At Txt2Give, we handle text giving solutions for many kinds of organizations – from text tithing services for small churches to massive text donation campaigns for nationally recognized nonprofit organizations. Since we’ve helped many organizations over the years, new users of our text giving software get to benefit from past questions we’ve found the best answers to!
If you’re searching for the best mobile fundraising service out there, we know it can be an overwhelming process to choose the right text giving platform, which is why we’ve created a helpful video to help answer commonly asked text to give questions. Hopefully watching this video can help make choosing a text donation service a little easier for you.
Donations are charged to the donor’s credit or debit card, or even through bank account if they wish. They’ll simply decide when they make their first donation.
There are a few reasons that we don’t charge to the phone bill:
Since we offer the flexibility of using your own supported payment processor, that rate is negotiated between you and the payment processor. We are unable to know your negotiated rate and therefore cannot include your exact processing fees in our pricing.
You can add your logo and choose your colors to create a seamless feel for your donors when they give.
While apps can be great for ordering a pizza, they aren’t always a great idea when it comes to receiving donations. Here are a few reasons why:
Anytime you accept digital payments, you have to have a merchant account in order to process those payments.
We work with 17 of the top payment processors in the industry. If you already have a merchant account with one of them, you can simply plug them in to Txt2Give! If you don’t have one and need help deciding which one is best for you, simply reach out and we’ll be happy to help.
Our Txt2Give system will send out automated and branded receipts via email to donors that are customized to your organization.
We want to make introducing and promoting Txt2Give as easy as possible. We give you a free customized giving image, complete with your giving number and how to give. Simply put this image wherever you want to reach your donors – social media, emails, posters etc. We even have a layered image for live-streaming or big screens. Also, a custom giving image is available upon request.
And it’s FREE with every account. We want to make it easy and affordable to keep track of all of your digital donations in one place.
Recently there have been some changes by the major phone carriers that will be blocking the use of shared short codes in the very near future. This change is due to the amount of spam that has been increasing over the last few years.
A short code is a 5-6 digit number that replaces a normal 10-digit number. A shared short code means that 5-6 organizations share one code. If that code is ever reported for spam (maybe one of the other organizations are sending out too many messages and annoy a donor), then the short code can get blocked for every organization that is using it.
Until the carriers release their own solution, the only way to have a reliable short code is by using a dedicated short code (each organization has its own code), which is extremely expensive at $1,000+ per month. To date, the only option for a true short code is through Mobile Giving Foundation.
Until there is a more cost effective solution for our customers, we have decided to discontinue shared short codes so that we can ensure our platform’s reliability and that our customers won’t have their short code go down when they need it the most.
Your organization will receive a unique 10-digit giving number in the area code that you provide when you sign up. We also have toll free numbers available.
To make a text donation, donors will simply text GIVE to your giving number and make their donation. Custom keywords are also available (except on the Basic Event Plan).
To give online, donors will simply use the unique giving link in your dashboard.
The giving process is in real-time, so you will see the donation show up instantly in Txt2Give’s administrative dashboard. Depending on who you choose as a payment processor, you could receive the funds in as little as 24 hours, or it may take longer, depending on their specific terms.
Nobody likes contracts, so with us, there isn’t one. Try us out with our free trial, and leave anytime you’d like.
96% of people in the US carry around a smartphone everywhere they go. At Txt2Give, we’ve turned the smartphone into a personal giving device, meaning that donors can give from anywhere, anytime in just a few seconds.
If your organization needs to raise money, we can help. We offer easy to use, affordable options whether you need it for a one-time event or something longer.
Every organization is different. The success of Txt2Give usually boils down to two things:
This is why we offer a free trial and provide a comprehensive launch package for everyone that signs up. We also have a dedicated team to help you during your launch and every step of the way.
If you didn’t see your question answered above, simply click on the chat button below and we’ll be happy to help!
Also check out our text giving and fundraising resources.
You can reach us at 888-604-6536, Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 5:00 pm CST.
