Text your donors to ask them to support your cause.
In addition to our standard text messages (like alerts that they’ve been outbid that they’ve won), appeal to mobile bidders by providing them a secure link they can follow to your event page.
Generate custom keywords and let guests at live events know that they can text that keyword to a number in order to donate more to your cause.
Text-to-give texts can be totally customized, or built on templates our platform provides for you. Import your entire donor database and schedule your texts before and during your event.
Text-to-give is a modern donation method leveraging mobile technology. It simplifies the donation process by allowing people to give via a text message. This approach streamlines fundraising, offering an easy way for supporters to contribute instantly.
The process begins with a donor texting a keyword to a designated shortcode. This action initiates the donation, which can be completed in just a few clicks. Text-to-give stands out due to its convenience and speed, making it an appealing option for both donors and organizations aiming to boost their fundraising efforts.
Guests can simply reach into their pockets to donate more to your cause. Send their smartphone convenient, automated text messages to boost your bottom line. And better yet, you can run everything from one dashboard.
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Finding more ways for your supporters to give is just one way to hit your goals faster. Text your donor database easily and affordably for more donations.
Make donating as easy as possible and you’ll gain more donations. Use our text-to-give features and put your cause in people’s pockets in order to raise more with less effort.
Track your donations and how they came in so that you can gauge which tactics and messages got the strongest responses from your donors.
The cost of text-to-give services varies widely depending on the provider, features, and your organization’s needs. Basic plans can start at around $19/month. Transaction fees typically range from 2.2% to 3.5% per donation, with some platforms charging additional platform fees.
Our text-to-give feature costs more for those who use our Flex plan: when you buy a custom keyword ($97 for three months or $197 for a year) you receive 1,000 text credits with it. You can buy additional text credits, too: 500 text credits for $25, 1,000 credits for $50, etc. However, if you’ve selected our Prepaid plan you will have access to unlimited text credits.
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Donation Net Amount
Guaranteed up to 95%
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Our platform helps you send out mass texts (which you customize, of course) that promote your event and allow people to donate directly from their smartphone. You can customize our templated messages or create your own and text your donor database as often as you’d like, within your text credit plan. Donors will be able to support your cause with a few taps of a button.
Buy a custom keyword and receive 1,000 text credits (you can always buy more). Manage your credits and auto-replenishing settings in the Manage Text Credits section of your Auction Dashboard. When credit balance falls below 100 credits, we will auto replenish based on your chosen plan by charging the credit card on file. Text Message Credits will never expire and will roll over to your next auction, although no refunds will be issued for unused text message credits. Text Message Credits will be deducted for all custom text messages, scheduled messages and keyword replies sent.Â
Get detailed instructions on enabling text-to-give messages.
Text-to-give software is just one component of our fundraising platform. Each product is designed to help you build your fundraising projects: and they’re most powerful when used together.
Run your auction with our mobile-friendly tool. Start your silent auction in as little as five minutes, share it out, and raise more with less work.
Add a donation butto and fundraising goal to your event page so people can support you even without buying more tickets or bidding on items.
Go digital with your raffle tickets and set your preferences for cost and how many an individual can buy. Run chance auctions or draws or prizes.
Manage donor contact, payment, and shipping address (if you so choose) information in one convenient spot.
Sell individual or packages of tickets. Simplify check-in our ticketing software puts guests’ tickets at your fingertips.
Let guests and bidders donate to your cause via their smartphone with convenient, automated text messages.
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