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/15263726-fixed-payments-for-giving-experiences

May 19

Personalized Suggested Amounts for Returning Donors

Improvement
       Mike Young

Giving Experiences with suggested amounts set to Custom can now optionally display personalized donor amounts based on a supporter’s giving history.

What’s New

  • Added a new Personalize Amounts for Returning Donors toggle to Suggested Amount settings
  • Personalized supporter amounts can now optionally be used on Giving Experiences with suggested amounts set to Custom
  • Organizations can now choose between curated custom amounts or donor-personalized amounts for returning supporters

Default Behavior

  • Existing Giving Experiences with suggested amounts set to Automatic will keep personalization enabled
  • Existing Giving Experiences with suggested amounts set to Custom will keep personalization disabled
  • New Giving Experiences will have personalization enabled by default

Help with configuration in the Knowledge Base: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/10275917-ge-customize-experience

Apr 27

Enable Bank Payments (ACH & PAD) with Stripe

New
       Mike Young

You can now offer bank debit payments through Stripe in Givecloud—supporting ACH for U.S. donors and PAD (ACSS Debit) for Canadian donors.

What’s included:

🇺🇸 ACH Direct Debit for U.S. Stripe accounts

🇨🇦 ACSS Debit (PAD) for Canadian Stripe accounts

Simple toggle inside Givecloud once enabled in Stripe

Why it matters:

  • Adds another trusted payment option for donors
  • Improves reliability for recurring giving
  • Helps reduce failed payments from expired cards

Learn how to enable it: https://help.givecloud.com/en/articles/14783957-enable-bank-payments-with-stripe

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