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What is Text to Give?

Text to Give allows donors to text how much they want to give to support your nonprofit—directly from their smartphones. Other platforms rely on payments processing through mobile phone provider bills, which can be costly and slow.

With Aplos, donors can give securely, control their payment preferences, set up recurring donations, and cover transaction fees. You receive your gifts quickly and all donations automatically flow into your accounting in Aplos.

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The donation management platform is worth it by itself. It's a very crucial part in bringing in money to non profits and Aplos allows you to track all of the data.

Clayton P.,

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Vice President at Foster Park Sports

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Aplos includes everything you need in one place to manage your bookkeeping, prepare your financial reports, accept donations, track your people, and achieve your mission. Try it for free for 15-days. No credit card required.

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For organizations tracking budgets and financials for grants, programs, departments, or multiple locations.

Customized solutions start at $189/month. Contact our sales team for a personalized quote.

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Customizable Reporting

Here's how your Nonprofit Organization can benefit from mobile fundraising:

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It works seamlessly with your Aplos accounting!

Automatically track donations

Your time is important. Cut down on administrative time by automatically tracking contributions, text giving, and donor information.

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Automatic tracking

All mobile and online gifts are tracked by donor and purpose with zero work required.

Faster donation tracking

No need to manually enter donations. Import offline donations so all contributions are tracked in one fundraising platform.

Seamless donation tracking in your accounting

A complete accounting system is included in your software platform. Automatically create a batch of contributions for your books without entering data twice.

Pledge tracking

Easily track pledges within your donor database, and generate reports to follow up on outstanding commitments.

Secure mobile giving options

Donors can give confidently using digital tools knowing their donor data and personal information are protected.

Payment security

Payments are protected with PCI compliance standards and use the same level of protection as your bank.

Data encryption

We use multi-level firewall protection and 256-bit SSL encryption.

Secure donor portal

People can log in to a secure area to view their donation history, see giving statements, manage their own giving, and make sure their payment information is up to date.

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How Text to Give works:

Fundraising made easy. Simply set up text to give, and then share your giving number on your donation page, in emails, on social media, and more.

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First-time donor setup

Initial donations in Text to Give can be completed in less than 60 seconds.

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Donors text "GIVE" to your unique toll-free giving number.

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New donors will receive a link in a text message to a secure online donation form to enter basic contact info, donation details, and credit card and payment info to complete their donation.

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Donors will receive a confirmation via text message.

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An email receipt will be sent within 30 minutes, with a hyperlink for people to manage their giving in my Aplos.

Giving additional gifts

Once a donor sets up Text to Give, future donations are completed with a single text from their cell phone.

Text to Give is an add-on feature in the Aplos Software Suite.

Existing Aplos customer? Activate this feature.

Large volume? Talk to our customer success team about discounted rates based on your organization's transaction volume. Exclusions may apply.

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Option 1:

Donors text "GIVE" + the donation amount they would like to give to your nonprofit's Text to Give number. EXAMPLE: GIVE 50

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Option 2:

Donors text "GIVE" + the amount + a short code your organization has assigned to a specific purpose or campaign. EXAMPLE: GIVE 50 BUILDING

After sending a text to donate, people will receive an immediate confirmation text and an emailed gift receipt within 30 minutes.

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We were looking for a program for our nonprofit that would provide a customer records management system, accounting system and credit card processing. Aplos provides all three at a very affordable price.

Joyce H.,

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Director at Killeen Independent School District

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FAQs

How does Text to Give work?

Donors simply text "GIVE" to your organization's unique toll-free giving number. New donors will receive a text message with a link to a secure online mobile giving form where they can enter their contact info, donation details, and payment info to complete their donation.

Are text donations safe?

With Aplos Text to Give, payments are protected with PCI compliance standards using the same level of protection as a bank. It is a safe and secure way for donors to give to your nonprofit.

What are the benefits of text giving?

It's easy for your nonprofit to set up Aplos Text to Give, and it's a convenient and simple way for donors to give. People can give from anywhere at any time right from their phones, manage the frequency of their mobile giving, set up recurring donations, give to specific purposes in your organization, and choose to cover the transaction fees for their gifts.

What forms of payment does Text to Give accept?

Donors can give to your organization via a credit or debit card, or through an ACH bank withdrawal. Standard transaction rates apply.

Can donors set up recurring donations via Text to Give?

Yes. With Aplos Text to Give, donors can give a one-time donation or set up recurring giving.