“When we host our year-end campaign, we enable the Text-to-Give options and see donations coming in through that.”
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Mobile fundraising is now more accessible than ever with
Text-to-Give
Your donors are already on their smartphones. With a custom keyword and an easy-to-remember short code, they can give via text quickly and easily at any event, service, or gathering
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Put your donation form in every donor's pocket
Asking supporters to write a check or find your online donation page mid-event is a fast way to lose a gift. With Donorbox Text-to-Give, there's nothing to download or scan—just one text from any smartphone, and their gift is complete within seconds. Here’s how:
Your donor texts your campaign ID to the toll-free number 1-(855)-575-7888, or your custom keyword to short code 801801.
Donorbox replies to your donor with a text message that contains a link to your campaign page.
Your donor clicks the link, fills out the donation form, and completes their donation.
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100,000+ nonprofits worldwide have raised $4B with Donorbox
“Having QR codes, having Text-to-Give, having the ability to use our phones rather than write a check, is honestly very revolutionary for our community.”
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“The Text-to-Give shortcode has been great. During events, we’ve been able to communicate with supporters quickly and track who’s giving in real time.”
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Give supporters the easiest way to say yes
From first-time givers to loyal regulars, Text-to-Give meets every donor where they are: in the moment, on their phone, ready to give.
A wallet-free way to give on the spot
Because Donorbox supports digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Venmo, and more, donors can give to your cause completely digitally without ever pulling out their wallets.
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Prepare for donations in minutes
After an initial 60-second setup in your campaign dashboard, you’ll be ready to receive gifts for your cause over and over again with just one text.
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Turn in-person engagements into cashless giving opportunities
Catering to the increasing number of cashless donors means providing convenient avenues for digital giving. Text-to-Give lets supporters give on the spot from their phones—no cash, checks, or separate apps needed.
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Experience limitless generosity with larger gifts
The average Text-to-Give donation is $107—well above what most people carry in cash. When there's no limit on what supporters can give, your events start raising what they're truly capable of.
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Make your campaign as memorable as your cause
Pick a unique keyword that reflects your brand, campaign, or community, and donors can give simply by texting it to your short code. The easier it is to remember, the easier it is to give.
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One text is all it takes to give again
With Repeat Donation, supporters can skip the form entirely on future gifts—with one quick text, their gift is made again. It's the simplest way to turn a first-time event donor into a regular supporter.
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Donorbox Live™ Tag: Another cashless, flexible giving method
Explore a new and innovative way to connect with supporters and collect mobile donations.
With one tap of their smartphone against an NFC sticker, your supporters are instantly directed to a navigation menu or to a link of your choice (a page for an upcoming event, your donation form, etc.). Turn any seat, wall, or welcome desk into a frictionless opportunity for engagement—no apps, no signups.
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Build your next successful fundraising campaign
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Impactful digital fundraising
The Donorbox OmniGive™ Donation Form offers brand matching, lightning-fast loading, 22+ payment methods, UltraSwift™ Pay, and so much more!
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Raise more at events with Donorbox Live™ Kiosk
Give your supporters another fast, easy way to donate in-person. With just a tap or swipe of their debit card, credit card, or digital wallet, they instantly become one-time or recurring supporters.
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Expand into supporter networks
Peer-to-Peer campaigns turn your most passionate supporters into fundraisers, who spread your mission and bring in funds for your cause.
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Offer popular payment options
Accept cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, ACH, SEPA, Google Pay, and more.
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Support 52+ currencies
Accept donations in the world's most-used currencies.
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API connectivity & integrations
Easily connect Donorbox to your existing CMS, CRM, or fundraising tools, or use our API for custom workflows.
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SSL/TLS encryption
All donation data is securely encrypted end-to-end and our forms are PCI compliant. We never store card or bank information.
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Fraud detection & monitoring
Stay protected with automatic 24/7 fraud monitoring and security tools built into every Donorbox donation page.
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Enterprise-grade security
Maintain donor trust and rest easy knowing that the data of both your organization and your donors is always protected.
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24/7 customer support
Our support team is always ready to help, especially as you get ready for your big day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I create a custom keyword using Donorbox Text-to-Give?
Yes, with Donorbox, you can create a custom keyword for your text-to-donate campaign. Choose a unique and catchy word that represents your cause, campaign, and branding. Make sure it is also easily memorable for your donors!
What is the most effective way to request text donations?
Since almost everyone has a smartphone, text donations have become one of the best ways to solicit charitable contributions. Unlike phone calls, most people open their texts. A short and catchy text-to-donate solicitation will catch their attention and make it easier for them to support their favorite cause.
Text donation campaigns connected to your other events or campaigns have the most success. Text-to-donate should be seen as one of many ways to make a donation, allowing donors to choose the best way for them to give. Donorbox makes it easy to pair them with QR codes, landing pages, and more.
What’s the difference between text-to-give and text-to-donate?
Text-to-give and text-to-donate are both mobile fundraising methods that let your supporters give via SMS, but they work slightly differently. With text-to-donate, the donor texts a unique code to a phone number and then receives a link to donate via the nonprofit’s mobile-optimized donation form. The donor completes their gift by entering their payment details on that page. It’s the most common method today, as traditional text-to-give methods have become outdated.
Text-to-give traditionally referred to donations that were added directly to a donor’s smartphone bill (also called carrier billing). The donation amount would appear as a charge or deduction handled by the mobile carrier. This worked for small, fixed donation amounts, but it resulted in slower payout timelines and less donor data collected.
Because of these limitations, many nonprofits now use “text-to-give” as a catch-all term, even when they’re technically using text-to-donate. For example, our feature would technically be classified as a text-to-donate mechanism, but we call it Text-to-Give.
How are others using Donorbox’s Text-to-Give platform?
The ways to incorporate a text-to-donate strategy are as infinite as your imagination! Whether you’re a church, nonprofit, business, or individual, text-to-give is an excellent way to collect cashless donations anywhere. Here are a few ways others are using text-to-give:
Church offerings
Concert fundraisers
Conference donations
Outdoor event fundraising
Media opportunities
My organization is based outside the U.S. – can I use Text-to-Give?
Donorbox Text-to-Give is available in the United States and Canada. Any supporters in those two countries can use this feature. Our short code works in the U.S. and the toll-free standard telephone number works in either country. If supporters text from outside the U.S., they could be susceptible to additional carrier charges. There is no additional charge to your nonprofit.
How much does Text-to-Give cost?
Our Text-to-Give Basic Plan costs just $19/month, with no limit to the number of texts that can be sent and received. Adding a custom keyword, which donors can text to the short code 801801 to donate to your campaign, costs $50/month. This can be added on to any Donorbox plan, and can be easily toggled on and off in your campaign dashboard.
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