Visit givelocalnrv.org/login to enter your username and password. When you log into the platform, you’ll see your name in the upper right corner. A dropdown menu appears when you click your name. This allows you to access the nonprofits you manage and  different parts of your user profile. (Please note, anything listed below your name is a section within your personal user account, not the organization's profile page.)

On the left side of your screen is your dashboard. You can use the dashboard to toggle between all of the different options to manage your nonprofit. To learn more about various features of the dashboard, head to this explainer page. 

Mightycause partners with the CFNRV to host this online fundraising platform for the GiveLocalNRV giving day. Their team provides robust technical support for the site throughout the year and partners with the CFNRV team to offer informational webinars. All transactions on the givelocalnrv.org website are processed through Mightycause. Donors giving through this site will see that reflected on their credit/debit card statements as some version of the following: "MCF*GiveLocalNRV" or "Mightycause Foundation", or the name of the organization you gave to might be listed in the charge, such as "MCF*LiteracyNRV".

Mightycause's full Terms of Use agreement can be found on this page: https://www.mightycause.com/terms. Please be aware that Mightycause's terms and conditions prohibit use of the platform for donation giveaways/incentives or other sellable items in return for donating. In other words, you can’t use the platform for a “give-to-get” campaign (e.g., things like “give $25 and you’ll get a t-shirt” are not allowed on the platform, nor can you sell items using the platform, such as event tickets.)

The Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) can modify any rules, restrictions, or conditions if, in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment, or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community. As such, the CFNRV reserves the right to deny or condition the distribution of prize grants if, in the judgment of its Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes necessary. Additionally, users of this website agree to abide by the terms of use outlined here by Mightycause (our partners on this website platform.)

We receive thousands of donations for this event. Because of the volume of donations and our desire to make things as fair as possible for all participating nonprofit partners, we have rules around what types of donations are acceptable for the event. See below for details and print out this quick guide that shares the details about what donations count.

Date restrictions for the 2024 Giving Day

Only donations received between June 1 & noon on Thursday, June 27 can be counted toward your giving day totals. Additionally, if they are offline donations, they must be: 1) Dated between June 1 – 27 and 2) Entered into the system by noon on June 27 to count.

Allowable Donation Types

The following types of donations are allowed to be counted in your giving day totals.

Online donations made through the givelocalnrv.org website. 

• The website accepts payment via credit and debit cards, Paypal, Venmo, and Google Pay. Additionally, if the donation is $50 or more, the donor can have the gift deducted from their bank account.

Three types of offline donations: 

• Cash
• Checks 
• Wire transfers 

Checks and wire transfers must be received by your organization AND dated between June 1 – 27.  Anything under $1,000 is automatically approved. If the gift is over $1,000, we will request documentation from your team to verify the details (see below for more info.)

We receive thousands of donations for this event. Because of the volume of donations and our desire to make things as fair as possible for all participating nonprofit partners, we have rules around what types of donations are acceptable for the event. See below for details and print out this quick guide that shares the details about what donations count.

The following types of donations are not allowed to be counted toward your giving day totals and will be removed from the system. 

NO: Online donations from ANY website outside the GiveLocalNRV platform, such as via your organization’s website, a Facebook fundraiser, a GoFundMe fundraiser, etc. 

One of the goals of this event to direct donors to a single place online to be able to give to their favorite nonprofits, view the leaderboards and overall progress of the event, and have the opportunity to search for other nonprofits that may interest them. For this reason, we do not allow any online donations made outside the GiveLocalNRV platform.

NO:  Credit card donations that are processed outside the GiveLocalNRV website (such as at an event, box office, or front office.)

NO: In-kind donations.

NO:  Checks that are dated outside of June 1 – 27. 

NO:  Checks that are received before June 1 or after June 27 at noon.

The minimum online donation for GiveLocalNRV is $5. There is no maximum donation limit. 

No. Mightycause terms and conditions prohibit use of the platform for donation giveaways/incentives (commonly referred to as "give-to-get" campaigns) or other sellable items in return for making a donation. The platform also may not be used for sale-based transactions such as event or training registrations where funds are given in exchange for a good or service. The platform may only be used for charitable donations in line with IRS regulations. For questions contact support@mightycause.com.

The GiveLocalNRV platform (givelocalnrv.org) charges fees for online donation: 5.9% of the donation + .30 cents for each transaction. By having every donor chip in a small amount, everyone contributes to helping support this community-wide event. 

What do the fees go toward?

• 2.9% + 30¢ goes toward credit card processing fees.
• 3.5% platform fee goes toward offsetting the costs of the Mightycause platform and operational costs.
• 1% admin fee goes toward helping offset the costs of the CFNRV’s administrative support, marketing, and advertising.

A donor can choose to not pay the fees. In this case, the fees will be deducted from the donation and your organization will receive the rest of the donation. For example, if a donor gives $100 but does not want to pay the $6.20 in fees, your organization will receive a total of $93.80 from that transaction.

Fees for donations made via a bank account (ACH)
Payment by bank account is an option only for online donations $50+. These fees total 4% + $1.50 per transaction. The fees are: 1% transaction fee, plus a $1.50 fixed fee per transaction, 2% platform fee, and the 1% admin fee. These transactions are process through a secure service called Plaid.

Fees for donations made "offline"
Donors also have the option to make "offline" donations, which are donations not processed through the online Mightycause platform. Three forms of offline donations are accepted for this event: 1) checks, 2) wire transfers, and 3) cash. Because these donations are not processed through the website, there are no fees associated with these donations. Simply add them into the system so they count toward your giving day totals. The step-by-step instructions on how to add offline donations can be found in this article. 

Cash, check, and wire transfer donations can be entered manually as "offline donations" and will count towards your overall total (see these instructions or read below to learn how to enter an offline donation in the system.) However, the check must be both received and dated between June 1 and noon on June 27. 

Donors can also direct their Qualified Charitable Distribution towards the Giving Day for your organization, provided the actual distribution and allocation to your organization happens during the June 1 to June 27 at noon window.

Donations made via cash, check, or wire transfer during the giving period (June 1 to noon on June 27) count toward your organization’s giving day total provided that you enter those donors into your organization’s profile before the event ends at noon on June 27. Donations received before the Early Giving period begins or after the Giving Day ends are not allowed to be counted in the Giving Day totals. 

To enter an offline donation, follow these steps:

• Login to your profile page at https://www.givelocalnrv.org/login
• On the left-hand side of the page, click on Reports.
• Click on Offline Donations.
• Click Add Offline Donation in the upper right

You will be prompted to add in information about the donor and the donation. Please keep copies of checks and wire transfers received. The CFNRV will ask to see a copy of any checks or wire transfers of $1,000 or more to verify that the donation was received during the giving period. 

Please note that a tax receipt will not be sent by the system for offline donations. Your organization will need to provide one in that case.

If you receive a check that does not indicate some kind of restriction (such as to a specific program), you are welcome to add it as an offline donation and count it in your giving day totals. 

Have you participated in GiveLocalNRV in the past? Emailing past donors is a great step to getting donations. You can find information on all your previous donors by logging into the GiveLocalNRV website here. Then go to the "Reports" tab on the left-hand side of the page. Click on donations, then you can adjust the time period to look at previous years' data. The system only lets you look at one year at a time, but all the info is there.

Organizations that have registered on givelocalnrv.org can track donations in real time by logging into their account. Organizations will also receive an email notification for every donation. Nonprofits can download a detailed donation report at any time through their account to thank and follow-up with individual donors and tabulate donation value and number of donors. This .csv file can be used in Excel and is widely compatible with other spreadsheet applications. 

No, online donations made through givelocalnrv.org will automatically receive a receipt from the Mightycause Charitable Foundation. Your organization can include a custom message that will be included in the tax receipt email sent to donors. However, we do encourage designated charities to send a thank you note to their donors letting them know how awesome they are! Please note that if you receive a check and enter it as an offline donation in the system, a tax receipt will not be sent by the system. Your organization will need to provide one in that case.

We use the term "unique donor" for some of our grants and prizes. This term refers to unduplicated donors. Donors who make more than one gift to an organization are only counted once in that organization's "unique donor" numbers for certain grants and prizes. 

For example, if throughout the event, John makes three gifts to organization X, Amelia donates twice to that organization, and Anne donates once to the same organization, they count as three unique donors for organization X for the purposes of the grant or prize.

Check out this informational video to learn more about how to set up matching grants for your nonprofit or check out this article: Matching Grants on Mightycause. 

Your match dollars will automatically show in your leaderboard total, which is different from past years. To allow your match to count towards your leaderboard total in real time, you will want to make sure "include match value in page metrics" is checked within the match set up tool (this is the automatic setting.)

A peer-to-peer fundraising page is a personalized fundraising page set up by a donor. The money raised via that page is counted in your organization's overall totals. This is a great tool to engage supporters and potentially get new donors. The fundraising is more personal when it comes from one of your supporters vs. your organization making a cold call or sending a mass email to people you don't know well.

We recommend asking your closest supporters to fundraise on your behalf - ask board members, long-time donors, volunteers, etc.

Send your supporters to your organization's main landing page on the givelocalnrv.org website. They will see a button under the banner image at the top of the page that says "Fundraise". Next, a text box will appear that says "Create a Fundraiser". Then click "Get Started" to work on personalizing their page. 

Donors can create their own page from scratch or your organization can set up a template for them to use. The template can include your logo, photos, and sample language. We highly recommend setting up a template AND encouraging your donors to personalize it.