Fundraising & Selling

How to use Item Templates

The Item template dictates how an item will display on your site.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to Create Item Templates

Save the settings of a fundraising item as a template to reduce time setting up similar items in the future!

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Add Optional Content to A Split Fund Page

Add a FAQ section to your Split Fund Page using Optional Content.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Add Content Panel on a Page with Payment

Add a FAQ section to your Page with Payment using an Alternate Panel.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Auto-populating donation page custom fields via the URL

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

How to create a category page

Use a category page to display campaigns or items for your online store to build an ecommerce solution.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

How do I find a category ID?

Category IDs help identify the correct category in a shortcode template setup.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

How do I bundle items?

Bundle items to offer promotional prices with Givecloud's ecommerce solution for your online store.

Written by Daniele Ramdial
Updated over a week ago

How to Create a Campaign

Create a fundraising campaign with Givecloud to promote your mission, set fundraising goals, and engage with your community.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to add Fair Market Value (FMV) on Givecloud

Learn how to set up fair market value (FMV) on your items for precise tax receipts with Givecloud.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How To Create A Peer-2-Peer Fundraiser That People Will Support

Written by Nael Aljabi
Updated over a week ago

How to Add an Honor Roll to an Item

Add an honor roll to your campaign item to celebrate supporter impact.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Creating Guidelines and Moderating Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Pages

Givecloud provides you with the control to verify supporters and easily manage your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising experience.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Embeddable Donation Forms

Embed Givecloud donation forms directly on your external website (Woo Commerce, WordPress, Squarespace, etc) with Embeddable Donations Forms

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Add Designations to a Donation Page

Allow your supporters to choose where they can have the most impact with Designations.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Create a Fundraising Category

Add a new or edit existing Fundraising Categories for your fundraising pages.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to create a Thank You page for items using the Page with Payment layout.

Written by Nael Aljabi
Updated over a week ago

Address Auto-Complete at Checkout

Givecloud makes giving easier, with a clean and easy-to-use checkout. Lookup your address in seconds and have us do the rest.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Reducing Friction at Checkout

Learn what Givecloud is doing to create the most optimum giving experience!

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Edit Honor Roll Donors on Fundraising Page

Whether a donor wants to remain anonymous or show their support, you can edit the visibility of a donor on the honor roll

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Pages

Raise more money by allowing your supporters to create fundraising pages for any occasion.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Pledges (Promises to Give)

Allow donors to pledge to donate a certain amount. Givecloud will automatically track their progress and communicate with your donors.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

Add Custom Fields to your Forms

Add custom fields to your add-to-cart forms and donation forms.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

What is Donor Covers Cost (DCC)?

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to set up Donor Covers Cost (DCC)

Step-by-step guide to set up Donor Covers Cost (DCC)

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Customize Donor Covers Cost (DCC)

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Donor Covers Cost (DCC) Report

Easily Report on Donor Covers Cost and breakdown by Gateway, Card Type and Date Range.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

iPad Donation Kiosk

Make in-person giving at your venue a breeze with a custom iPad Donation kiosk.

Written by Daniele Ramdial
Updated over a week ago

Placing a Contribution through the POS

Using the point of sale (POS) system to process a contribution

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Processing a Contribution Towards a Fundraising Page Through the POS

Manually entering a donation for a P2P fundraiser

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

How to clear saved data on the Point of Sale (POS)

Quick guide on how to clear saved data on your Point of Sale (POS) app.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Collecting contributions using SMS messages

Use SMS messages to collect contributions from your supporters.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up Tribute, In-Memory or Dedicated donations?

Quick guide to setup Tributes on Givecloud.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

How to create eCards on Givecloud

Learn how to create eCards donors can send to friends and family.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

How to Adjust a Tribute

If a donor wishes to change the method of delivery for a tribute, you can adjust the tribute in the Tributes Report.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Merge Tag Guide for Tributes

Trying to put together a tribute email template and a little confused by the merge tag cheat sheet and what exactly they do?

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

How to Add an Upsell Feature During Checkout

Add an upsell button to capture more donations or feature a specific product.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Organizing your Items: Sort Items by Newest to Oldest

Organize your items by newest to oldest using the Active Date fields on the item setting page.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to Delete an Item from the Givecloud Admin

The article will show you how to delete items from your Givecloud admin and how you can find old deleted items.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to Create Item Variants

Learn how to setup variants to a single item/ product, like color, size or giving level and improve your ecommerce solution with Givecloud.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to create an online store

A brief video tutorial on Givecloud's ecommerce solution to help create an online store on your website.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Adding an alternate button to item pages

Make purchasing multiple items a breeze for your customers with a simple alternate button on your Givecloud ecommerce solution

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Set an Item as Homepage

To set an item as your homepage

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Inventory Tracking

Inputting your initial inventory levels allows Givecloud to track remaining inventory and optionally mark items as 'Sold Out'.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

Promotional Codes and Discounts

Create, manage and report on promotion codes that your supporters can use on your site to receive a discount.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

Shipping Costs

Setup flat rate shipping or connect to one of our integrated shippers for live shipping rates at checkout.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

Sales Tax

Manage, charge and report on Sales Tax in any region.

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

How to Sell Downloadable or Streamable Content

Upload media files that can be purchased as digital downloads or streamable content by your supporters.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Getting Started with Child Sponsorship

An overview of child sponsorship management features including how to get it set up, how to manage it and how to make the most of it.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

How to end a Sponsorship

A step-by-step guide to help you end a sponsorship.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

Managing a Child's Profile and History

Update each child's profile to keep their record current. Sponsors can be notified when public updates is made.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Sponsorships: Setting Up Payment Options

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Sponsorships: Custom Fields

How to create custom fields to track additional information on sponsored individuals

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Setting up a Sponsorship Through the POS

Setting up a sponsorship on behalf of a supporter

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

How to create an event registration page

Sell tickets and create a registration form for upcoming community events with Givecloud.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

How to create a registration page where you can purchase multiple tickets

Our multi-item checkout template allows supporters to purchase multiple different tickets and checkout all on the same page.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Setting Up Timed Entry/Reservations

Want to set up entry times or reservations? Here is how you can!

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

QR Codes & Event Check-In

How to send out a QR code for event check in and how to manually check-in without a QR code

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Creating an Event Feed

An event feed is a way to list out all of your yearly events, filterable by month. When clicked into, event tickets can be purchased.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Virtual Events

Virtual Events: Engage and excite your supporters like never before.

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Virtual Events With Vimeo (BETA)

Running a Virtual Event with a Vimeo Premiere account

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Virtual Events With Youtube (BETA)

Running a Virtual Event with a Youtube monetized account

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Virtual Events With a Custom Streaming Provider (Beta)

Run a Virtual Event powered by direct custom streaming.

Written by Kimberly Arcand
Updated over a week ago

What are items in Givecloud?

Whether you want to create a donation page, event registration or a physical product - it's all about items (aka products)!

Written by Daniele Ramdial
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up a single fund donation page?

Want to allow your supporters to donate to a specific fund? Use a single fund donation page!

Written by Daniele Ramdial
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up a split fund donation page?

Want to create a donation page where supporters can give to multiple funds at once? Use a split fund donation page.

Written by Daniele Ramdial
Updated over a week ago

How do I create a page, item or category that only specific users can see?

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

How do I change my image thumbnail sizes?

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

Membership discounts and benefits

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago

How do I add a downloadable PDF to a page?

Share PDF documents directly as a downloadable file on Givecloud pages

Written by Adam Volpe
Updated over a week ago

Why am I having trouble with my Product SKU?

Written by Josh Bloomfield
Updated over a week ago