Posts by ericnicolaas
Charitable is Joining the Awesome Motive Family
Today, I’m excited to share that Charitable is joining the Awesome Motive team led by Syed Balkhi. Wes and I launched Charitable in 2015 because we were tired of seeing non-profits use hosted fundraising platforms that charge hefty fees and strip them of the ability to brand & control their donation pages. Other WordPress donation…
Read MoreCraft Beautiful Annual Receipts for Your Donors: Plugin News (March)
March has been another busy month for us, and we’re excited to roll out another new extension this month: Annual Receipts.
Read MoreAccept Direct Debit Donations with GoCardless: Plugin News (February)
We’re only a couple months into the year, but we have been busy with updates to Charitable, its extensions, and the launch of a brand new plugin: Charitable GoCardless.
Read MoreHow to Manage your Fundraising Event Attendees with Google Calendar and Zapier
Our latest plugin is Charitable Automation Connect, which allows you to send information about your campaigns, donations and recurring donations to automation platforms like Zapier. In this blog post, I’ll show you how you can integrate Charitable, Zapier and Google Calendar to automatically register new donors as attendees to your Google Calendar event. Getting started…
Read MoreRelease Notes: Charitable 1.6.51 Fixes a Critical Security Vulnerability
Last Friday we released Charitable 1.6.51, which fixes a critical security vulnerability affecting any website using Charitable. While we are not aware of any exploits of the vulnerability, we are urging everyone to upgrade to Charitable 1.6.51 as soon as possible. For those using Charitable Ambassadors, version 2.1.8 was released yesterday, providing additional security fixes…
Read MoreAccept Donations with Paystack, a Leading African Payment Gateway
Today we’re excited to release our latest payment gateway integration, Charitable Paystack. What is Paystack? Paystack is a leading African payment gateway, allowing organizations in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa to accept donations in their local currency from donors around the world. Payments are securely processed on Paystack’s website, with donors able to pay with…
Read MoreAccept Donations with Braintree & Charitable
This week we’re excited to launch our latest plugin, a payment gateway integration with Braintree. What is Braintree? Braintree is a payment processor created by PayPal. It has global reach, supporting more than 130 currencies and available in 45 countries. Braintree offers built-in fraud protection, with basic fraud tools available out of the box and…
Read MoreRelease Notes: Charitable 1.6.39 Patches a Security Vulnerability
Earlier this week we released Charitable 1.6.39, which fixed a security vulnerability (among a few other fixes). Please update as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. At the outset of this post, let me say that I am not aware of any sites using Charitable that would be vulnerable to this…
Read MoreAmbassadors 2.0: Peer to Peer Fundraising, the WordPress Way
It’s here. After hundreds of hours of development, this weekend we are rolling out Ambassadors, version 2. Get ready to discover the best way to do peer to peer fundraising, period. Read on for a behind the scenes look at how this release has evolved over time, and what it means for you & your…
Read More10 Non-Profits You Can Support on World Cancer Day
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide. In the 1970s, just 25% of people survived — today, that figure has dropped by half. February 4 is World Cancer Day, an annual event that is vital to raising awareness and strengthening community morale in the wake of such a devastating illness. And thanks to donations raised in…
Read MoreAmbassadors 2.0 Sneak Peek: Fundraising Teams & Multi-Level Peer to Peer Campaigns
We have been quietly plugging away on a major upgrade to Charitable Ambassadors, our popular peer-to-peer fundraising solution for non-profits. Curious to see what the future of peer-to-peer fundraising with WordPress looks like? Read on! Multi-level WordPress peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns One fundraising campaign. Lots of fundraisers. That’s the basic premise of multi-level fundraising campaigns. Unlike…
Read MoreAccept ACH Donations Online with Authorize.Net & WordPress
Charitable Authorize.Net version 1.3 is available today, adding built-in support for accepting ACH Direct payments / E-check. Existing customers can upgrade now to start enjoying the new features. Read on below to find out more about Authorize.Net’s E-check support. How do I start processing payments with Authorize.Net E-check? To get started, you will to enable…
Read MorePricing Update: Introducing the Agency & Lifetime Packages
Today, we are rolling out a number of changes to the pricing of our products, as well as introducing two exciting new packages: Agency and Lifetime. We know you’re busy, so here is quick summary of what has changed: The Agency package is a 5-site Pro license designed for business who work with non-profits. The…
Read MoreAn Inside Look at AWARE Whistler’s Unique “30 for 30” Fundraiser (Tutorial)
AWARE Whistler is a charity committed to protecting the natural environment of Whistler, Canada. It marks its 30th anniversary as an organisation this year and is celebrating the occasion by launching the 30 for 30 Fundraiser.
Read MoreSCA-ready online donations with Charitable & Stripe
Charitable Stripe 1.4 comes out today and implements two new Stripe APIs designed to smoothly handle new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rules in Europe. We strongly recommend updating to the latest version as soon as possible, particularly if you are based in Europe or accept donations from European donors. How will Strong Customer Authentication affect…
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