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Introducing Charitable 1.8.8: Enable ACH & Cash App, Style Your Payment Fields, and More!

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We’ve been hard at work making Charitable Pro even more powerful and user-friendly for you and your donors. This latest release is all about streamlined experiences and making fundraising simpler, more efficient, and more effective. Here’s a look at the improvements we’ve made.

New Donation UI with A Modern Look

We’re excited to introduce a fresh new look for the payment fields in your donation forms! We’ve updated the frontend user interface to give your users a new, modern look.

Here’s a peek at the modern look:

New payment ui

In your settings, you’ll find the existing default template for a simple, classic look, along with the new modern look.

You can easily switch between the two, no coding needed here.

Donation form modern option

If you’ve enabled multiple payment gateways, you’ll now benefit from a streamlined payment selection process. Charitable will display your four most commonly used gateways by default. For any additional gateways, those will neatly appear in a convenient dropdown menu.

This is only available for the modern display format, helping to keep the donation form organized and easy to use.

More Payment Options With Stripe

We’ve expanded payment options to make donating even easier for your supporters! With Stripe, you can now offer these additional payment options:

  • ACH Direct Debit
  • SEPA Direct Debit
  • Cash App Direct Debit
  • BECS Direct Debit
Stripe payment methods available

We’ve made it easy to manage which payment options are available to your donors.

ACH Direct Debit (USD)

You can now enable or disable ACH Direct Debit payments with just a click – making it easier for donors to give directly from their bank accounts.

ACH Direct Debit is perfect for donors in the United States who prefer to pay directly from their bank accounts. It offers a secure, convenient, and reliable way to contribute directly—and often with lower transaction fees.

ACH bank donate now button

With ACH Direct Debit integration, US donors can contribute securely and seamlessly.

Cash App Pay (EUR)

Allow your supporters to donate quickly and easily using Cash App! Cash App integration offers a fast and convenient payment option for donors on the go.

Your users can now scan a QR code that appears onscreen and make the donation on their smartphones.

Scan Cash App page

Cash App Pay caters to the European market, especially younger mobile-first donors. It provides an instant, simple, and secure way to donate from smartphones.

SEPA Direct Debit (EUR)

SEPA Direct Debit is the preferred payment method for European donors, streamlining direct payments from European bank accounts. With SEPA, you can receive higher volumes of donations from Europe.

Offering this localized payment option increases trust and makes donating easier for major markets in Europe.

BECS Direct Debit (AUD)

Activate BECS Direct Debit within your Charitable settings to enable direct payments from Australian donors. A streamlined process for higher donation volumes and increased trust.

Australian donors can now easily contribute with a payment method they already trust and use.

With this, you can appeal to a larger audience, by expanding donation options globally and locally, and help them support your cause easily!

Clear Instructions for PayPal & Offline Donations

We understand that sometimes donors prefer alternative payment methods. To make the process clearer, donors using PayPal or Offline Donations will now see helpful instructions detailing the next steps they need to take.

Offline donations instructions

This includes messages like:

  • “Click Donate to complete your payment with PayPal”
  • “Click Donate to pay offline and proceed to get your receipt”

This ensures that your donors know exactly what to do to complete their contribution, even when using these methods.

Easier Navigation with the Refreshing Addons View

Finally, we’ve updated the Addons View to make it simpler than ever to find the tools you need. The page now has a cleaner design and more intuitive layout, and the same improvements are available directly in the Charitable dashboard too! 

New Charitable addon view

That’s our latest update! If you don’t have Charitable Pro yet, consider upgrading to get features like recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, donor portal, complete donor management, and so much more.

Learn more about Charitable Pro here »

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recurring donations updated

💳 Introducing Card Updates: Fix Expired Cards Without Losing Subscriptions!

newExpired or updated credit cards are one of the biggest silent leaks in recurring fundraising. With Card Updates in the Recurring Donations extension, donors can now refresh their payment details directly—keeping their subscription, schedule, and giving history completely intact.

No canceled plans, no lost history, and zero administrative headache for your team.

What’s New:

⚡ 30-Second Self-Service: Donors get a dedicated “Update Card” button in their dashboard that opens Stripe’s secure, PCI-compliant Customer Portal to update card details instantly.

🔒 Scoped & Safe Access: Scoped exclusively to card updates by default, donors can’t accidentally cancel or alter their plans from inside the portal, keeping your webhooks and data in sync.

🤝 Admin-Assisted Support: Helping a donor on the phone? Open their secure Stripe portal in one click from your admin screen or generate a single-use update link to email them.

📋 Automatic Audit Trail: Every payment method update is recorded automatically with a timestamp in both system-wide logs and the individual donor’s profile.

Ready to protect your recurring revenue? Get the Plus or Pro plan and update Recurring Donations to 2.3.0+ and enable “Update Payment Method” under your Settings today!

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David Bisset
Integration page builder

Divi Fans Rejoice! Native Divi 5 Campaign Progress Bar Module!

With our new native Divi 5 module, you can anchor your microsites with real-time fundraising stats directly on the visual canvas. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Create campaign updates that are VISUAL AND LIVE. You can also:

📊 Campaign Progress Bar: Drop a live progress bar into any Divi 5 layout and show goal progress in real time.

🎨 Deep styling controls: Easily customize the bar and track color, height, and radius to match your brand perfectly.

👁️ Visual Builder ready: Configure and preview everything directly on the Divi canvas as a first-class module.

🔁 Identical rendering: The same exact engine powers this module, meaning consistent design without legacy shims.

✅ Faster launches: Never leave the Divi 5 interface to configure shortcodes or guess how your goal labels will look.

Learn more here.

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David Bisset
Integration page builder

👉🏻 New in Charitable: Native Elementor Widgets for Seamless Campaign Building

With native Elementor widgets, you design donation campaigns right alongside the rest of your page without touching code. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Create fundraising pages that are VISUAL, NATIVE, AND SHORTCODE-FREE. You can also:

⚡ Mini Donation: Add a compact, high-converting donation widget with preset amounts and full color control.

⏳ Campaign Countdown: Build urgency for a deadline-driven appeal, complete with optional confetti when the goal is hit.

📣 Donation Feed: Prove momentum by showing visitors the social proof of real people giving right now.

🏆 Donor Leaderboard: Celebrate top supporters with gold, silver, and bronze styling to spark friendly giving.

🖼️ Campaign Showcase: Feature multiple campaigns in a landing page grid or carousel, with search, filters, and badges.

Learn more here.

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Addon New

🗒️ Custom Receipts… New Addon!

With Custom Receipts, you decide which page your donors see, on every campaign. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Left side shows a donation receipt with donation number, date, total, and payment method for a  gift to Anywhere, titled 'One Family Gets Clean Water For A Week.'

Create receipts that are CUSTOM TO THE DONOR OR CAMPAIGN. You can also:

📅 Year-end appeal: Reinforce the goal and invite donors to share while momentum is high.

🎗️ Memorial or tribute campaign: Give a gentle, respectful thank-you that fits the moment.

💎 Major gifts: Show a special message only to donors who give above a threshold.

🔁 Recurring growth: Invite one-time donors to become monthly supporters right on the receipt.

🌍 Global campaigns: Surface a country-specific note, like a Gift Aid reminder, only where it applies.

Learn more here.

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New templates

🤩 New Beacon Campaign Templates w/ “Hero” Block!

With the new Beacon Campaign Templates for Charitable Pro, you can launch a stunning, full-width fundraising page that instantly captures visitor attention above the fold.

Fundraising page header for Save Maple Grove Park with a donation widget and a small square photo of a sunlit tree thumbnail on the left.

🔦 Above-the-Fold Impact: Lead with a full-width hero image, your logo, and your goal with a donation widget locked right on top of the banner so your ask and momentum register instantly without scrolling.

📐 Two Flexible Layouts: Choose between a structured two-column layout for side-by-side storytelling and supporting details, or a clean one-column view designed for uninterrupted long-form narratives.

⚡ All-in-One Hero Field: Powered by the new Campaign Hero field, bringing background media, live progress bars, custom donation amounts, and recurring giving tabs together into a single cohesive block that can be dropped into any layout.

🎨 Automatic Theme Matching: The hero banner and donation widget automatically inherit your campaign theme’s button and accent colors, ensuring your entire presentation stays beautifully on-brand without touching a line of CSS.

Learn more here.

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