GiveNow vs Txt2Give

GiveNow is a web-based Australian fundraising platform for small and medium-sized charities and not-for-profit organisations. Organisations can collect one-off or recurring donations, customise forms, and embed those forms on their own websites. The service also covers peer-to-peer CrowdRaisers, memberships, event ticketing, and grant search. Supporters may create unlimited individual CrowdRaiser pages, while organisations can review pages before publication. Listed donor payment methods are Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Apple Pay, and direct debit. GiveNow lists Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack and Google Analytics integrations, plus CSV export for donor and donation data. It says data is stored in Australia, sensitive information is encrypted, and OrgHQ uses multifactor authentication, role controls, and 24/7 monitoring. Donor credit-card details are not stored. There are no upfront or subscription fees; platform fees range from 1.5% to 3.5%, with a commonly listed payment-provider fee of 0.26%.

Txt2Give lets churches and nonprofits accept donations by text. A donor sends a keyword and amount from a phone’s messaging app; no separate app download or account is required. The platform processes the payment and sends receipts by email. Donors can set gifts to recur weekly, every two weeks, monthly, or on the 1st and 15th. Plans include unlimited causes and keywords, a branded giving page, a real-time dashboard, and reporting. The service lists English, French, and Spanish support, with Android, iOS, and web access. Named integrations are Planning Center, FellowshipOne, and Community Church Builder; other connections can be made through export. Txt2Give says Stripe handles payments and tokenizes card data rather than storing it on its own servers. The Donor-Supported Plan is free; the Flat Rate Plan costs $25 /month + 1%. Both also incur Stripe processing fees of 2.3% + $0.30/transaction. Push messaging is a separately priced add-on requiring regulatory approval.