• Platform is 100% Free: No setup or ongoing fees for your nonprofits to use the platform.
• Average Effective Fee Rate per Donation: The fee rate is competitive and transparent for all donations made through ColoradoGives.org. In 2023, 91% of donors opted to cover the processing fee, maximizing funds for nonprofits. Detailed information on fees can be found on the ColoradoGives.org Fees page.
• Tailored for Colorado Nonprofits + Donors: Our platform is specifically designed to meet the needs of Colorado-based nonprofits and donors, ensuring a seamless giving experience.
  
• Webinar Library: Access our webinar library for information on best practices, ColoradoGives.org advanced features and other fundraising strategies.
• Grant Opportunities for Nonprofits Serving Jeffco: Each quarter, we will open a new grant opportunity based on our Community Impact Focus Areas. View Grant Opportunities
• Nonprofit Endowment Programs: Opportunities for nonprofits to establish long-term funds, ensuring sustainable financial support through interest and investment growth. Learn More
• Free Catchafire Subscription: Your entire team can have access to this free resource, where you can connect with skilled volunteers to accomplish projects at no cost to your nonprofit. Learn More
• Year-Round Customer Support: Ongoing assistance through Mightycause for any questions or issues your nonprofit or your donors may encounter.
• Diverse Payment Method Accepted: In addition to traditional forms of payment, donors can also give via IRA, donor advised fund (DAF), wire transfer and stocks. Learn More

• Maximize Donations with Ease: Embeddable forms help you save money and boost donations year-round and for Colorado Gives Day. Embed a donation form directly on your nonprofit’s website, with a guaranteed effective rate of <2.05%. No contracts required.

• Affordable + Customizable: For only $19/month, you can ditch the PayPal button and upgrade to a seamless, fully integrated donation form that’s tailored to your nonprofit. Nonprofits raise an average of $2,729/year through the form. It’s easy to use, customizable and quickly pays for itself.

Ready to Activate Your Embeddable Form? 
Watch this tutorial or check out this webinar with NextAfter for a step-by-step guide.

Need Help Embedding the Form? 
Use the premade Catchafire project to get pro-bono help embedding the form on your website. Ready to start a project?

For more details, visit our Embedding Custom Donation Form FAQ.

• Increase Donations: 84% of donors are more likely to give if a match is offered. Matching gifts can increase the response rate by 71% and the average donation amount by 51%. In fact, the average matched gift is 1½ to 2 times larger than an unmatched gift! *

• Simple, Free + Unlimited: Setting up a matching grant is easy, free and can be done as many times as you like. Multiple matching grants can be scheduled to maximize donor engagement and drive more donations.

• Matching Grantor Flexibility: While the matching grantor can pay the match amount with just one click through ColoradoGives.org, your nonprofit is not required to process the match through the platform. The match can be paid directly by the grantor if preferred.

• Engage More Donors: A well-executed matching gift strategy can engage over 75% of donors, including those using your matching gift search tool, accessing forms or guidelines, or interacting with your emails—5x the average nonprofit engagement rate!

For more details, check out our Matching Grants FAQ.

* Statistics taken from a survey at Double the Donation

Don't miss out on the opportunity to enhance your fundraising efforts by adding a peer-to-peer component to your events and campaigns.

Free, Unlimited Fundraising Pages: Create unlimited fundraiser pages for any event or campaign your nonprofit is planning—no extra cost! Add a digital fundraising aspect to your events this year with just a few clicks. 

For more details on setting up event and team pages, visit our Event & Team Page FAQs.

For information on setting up individual fundraiser pages, visit our Charity Fundraiser Page FAQs.

Encourage donors to set up recurring donations with ease. Make it simple for them to manage their giving and increase long-term support for your nonprofit.

Streamline Donor Management: Using ColoradoGives.org for recurring donations reduces the administrative burden on your nonprofit's staff. Donors can easily manage their own recurring gifts, access donation history, download receipts anytime, and view giving summaries for tax purposes—all in one place.

For more information, visit our Manage Your Recurring Donations FAQs.

• Maximize Your Fundraising Potential: Our Year-Round Giving Toolkit provides the resources, strategies and tools your nonprofit needs to build sustainable, ongoing support throughout the year. Whether you're focusing on monthly giving or special campaigns, this toolkit helps you create a consistent giving program that engages donors year-round.

• Marketing Resources for Donor Engagement: Access customizable email templates, social media posts and other promotional materials to help you promote your year-round giving programs.

Ready to Get Started? Visit our Year-Round Giving Toolkit to explore all the resources available to help you succeed.