With 2024 behind us, we’re taking a moment to highlight Giveffect’s biggest innovations that shaped the year. These features enhanced efficiency, improved donor engagement, and streamlined operations; now, as we move forward in 2025, let’s look back at the top 10 game-changing features from last year.
Enhanced Donor Engagement and Experience
Mobile Bidder Application
Fundraising events saw a major upgrade with Giveffect’s Mobile Bidder App. Attendees can now place bids, track auction items, and update their information—all from their smartphones. This feature enhances engagement and maximizes fundraising potential for any event with an auction.
- Real-time bidding updates
- Easy bidder registration management
- Mobile accessibility
Expanded Payment Options
More payment flexibility means more opportunities to give. With Giveffect’s support for additional payment methods, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, donors can contribute in the way that works best for them.
- Faster, more convenient checkout
- Increases donor conversion rates
- Reduces friction in the donation process
Peer-to-Peer + Volunteer Capabilities
Expanding fundraising beyond traditional methods, Giveffect’s peer-to-peer and volunteer capabilities empower supporters to become advocates. Supporters can now create peer-to-peer fundraising pages while signing up for a volunteer shift at the same time. This feature integrates volunteer management and fundraising for a more holistic engagement strategy!
- Sign up to volunteer while creating a fundraising page
- Holistic engagement of supporters
Ticket-Holder Management
Managing event attendees has never been easier. Giveffect’s ticket-holder management feature allows guests to retroactively specify their ticket holders, making it easier to assign or update attendee details even after the initial online purchase. It’s also perfect for sponsors looking to manage their complimentary tickets before the event!
- Easy ticket updates after purchase
- Perfect for sponsors managing complimentary tickets
- Improves the attendee experience
Streamlined Operations and Data Management
Applications Module
Managing applications is now easier than ever! Giveffect’s new application module simplifies the entire application lifecycle by allowing users to track and manage applications in one centralized place. Supporters also benefit from a smoother front-end experience with user-friendly forms and clear communication throughout the submission process. Plus, users can easily export all application responses or print applications on a case-by-case basis, ensuring flexibility and efficiency for both administrators and applicants.
- User-friendly forms
- Automated communication to keep applicants informed
- Easily export or print applications
Mapping Form Answers to Custom Fields
No more manual data entry! This feature allows form responses to be automatically mapped to custom fields, ensuring that valuable data is stored exactly where it needs to be for cleaner data and insights.
- Reduces admin work by eliminating manual input
- Ensures accurate and consistent data storage
Suppressions List Management
Ensuring compliance and donor preferences is key, and with Giveffect’s new suppressions list management feature, organizations can now manage suppression lists more effectively. Easily include or exclude specific contacts from communications while maintaining clean and accurate mailing lists, all from within Giveffect.
- Maintain clean and accurate mailing lists
- Built directly into Giveffect for seamless management
Manually Trigger Workflow Automations
Take control of automations! Users can now manually trigger workflows for offline actions, ensuring greater flexibility in managing tasks and communications in Giveffect. For example, users can initiate a new donor email series after receiving a check, ensuring timely engagement and acknowledgment even for offline contributions.
- Streamline offline and online engagement efforts
- Initiate workflow series manually
Long-Term Sustainability and Strategic Growth
Planned Giving
Future-focused philanthropy just got an upgrade! The Planned Giving module within Giveffect allows organizations to easily manage and track legacy gifts, ensuring long-term donor engagement and financial sustainability.
- Encourages long-term donor engagement
- Simplifies tracking and management
Membership Updates
Keeping memberships current is now easier than ever with Giveffect. From auto-renewals in checkout to additional replacement variables available in email campaigns, organizations can better manage memberships and provide a seamless experience for their supporters.
- Automated renewals
- New email replacement variables
Looking Ahead
These 10 features were game-changers for nonprofits in 2024, making processes more efficient, fundraising more effective, and engagement more meaningful. As we head into 2025, we’re excited for even more innovations that will continue to shape our product!
Your Top Questions Answered: Giveffect’s Newest & Most Innovative Features
Question: What impact does the Giveffect Planned Giving module have on long-term donor relationships?
Answer: The Giveffect Planned Giving module is designed to help nonprofits build and maintain long-term relationships with their donors. By tracking and managing legacy gifts, organizations can ensure that donors’ intentions are fulfilled, whether those gifts are given through bequests, gift annuities, life insurance, or other forms of planned donations. This feature fosters ongoing engagement and demonstrates a commitment to honoring the donor’s values. By incorporating planned giving into your strategy, your nonprofit can secure sustainable financial support and continue to strengthen relationships with supporters who wish to make a lasting impact on your mission.
Question: How does integrating Peer-to-Peer fundraising with volunteer opportunities increase supporter engagement?
Answer: The integration of Peer-to-Peer fundraising and volunteer opportunities is a powerful way to increase supporter engagement. By allowing your community to raise funds while also signing up to volunteer, you’re offering a more holistic approach to participation. Supporters who fundraise are directly contributing to your nonprofit’s success, while volunteering gives them an opportunity to further connect with your mission. The integration within Giveffect encourages deeper involvement, making supporters feel more invested in your cause and strengthening their relationship with your organization.
Question: How does the Giveffect Suppression List Management feature help with compliance and donor communication preferences?
Answer: Suppression List Management is essential for nonprofits to comply with data privacy regulations like GDPR and CAN-SPAM. This Giveffect feature allows you to manage contact preferences and exclude specific individuals from receiving emails or direct mail, ensuring you respect donor wishes. Whether it’s unsubscribes, opt-outs, or restricted communications, this tool helps keep your mailing list clean and compliant. It also ensures that your nonprofit isn’t unintentionally sending unwanted communications, which can improve your donor relationships and avoid potential compliance issues.
Question: Do expanded payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay lead to better conversion rates for donations?
Answer: Yes, expanded payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay can lead to better conversion rates for donations. By offering donors the ability to contribute through their preferred mobile payment methods, the donation process becomes quicker and more convenient. This ease of use reduces friction and encourages more supporters to follow through with their contributions, especially among those who are tech-savvy and prefer mobile payments. As a result, nonprofits see higher donation conversion rates, helping to maximize fundraising success.
Ready to see how these features can transform your nonprofit’s operations? Schedule a demo today and discover how Giveffect can help drive fundraising success.