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Text-to-Give & SMS Fundraising

SMS fundraising for nonprofits that results in higher engagement and a donation conversion on your campaign site.
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Cut through the clutter with Text Engagement

This isn't just a communication channel for the next generation. Text Engagement is the person-to-person communication you need today.

SMS Open Rates

95%

VS

18% for email

SMS Click Through Rates

36%

VS

6-7% for email

Sources: Twilio, Mailchimp, SlickText

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Experience the Power of the People

Barbells for Boobs
UNHCR
Liberty in North Korea
Dressember
Voices 4 Freedom
Partners Relief & Development

Text Engagement key features

Donation Asks
Text Engagement uses timely, personalized donation asks to link supporters to your mobile-friendly donation site.
Peer-to-peer Momentum
Reach your SMS fundraising campaign goals with texts that create urgency and generate more donations.
Live Event Donations
Deliver donation asks to event attendees and track fundraising progress live.
Emergency Response
Send emergency donation asks and relief requests to supporters when you need them most.
Corresponding donation page, SMS text message, and MMS message shown on one image.
A cellphone is shown on top of a blurry picture of a table outdoors. The phone shows a group of graduates throwing their caps in the air, a photo of a smiling woman, and a text saying "Karen, Scott's Tots here! We're halfway to meeting our fundraising goal of $10,000 to provide college tuition to deserving kids. Log in and share your page."
The top half of a cellphone laid over a blurry image of people watching a presentation. There's a text on the phone that says "Hi Kelly! We've reached 75% of our fundraising goal tonight. Donate here: link" and above the phone is a donation progress bar showing $15,000 raised of $20,000 goal.
A text laid on top of an overhead view of a hurricane. The text says "Hurricane Jan has ravaged Mifflintown and families desperately need supplies. Support relief efforts to provide supplies and food."

Send text messages to your supporters

Send updates or donation appeals through text messages to a segmented list of supporters or to an individual supporter.

List view of the Supporter section within Funraise
A customized sms message created in the Funraise platform reading: Stan, join Fed Family Food Pantry's movement and fund the Hunger No More program. $15 is all it takes to feed a child in need! https://bit.ly/3HHsFUx

Personalized, branded text messaging

Because Funraise’s Text Engagement is connected to your all-in-one donor CRM, you can send messages as easily as you send emails, and with the same personalized touch. Now you know how to ask for donations!

Text-to-Give

Create custom text-to-give codes and customize automated replies for a quick and easy mobile donation experience.

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A fully mobile donation experience

Funraise’s text messaging and text-to-give features are made even more powerful with Funraise’s highly converting nonprofit mobile donation form.

Improve nonprofit fundraising activity

Peer-to-peer and traditional donation dashboards show you where to double down your fundraising efforts and when to tweak your tactics.

Target the right audience

Who gave when? Who hasn't given—yet? Identify gaps in donor support and take advantage of opportunities to ask.

Time your donation asks

Did you know that people give more after eating meals? It's true. Learn the best time to approach your audience with a donation ask.

Text is the name, Text Engagement is the game.

Send Text Messages

Send text messages to individual donors or a segmented list of donors for mobile donation experiences or program updates.

Text-to-Give codes

Create custom text-to-give codes and activate automated replies for speedy mobile donations.

Custom amount codes

Enable donors to text GIVE20 or GIVE 50 to prefill a donation form with a specific amount.

Personalized text messages

Use data merge tags to personalize messages to your supporters.

Insta-share!

Craft snackable content with donation links that donors can forward or share with a click.

Recieve text responses

Receive notifications and view responses when a donor replies to an outbound SMS message.

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