Fundraising

Recurring Giving

BetterUnite recurring giving software runs a sustainer program that keeps itself running. Donors choose monthly, quarterly, or yearly gifts at checkout, failed payments retry automatically and trigger recovery workflows, and an expiring-card report shows 90 days ahead. Donors update cards, pause, or cancel in the Supporter Portal, and retention reporting proves the program to the board.

Monthly donors give more over time.
Keep them.

01

Every Frequency, Every Donor

Monthly, quarterly, and yearly options sit on the checkout, with the card stored securely on file for every charge that follows.

  • Offer monthly, quarterly, and yearly recurring gifts at checkout
  • Store the card on file securely, so every later charge is automatic
  • Let donors choose the frequency themselves at checkout

02

Failed Payments That Fix Themselves

Auto-retry handles the charge, an automated recovery workflow from Fundraising Workflow Automation handles the donor, and the record shows every attempt and why it failed.

  • Retry failed charges automatically, before anyone has to notice
  • Trigger a recovery workflow on a charge issue, so the donor hears from you at once
  • See past payment attempts with failure reasons, and an expiring-card report with a 90-day dashboard view

03

Donors Serve Themselves

Card updates, pauses, plan changes, and cancellations happen in the Supporter Portal, with no email back and forth.

  • Update a card from the Supporter Portal, or re-sign-up straight from an expiry notice
  • Pause or cancel a gift without a call to the office
  • Change the plan, or renew the gift, in the same place

04

Know Your Sustainer Economics

Retention reporting and sustainer economics tracking show whether the program is healthy, in numbers the board can read.

  • Track donor retention and recurring revenue trends over time
  • Measure sustainer economics without building a spreadsheet
  • Report program health to the board with board-ready numbers

Frequently Asked
Questions

What happens when a monthly donor's payment fails?

BetterUnite auto-retries the charge and can trigger an automated recovery workflow that contacts the donor. Past attempts are logged with failure reasons so staff see exactly what happened. Most lapses are card problems, not lapsed intent, and recovery automation catches them.

Can we see whose cards are about to expire?

Yes. An expiring-card report with a 90-day dashboard view surfaces at-risk sustainers before the failed charge ever happens, so outreach is proactive instead of apologetic.

Can donors update their own card or pause their gift?

Yes. Donors self-serve card updates, pause, plan changes, and cancellation through the Supporter Portal, with no email back-and-forth with staff, and can re-sign-up directly from expiry notices.

What giving frequencies are supported?

Monthly, quarterly, and yearly recurring gifts, selected by the donor at checkout with secure card-on-file storage.

How do we measure whether our sustainer program is working?

Built-in retention reporting and sustainer economics tracking show donor retention and recurring revenue trends: board-ready numbers without a spreadsheet.

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