1,402,911 people

have helped

raise $77,103,355

for

17,018 nonprofits

using Firstgiving
Firstgiving makes it easy to raise money online

Firstgiving Nonprofit Accounts help you raise money online more effectively from more donors with fewer headaches

Firstgiving offers two kinds of Nonprofit Accounts to enhance your online fundraising efforts:

  • Free Basic Accounts are ideal for nonprofit organizations with a handful of people who raise money who want to get started quickly with online fundraising
  • Branded Premium Accounts are designed for organizations with their own fundraising events, with large groups (20 or more people) of people who raise money, or who want to set up internet fundraising teams

Read about the features and benefits of Firstgiving Accounts below, or compare them side by side.

Raise money online with personal Internet fundraising pages

All Firstgiving Nonprofit Accounts include:

Person−to−Person Online Fundraising Pages
Your supporters make their own online fundraising pages from your organizations Start Page. Then they promote their support of your organization to their social networks and email address books and accept donations online. They can make as many individual fundraising pages as you like.

Automatic Email Donation Receipts
Personalized email donation acknowledgements are sent out automatically, saving you time and effort, and building a positive relationship with your online donors and supporters. Donors can use these emails as receipts for their tax records.

Online Donation Reports
All Firstgiving Account holders have access to the online reporting area, where they can view real time financial reports, donor details, and other valuable information. The reports are downloadable as Excel worksheets.

Database Integration with eTapestry
If you use the eTapestry database, your Firstgiving data synchronizes automatically with it.

Monthly Disbursement
Firstgiving sends checks in the middle of every month for the prior months online donations. For example, Januarys donations are sent in mid-February.

Free Support for Nonprofit Staff, Fundraisers and Donors
Firstgivings support team is available by phone and email to help you with all your internet fundraising questions. Support is available for nonprofit organizations, personal fundraising page holders and online donors at no additional cost.

Strict Security and Privacy Policies
Firstgiving is certified for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for protecting the credit card details of our customers; all credit card transactions are conducted over secure connections. We have also been a member of the Better Business Bureau since 2004. Firstgiving never sells or rents client information to other companies.

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In addition, Firstgiving Premium Nonprofit Accounts offer these fundraising-enhancing benefits:

Branded Premium Start Page and Personal Fundraising Pages
Add a graphic banner to your Firstgiving pages to leverage the power of your organizations brand. When donors recognize your brand, they are more comfortable donating online to your cause.

Online Event Registration
Your supporters can register for your fundraising event right on your Firstgiving Premium Start Page. You can collect entry fees and additional information through custom questions, such as meal preference or t-shirt size. After registration, participants are encouraged to make and share their own personal online fundraising pages.

Fundraising Teams and Training Buddies
Your supporters can organize into internet fundraising teams to further challenge and inspire each other. Each team member has his or her own fundraising page with links to teammates pages. You can display the top teams and the total amount each team has raised online on your organizations Premium Start Page. Fundraisers can also give a shout out to their training buddies at the top of their fundraising pages.

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Comparison Chart

  Free Basic Account Branded Premium Account
Unlimited person-to-person online fundraising pages X X
Online fundraiser and donor reports X X
Automatic email receipts to donors X X
eTapestry database integration X X
Free support for nonprofit staff, fundraisers and donors X X
Branded Premium Start Page and fundraising pages X
Online fundraising event registration X
Fundraising teams and training buddies X
Display top fundraisers, teams, and total raised X
Annual fee None $300
Total transaction fee on donations, including credit card processing fees 7.50% 7.50%
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Free Basic Account holders can upgrade to a Branded Premium Account at any time.



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