Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
RSS
The customized copy in automated email receipts now accepts indented paragraphs.
The text editor used for capturing tailored thank-you messages on email receipts had not previously recognized indented texts. Learn how to send a customized thank-you message to donors and ticket purchasers.Donor lists are now available for peer-to-peer fundraisers.
The person running a Peer-to-Peer Fundraising page can now see and download a list of their donors. The on-screen and downloadable CSV include the donor’s name and the donation date, amount and frequency. Learn how fundraisers can see the donors who contributed through their Peer-to-Peer Fundraising pages.Verizon users can once again use Text-to-Donate.
At present, Verizon users (only) are unable to use the Give Lively short code (44321) due to a change made by the phone carrier. In its stead, Verizon users can send a text to the long code, 917-999-0700. Our Live Display has been updated to communicate this to Verizon users. Understand what a Text-to-Donate short code is.
Nonprofits are able to enable transaction fee coverage as the default for all donors.
Previously, donors would have to choose to cover third-party payment processing fees, but nonprofits can now decide if donors are initially automatically opted in or not. In keeping with our one-click coverage of both the transaction fees and a voluntary tip to Give Lively, the default “on” position is for the combined amount. Donors retain the ability not to cover fees and/or make a tip before completing a payment. Learn more about fee coverage on Give Lively payment forms. 
Our latest webinar –
From Transactions to Trust: How to Build Donor Relationships That Actually Last
– is now available for free and on-demand.
It features Ishan Johnson, CFRE (Deputy Chief Philanthropy Officer for Boston Lyric Opera), and Alisha Johnson Perry, CFRE (Director of Development at SAAFON), who talked moving beyond the all-too-usual "transactional" model of fundraising, especially when it yields diminishing returns. Instead, they explored how much value one can create together with donors, not how much one can get from them. Read about the webinar and how to view it on-demand.Nonprofits now have the ability to view and download a copy of the email receipt automatically sent to donors.
The downloadable receipt is an HTML email file. Read how to download a receipt and other actions possible from the expanded view of on-screen data reports.
We've launched new ways for nonprofits to customize the donation amounts on Give Lively-powered donation.
These “dynamic” donation tools enhance the existing Donation Amounts and Impact Stories
functionality of a Core Profile and Campaign Pages by allowing suggested giving levels based on a donor's payment frequency. Read about “dynamic” donation amounts and how they make giving smarter and more impactful.
We’ve eliminated the friction felt when entering an event address on an Event Ticketing page.
Upon creation or editing of an Event Ticketing page, the event address field would refresh after each character was entered, requiring users to click back into the field after typing each character. This tool can now be used without technical interruption. Learn how to build an Event Ticketing page.In the Line Items (All) data report, the “Payment Platform Charge ID" for PayPal charges has been updated.
It now displays the same alphanumeric identifier code nonprofits see in PayPal reports. Explore the donor data available to member nonprofits in the downloadable Line Items (All) CSV report. To assist donors who file U.S. taxes, we've arranged easy and secure access to a personalized summary of the donations they made to nonprofits through our fundraising platform in 2025.
This was done in compliance with U.S. federal tax law. So that they can support their donors’ tax needs, Give Lively member nonprofits that received donations in 2025 have been sent an email about this pointing to additional information, including answers to common questions. Donor tax summaries (as well as individual donation receipts) are located in the Give Lively User Portal. Read what and where the Give Lively User Portal is and how donors can find and understand their annual summary of donations.
Load More
→