Inside GivePanel’s DIY Solution
You know the problem it solves. You know why we built it. Now let’s talk about how it actually works.
Our DIY solution has four core features designed to eliminate manual work, offer timely and automated supporter nurturing, and give you complete control over your DIY programs.
One-step registration and fundraising page creation
This is where everything starts. Your supporter lands on your website and sees an embedded GivePanel form. They fill it out once, and, in that single step, two things happen:
- They register for your campaign
- Their fundraising page gets created on JustGiving, Facebook or other platforms
No redirects. No second form. No manual follow-up from you to encourage fundraising page creation.
Most DIY processes have a gap between registration and page creation. Supporters register, then you need to chase them to actually set up their fundraising page. With our one-step integration, that gap disappears. Registration and page creation happen simultaneously. Your supporter is ready to fundraise immediately, and you didn’t lift a finger.
The form lives on your charity’s domain, so your supporters never leave your website. Everything stays within your brand experience while connecting seamlessly to JustGiving or other platforms in the background.
Smart Email Automation
Once your supporter is registered, they need to hear from you. But not generic emails. Timely, relevant messages based on their specific situation.
Our email automation works two ways:
Event type triggers
Different supporters are doing different things and fundraising their own way. You can set up email sequences based on event type, so each supporter gets messaging that’s relevant to their specific activity.
Individual event date triggers
Here’s where it gets powerful.
Every supporter has their own event date. Someone fundraising in March needs different timing than someone fundraising in October. Our automation sends emails based on each supporter’s unique timeline. You set it up once. Our system handles the rest.
No more manual data extracts to figure out who needs what email when. No more building complicated segments. No more scheduling individual sends. You build your email program. We make sure it reaches the right people at the right time.
Smart Registration for Complete Data Capture
Here’s a challenge some teams face: supporters who go directly to JustGiving to create a DIY fundraising page. They never fill out your registration form. They just set up a page and start fundraising. You’re grateful for their support, but they’re not in your system.
How our Smart Registration tool works:
- Using our proprietary Smart Match algorithms, every day we automatically create a registration in your campaign for your JustGiving DIY supporters, as long as the activity type matches that in your GivePanel DIY campaign.
- If someone creates a fundraising page for your cause on JustGiving, they get added to your GivePanel system. Automatically.
Giving you complete visibility of your DIY program ensures you’re not missing fundraisers who bypassed your registration process. Your reporting is accurate. Your data is complete. You can track progress across your entire DIY program and identify high-value supporters, even if they never touched your website.
Unlimited Campaign Setup
Your DIY program isn’t one-size-fits-all. You might run multiple campaigns based on different activity types, different seasons, or different supporter segments. With GivePanel, you can set up unlimited DIY campaigns:
- Multiple activity types
- Different fundraising initiatives
- Various supporter journeys
You can build them all. Our platform adapts to your strategy, not the other way around. You’re not constrained by your tools. If your program evolves, our platform evolves with it. You can test new approaches, segment your supporters, and customize experiences without hitting limits.
How it all fits together
Here’s what the full experience looks like:
- Your supporter fills out one form on your website
- Their registration and fundraising page are created instantly
- They’re added to your system (even JustGiving-direct supporters get captured)
- They automatically receive relevant emails based on their event type and timeline
- You see complete data across all your DIY campaigns in one place
No manual work. No data gaps. No chasing supporters or piecing together reports. You set it up once. It runs automatically, allowing you to focus on nurturing your fundraisers.
Now you know what our DIY fundraising solution involves, in our next blog, we’ll talk about what all of this actually means for your team. We’ll cover the tangible benefits: time savings, better supporter experiences, complete visibility, and the freedom to focus on high-value activities that actually grow your fundraising.
Want to see these features in action? Book a demo and we’ll walk you through exactly how it could work for your DIY programs.