Featured Nonprofit FAQ: Updating your mailing address

Question How do we update our organization address on our JustGive account? Answer JustGive's comprehensive database of more than 1.8 million public charities is provided by GuideStar to make it easy for donors to find detailed information about charities that match their interests. JustGive uses the address information listed in GuideStar, making it crucial to …

Featured Nonprofit FAQ: Customizing your donation button

Question Can I customize my donation button for specific programs, amounts or for recurring? Answer Yes, you can add specific text to your donation button link so that program, amount, or recurring options are prefilled when your donor arrives art your page. Here are some examples using the sample donation button link https://npo.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=94-3331010. Program designation …

Featured Nonprofit FAQ: Personalized Donation Receipt

Question Can We Customize Our Donation Receipt? Answer Your donation receipt can be customized with your organization’s logo. If you uploaded a logo when you customized your donation page, that same logo will be used in your donors’ email receipts. To upload your logo and customize your donation page, visit our nonprofit resources: Edit your Donation …

#GivingTuesday Tips for Success

Less than 4 weeks to go until #GivingTuesday. Here’s what you need to know. GivingTuesday, the global day of giving, is November 29th. It offers a huge opportunity to increase awareness for your cause and support for your organization while reaching out to new and current donors. There are many ways to get your staff …

JustGive and JustGiving join forces: what this means for you

We at JustGive are excited to announce we have joined JustGiving, the world’s largest social giving platform.  JustGiving operates the website http://www.JustGiving.com. Both organizations were founded at about the same time over 15 years ago, with an identical goal: to grow charitable giving by connecting people with the charities and causes they care most about. …

Can JustGive Help Our Company Distribute Donations to Charity?

Featured FAQ Can JustGive help our company distribute donations to charity? Here at JustGive, we offer services to help companies of any size incorporate philanthropy into their business. Many of our clients already have systems in place to collect charitable donations from their employees or customers, but need a qualified partner to take care of …

CSR Pioneers Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s is thought of as the ice cream company with heart and soul. From the start, its founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield set out to prove that business can play a positive role in society. In 1978, after taking a $5 correspondence course in ice cream-making from Penn State and making a $12,000 …

10 Ways to Prevent Crime in Your Community

We used to keep our porch lights on and open the door when the doorbell rang, even if we didn’t know who was there. We don’t do that in the world we live in now. But there are many ways to take back control and prevent crime in your community. It just takes communication, commitment …

Kids & Obesity: Two Things Don’t Belong Together

Truth be told: I was a fat kid. I was called names and made fun of in elementary school. It’s a painful childhood memory. I don’t remember my parents or doctor talking to me about my weight (they may have). I do remember earning “clean plate club” honors a lot. As I was starting high …

Donor Survey: You told us . . .

We recently sent out a survey to ask JustGive donors how we’re doing and get your opinion on some new potential giving services. A big thank you! to the 1,356 of you who took the time to complete the survey and give us feedback. The majority of you who responded were female (69%) and Baby …