BRAINTREE

Pay with their preferred payment method without ever leaving your site.

Braintree allows you to easily reach more supporters and increase donations with payment platforms including PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

An all-in-one payment solution

A video of the Braintree payment form in Charitable

One of the highest-converting digital wallets!

Non-profits can reach more donors and drive higher conversion with popular payment methods in a single, seamless integration. Braintree allows you access to 130+ currencies, global markets, and popular payment methods in over 45+ countries and regions.

Donors can add credit and debit cards, popular digital wallets, and local payment methods such as ACH Direct Debit and UnionPay when they process their donation, all within one plug-in.

Reach European donors with local payment methods

Charitable Braintree 1.3.0 now supports popular European local payment methods – iDEAL in the Netherlands, Bancontact in Belgium, EPS in Austria, BLIK and Przelewy24 in Poland, and MyBank in Italy and Portugal. When your site’s currency matches a method’s supported currency, the relevant payment buttons appear automatically below the card form, so donors can give through the bank transfer or wallet they already use every day.

Offering the payment options donors already trust removes friction at checkout and can drive noticeably higher conversion on campaigns targeting European audiences. There’s nothing extra for donors to set up, and nothing for you to configure beyond enabling the methods you’d like to offer.

Complete data security and privacy

Cardholder data is managed natively in Braintree’s secure system, using multiple encryption keys with split knowledge and dual control. This offers non-profits the security of knowing their donors’ financial information is private and secure.

Passwords are never stored directly in the database, and all API and Control Panel communication between merchants and Braintree are conducted using TLS (Transport Layer Security), completely safeguarding your donors’ data.

Accept recurring donations with Braintree

Combine Charitable Braintree with our Recurring Donations plugin to start accepting recurring donations with Braintree.

Braintree supports monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually recurring donations.

Let donors pay the transaction fee

Charitable Braintree works seamlessly alongside our popular Fee Relief extension, allowing your donors to pay Braintree’s transaction fees when they donate — it’s a simple, proven way to increase your average donations.

More information

Ready to get started? Read the Charitable Braintree documentation for everything you need to know to get yourself set up.

Minimum requirements:

  • PHP 7.4+
  • Charitable 1.6.43

In addition, the following PHP extensions should be installed:

  • curl
  • dom
  • hash
  • openssl
  • xmlwriter

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Improvement Migrations

↔️ Importing From GiveWP, Donorbox, GiveButter… even CSV!

Whether you’re migrating from another platform or consolidating your records, moving your data to Charitable is now faster and more flexible than ever. We’ve streamlined the process so you can bring over your entire fundraising history in just a few clicks.

🔄 Native GiveWP, Donorbox, & GiveButter Support: Switching from a major platform? Our dedicated migration tools handle the heavy lifting, automatically mapping your donors and donations directly into Charitable—no technical skills required.

📂 Universal CSV Import: Moving from a custom system or a specialized CRM? If you can export it to a CSV, you can import it here. Our smart mapping tool lets you align your columns to Charitable fields like names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses in seconds.

Instant Donor Profiles & Custom Tags: Automatically create rich donor profiles and bring in custom tags to keep your data organized. Segment and engage your supporters from day one with a clean, professional database structure.


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Improvement Payments

💳 New Braintree Features For Your European Donors

With the release of Braintree addon version 1.3.0, you can now empower your European donors with the payment methods they trust and prefer, making giving seamless for international supporters.

🌍 Six New European Payment Methods: Support popular local options like iDEAL (Netherlands), Bancontact (Belgium), BLIK (Poland), and more to meet donors where they are.

⚡ Frictionless Donor Experience: These bank-based methods allow donors to authenticate directly with their own bank in a secure popup… no credit card numbers required.

⚙️ Automatic Currency Sync: No complex setup needed. The builder automatically displays the correct payment buttons based on your site’s currency (EUR or PLN), ensuring a relevant experience for every visitor.

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Campaigns New

🖼️ Campaign Featured Images: Pro-Level Visuals Made Simple

With the new Campaign Featured Image setting in our visual builder, you now have a single, dedicated place to manage how your fundraisers look across your entire site and beyond.

🖼️ One Image, Everywhere: Set a primary thumbnail that automatically syncs to campaign grids, lists, and shortcodes—no more relying on layout order.

📱 Social Sharing Optimized: Easily upload images at the perfect size to ensure your campaigns look stunning and professional when shared on social media.

🔍 SEO & Accessibility Ready: Add custom alt text directly within the builder to improve search rankings and ensure your mission is accessible to every supporter.

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Improvement receipts

🗓️ 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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Addon Donations Improvement

🎈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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