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Introducing Google Analytics: Connect & View Detailed Fundraising Data

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Want to stop guessing what works in your fundraising and start making decisions based on real donor data?

We’re thrilled to announce a powerful new addition to Charitable Pro: Google Analytics Integration!

Once connected, you can easily see which campaigns perform best and understand your supporters better to boost your fundraising results.

This game-changing feature connects your donation campaigns directly to Google Analytics 4, giving you complete visibility into your fundraising performance. No more wondering which campaigns work best or where your most generous donors come from – now you’ll have the data to prove it.

We’ve designed this integration to be incredibly simple to set up (seriously, it takes under a minute!), yet powerful enough to transform how you understand and optimize your fundraising efforts.

Connect your Charitable campaigns in minutes, unlock insights into donor behavior, and make confident decisions to maximize your fundraising impact.

What’s New?

Google Analytics Integration is a powerful new feature that seamlessly connects your Charitable donation campaigns to Google Analytics 4, automatically tracking every donation, campaign interaction, and donor behavior on your website.

How it works

The integration creates a direct bridge between your Charitable Pro plugin and Google Analytics that sends detailed donation data to your analytics dashboard in real-time. Every time someone clicks a donation button, fills out a form, or completes a donation, that activity is automatically tracked and organized in Google Analytics.

Charitable data in Google Analytics

Why we built it

Instead of flying blind with your fundraising efforts, you’ll get crystal-clear insights into which campaigns drive the most donations, where your best donors come from, and how visitors interact with your donation pages.

You can access reports on completed donations, submitted forms, donate button clicks, and more.

Donation complete page in Google Analytics

This means you can double down on what’s working and fix what isn’t – leading to more donations and better results.

The best part? Once you connect it (which takes less than a minute), everything happens automatically in the background. You don’t need to manually track anything or worry about missing important data.

Here’s what gets tracked automatically:

  • Donation button clicks on campaign pages
  • Donation form interactions when visitors start giving
  • Completed donations with full campaign and amount details
  • Campaign performance across all your fundraising efforts
  • Donor behavior patterns and navigation paths

You’ll see all this data organized beautifully in your familiar Google Analytics dashboard, giving you professional-grade fundraising insights without any extra work on your part! 📊

Learn More about Google Analytics + Charitable »

Why You’ll Love The Google Analytics Integration

We’ve made it as easy as it can be to connect your donation campaigns to Google Analytics. Here’s what we’ve done for you:

Easy Integration: Connect your Charitable campaigns with Google Analytics in just a few clicks. No code required.

Donor Insights: Understand how visitors interact with your donation pages.

Goal Monitoring: Track progress toward fundraising goals.

Campaign Tracking: Understand which campaigns drive the most donations.

Ready to connect to Google Analytics?

Follow our complete step-by-step guide to Connect to Google Analytics »

Have suggestions or feature requests? We ALWAYS want to make Charitable better. We would love to hear suggestion.

The Google Analytics integration requires a Charitable Pro plan. If you aren’t already using Pro, consider upgrading now. You can get started at 50% off your first year. Plus, we offer a 14-day risk free money back guarantee so you can try out the Pro plan with peace of mind.

That’s it! You’re ready to track every donation, campaign, and donor interaction with powerful Google Analytics integration that reveals what’s working best.

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You may also want to subscribe to our Charitable YouTube Channel. We regularly post tips, tricks, and tutorials to help you make the most of the Charitable plugin.

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David Bisset Project Manager
David is the project manager of Charitable since 2022. David works with several non-profits (one operated by his wife) along with managing and developing features, support, and marketing for Charitable. Has been with WordPress since 2006 and has been lead organizer of multiple conferences, events, and meetups.

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David Bisset Project Manager
David is the project manager of Charitable since 2022. David works with several non-profits (one operated by his wife) along with managing and developing features, support, and marketing for Charitable. Has been with WordPress since 2006 and has been lead organizer of multiple conferences, events, and meetups.
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David Bisset Project Manager
David is the project manager of Charitable since 2022. David works with several non-profits (one operated by his wife) along with managing and developing features, support, and marketing for Charitable. Has been with WordPress since 2006 and has been lead organizer of multiple conferences, events, and meetups.
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David Bisset Project Manager
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David Bisset Project Manager
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