GiveNow
GiveNow is an Australian digital fundraising platform for small to medium-sized charities and not-for-profit organisations.
What GiveNow is
GiveNow is an Australian digital fundraising platform for small to medium-sized charities and not-for-profit organisations. Organisations can collect one-off and recurring donations, customise forms, and embed the donation process on their websites. Other options include peer-to-peer CrowdRaisers, memberships, event ticketing, and grant search. Supporters can create individual CrowdRaiser pages without a stated limit, and organisations can review pages before they go live. Donors can pay by Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Apple Pay, or direct debit. GiveNow lists integrations with Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack and Google Analytics, and donor and donation data can be downloaded as CSV. GiveNow says customer data is stored in Australia, sensitive data is encrypted, and OrgHQ access uses multi-factor authentication, role-based controls, and 24/7 monitoring; it also says it does not store donor card details. There are no upfront or subscription fees. Platform fees range from 1.5% to 3.5% by plan, and the most common payment-provider transaction fee is 0.26%. GiveNow started in 2001 and is an enterprise of Our Community.
Good
- Supports one-off and recurring donations
- Donation forms can be embedded on websites
- CrowdRaiser pages can be reviewed before launch
- No upfront or subscription fees
Watch out
- Platform fees range from 1.5% to 3.5%
- Payment-provider transaction fees are separate
Who it suits
GiveNow is aimed at Australian small to medium-sized charities and not-for-profit organisations. Individuals and commercial entities can create a CrowdRaiser to collect for listed organisations.
Verdict
GiveNow combines donations with peer-to-peer fundraising, memberships, ticketing, and grant search. There are no subscription fees, but organisations should account for plan-based platform fees and payment-provider transaction fees.
Plans and prices
From GiveNow's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | 2.7% platform fee per transaction · CrowdRaiser peer-to-peer fundraising · memberships · events |
| Pro | Free | 3.5% platform fee per transaction · embedded forms · Salesforce, Google Analytics and Zapier integrations · priority support |
| Starter | Free | 1.5% platform fee per transaction · one-off and monthly donations · up to two active causes · one OrgHQ user |
The facts
Each one read from GiveNow's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API credentials
- Zapier setup exposes an API key and API secret in OrgHQ, but activation requires a private GiveNow invitation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- CrowdRaisers
- Supporters can create unlimited peer-to-peer fundraising pages that organisations may review, approve or stop.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data residency
- GiveNow says all data is stored in Australian AWS data centres and no data is handled offshore.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data security
- GiveNow says customer data is stored locally in Australia, sensitive data is encrypted, and OrgHQ access uses multi-factor authentication, role-based controls, and 24/7 monitoring.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The Help Centre covers organisation setup, donations, events, memberships, CrowdRaisers, embedded forms, integrations and troubleshooting.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Donation feature
- Organisations can accept one-off and recurring donations with configurable amounts, frequencies, donor fields and branding.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Donation tools
- Organisations can collect one-off and recurring donations, customise donation forms, and embed the donation process on their websites.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Donor card data
- GiveNow says it never stores donor credit card details.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Eligibility
- The organisation registration page is for Australian not-for-profit organisations; individuals and commercial entities can create a CrowdRaiser to collect for listed organisations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Embedded forms
- Donation, membership and event forms can be embedded on an organisation's own website with copy-and-paste code.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Event ticketing
- Event tools provide configurable ticket types, attendee registration and ticket-sales tracking.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Fees
- There are no upfront or subscription fees; platform fees range from 1.5% to 3.5% by plan, and the page says the most common payment-provider transaction fee is 0.26%.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Fundraising types
- The platform includes donations, peer-to-peer CrowdRaisers, memberships, event ticketing, and grant search.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Grant search
- The Pro plan includes access to a grants database curated by GiveNow's sister enterprise Funding Centre.checked 15 Oct 2026
- HQ (LinkedIn)
- LinkedIn lists headquarters at North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent praise: local focus
- GivingPlatforms praises GiveNow's Australian social-enterprise positioning, local data residency and no-lock-in percentage pricing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent praise: payment coverage
- GivingPlatforms notes support for Visa, Mastercard, American Express and direct debit for recurring donations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- GiveNow lists integrations with Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack and Google Analytics, and says donor and donation data can also be downloaded as CSV.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Limit: currency and language
- GivingPlatforms reports that the product is English-only, uses AUD and is unsuitable for multi-currency fundraising.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: geographic scope
- GivingPlatforms reports that GiveNow operates in only Australia, limiting international fundraising reach.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company size (LinkedIn)
- LinkedIn lists GiveNow as having 2–10 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
- Founded (LinkedIn)
- LinkedIn lists GiveNow's founding year as 2001.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- North Melbourne, Victoria, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2026
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