NEWSLETTER CONNECT

Turn one-time donors into ongoing supporters with your newsletter list.

Charitable Newsletter Connect allows you to automatically add donors to your email newsletter list.

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More and more non-profits are discovering the importance of email marketing. It is an affordable and immediate way to connect with supporters in a personal way.

And it’s effective: For every 1000 fundraising emails delivered, non-profits raise $44. Donors who give in response to fundraising emails donate $68 on average. source

Simply put, it’s something you can’t ignore.

Charitable Newsletter Connect allows you to automatically add donors to your email newsletter list. The plugin integrates seamlessly with MailChimp, Campaign Monitor, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, Mailster and MailPoet (including version 3).

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Newsletter Connect allows you to enable one or more providers. You can set a default list, opt-in mode and label that is used for all campaigns, but you can also override this on a per-campaign basis. It’s even possible to have donors subscribed to multiple lists when they donate.

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Integrated with Contact Consent

Newsletter Connect integrates with Charitable’s core Contact Consent feature, allowing you to have donors automatically added to your mailing list when they give their consent to be contacted.

On the other hand, when donors withdraw their consent to be contacted, Newsletter Connect handles this seamlessly, automatically unsubscribing the users from any newsletter lists they are on.

Powerful field mapping

All the email marketing providers that Charitable supports allow you to create your own custom fields (or merge fields, as they are called in MailChimp). With Newsletter Connect, you can map these fields to the fields in your Charitable donation forms, allowing you to easily populate the subscriber information in your email marketing with information entered by donors in your donation form.

MailChimp merge field mapper

As a result, you can easily segment your newsletter list based on the information you’re collecting in your donation forms.

Any fields added to your donation form with the Donation Fields API are automatically available for mapping.

Supported email marketing providers

MailChimp

MailChimp’s affordable pricing and excellent reputation have made it the go-to hosted email marketing provider for more than 12 million people.

Just add your MailChimp API Key to your Charitable settings and you’re ready to start adding donors to your MailChimp list automatically.

Campaign Monitor

Campaign Monitor is one of the most popular email marketing providers around, with robust marketing automation features and highly rated 24/7 support.

All you need to connect Campaign Monitor to Charitable is your API key and Client ID.

MailerLite

MailerLite is an affordable alternative to MailChimp and Campaign Monitor, with advanced features like automation, popup & landing page builders and 24/7 support baked into every plan — even the free one.

Get up and running with MailerLite and Charitable in minutes with your MailerLite API key.

ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign is an email marketing provider with a focus on powerful marketing automation, sales and user messaging features.

MailPoet

MailPoet allows you to create and send newsletters or autoresponders straight from your WordPress dashboard — no 3rd-party hosted service is required. We love seeing other WordPress plugins created with such love.

MailPoet and Charitable are automatically connected when you have Charitable Newsletter Connect and MailPoet installed. No configuration necessary!

Charitable works with both the current version of MailPoet as well as the upcoming MailPoet 3.

Mailster

Mailster is another WordPress newsletter plugin that allows you to create campaigns, manage subscribers and set up powerful autoresponders in your WordPress dashboard. Everything is intuitive and easy to use. With Mailster, there are no recurring fees; it’s a once-off purchase of $49, which gives you access to lifetime plugin updates.

Mailster and Charitable work together automatically when you have Newsletter Connect and Mailster activated. You don’t need to do anything to get it configured.

Don’t use MailChimp, Campaign Monitor, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, Mailster or MailPoet?

We’re planning to add support for more email marketing services. Let us know which provider you use.

Minimum Requirements

  • PHP 5.3+

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Frequently Asked Questions

See the list below for our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not listed here, please contact us.

Can I see a demo of Charitable?

You can. Contact us and we’ll be glad to set you up with an up-close view of how Charitable can power your fundraising success. 

How long is my Charitable license valid for?

All Charitable purchases are for a one-year license. It gives you access to support and our frequent product updates. Annual renewals are automatic and you’re free to cancel any time. 

Does Charitable offer a money-back guarantee?

Sure. We are confident you’ll be delighted with Charitable. But, if you’re unhappy for any reason or have a rare issue we can’t resolve, you’ll get a full refund within 14 days of the purchase date. 

Can Charitable replace all the fundraising tools I’m using now?

Yes, Charitable offers a complete solution to raise funds and manage donations all in one place. It includes donation forms, peer-to-peer fundraising, annual tax receipts, reports, and so much more. Try it today and see how it can simplify your fundraising efforts – we offer a money-back guarantee.

What payment gateways do I get out of the box?

You can start accepting donations through PayPal and Stripe as soon as you launch. Using Charitable’s easy-to-install extensions, you can add other gateways such as Payrexx, Authorize.Net, and several others.

Can I generate tax receipts for my donors?

Yes, and it’s easy. Receipts go out automatically after the donation. Plus you can customize the receipt template to include your organization’s information and branding. 

Can I customize donation forms to match my website’s branding?

Absolutely. Charitable has layouts and color schemes for you to experiment with out of the box. If you’d like to keep everything consistent with your site’s design and identity, that’s the default option.

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🗓️ Annual Receipts 2.0: Send Year-End Receipts to Every Donor in Minutes

You can now send annual receipts in minutes with a few clicks to all your donors.

📧 One-Click Bulk Send Wizard that guides you to sending to hundreds of donors simultaneously directly from your WordPress dashboard.

🔍 Smart “Dry Run” Mode: See exactly who will receive a receipt and who will be skipped (and why) before a single email leaves your server.

🛡️ SMTP-Aware & Limit Protection: Charitable now detects your email setup and automatically adjusts batch sizes and pauses for daily limits to ensure your emails land in inboxes.

✅ Complete Audit Trail: Dedicated system log and on the individual donor’s profile, giving you a clear history for every fiscal year.

Stop dreading tax season and start spending that time on your mission. Update to Annual Receipts 2.0 and automate your year-end reporting today.

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🎈Recurring Donations 2.0: Smarter Automation, Better Recovery, and More Control

We’ve completely rebuilt our Recurring Donations system to help you grow your reliable income stream while giving you (and your donors) more powerful tools than ever before.

What’s New:

🔒 Recurring-Only Campaigns: You can toggle “Recurring Only” mode in the campaign builder to hide the one-time option entirely, ensuring your supporters stay focused on long-term commitment.

📧 Automatic Payment Recovery: Our new Payment Failed Email fires automatically the moment a subscription fails.

🛠️ Self-Service Donor Control:The new Cancel Subscription Button appears directly in the donor dashboard, allowing supporters to pause or end their recurring gifts on their own terms—reducing your admin burden and payment disputes.

📊 Real-Time Revenue Insights: Track your growth, monitor active subscriptions, and see exactly how much predictable support is coming in each month at a glance.

Our new Recurring Donations addon gives you the professional-grade tools you need to grow your mission.

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🧡 Modal Donate Button: Turn Any Click into a Contribution

Instead of redirecting users to a new URL, the lightweight Modal Donation Button allows donors to complete their gift in a sleek, focused popup, keeping them engaged with your content while they support your cause.

What’s New:

  • ⚡ Zero-Friction Giving: Open your donation form in a responsive modal overlay. Donors stay on the same page, reducing drop-off.

  • 🖱️ Place it Anywhere: Use the dedicated WordPress block or a simple shortcode to drop a donate button into sidebars, footers, or even mid-sentence in your storytelling.

  • 🎨 Full Design Control: Match your brand perfectly with customizable background colors, hover effects, border radius, and font sizes—all without touching a single line of CSS.

Whether you need a simple “Donate Now” link or a high-converting popup button, the Modal Donate Button gives you the flexibility to raise more with less effort.

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💵 Mini Donation Widget: Show The Impact Of Every Dollar!

Not every donor who wants to give will navigate to your campaign page. Meet them exactly where they are by placing a fully functional giving experience directly on any page or post.

💬 Show the impact of every dollar: Attach custom messages to each preset amount so donors understand exactly what their gift provides.
🔄 Monthly and one-time giving: Supports a tabbed interface with independent amounts and impact statements for recurring giving programs.
🎨 Match your brand: Easily set accent colors and control size or alignment to fit the widget naturally into your layout without CSS.
⚡ Reduce donor friction: Open the donation form in a modal overlay to keep donors on the page and reduce drop-off.

Donations Live New

👉🏻 Showcase Real Momentum with the Donations Feed

Give your donors a reason to trust. Our new feed lets you display a living, breathing record of people showing up for your cause.

🤝 Build instant trust: Overcome donor hesitation by showing a proven track record of community support.
💬 Highlight donor stories: Display real donor comments and locations to show the human side of your fundraising.
🛠️ Drop it anywhere: Easily add the block to your homepage, campaign pages, or confirmation screens in seconds.
📈 Curate your feed: Group multiple donations from the same person or sort by highest amounts to encourage larger gifts.

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