YEAR-END & GIVING TUESDAY

Make your biggest fundraising season your best.

A huge share of giving happens in the final weeks of the year. DonorDock helps you plan the campaigns, reach donors by email and text, and follow up fast while the moment is hot.

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BY THE NUMBERS

The last weeks of the year decide your whole budget.

Donors give big in December, and they give fast. The nonprofits that win year-end are the ones ready to ask across channels and follow up the same day. (Sources: GivingTuesday Data Commons, sector year-end giving research.)

30%
of all annual giving happens in the month of December
10%
of annual giving comes in the last three days of the year
$3.1B
given in the US on GivingTuesday in a single day
HOW DONORDOCK HELPS

Plan, launch, and follow up, all in one season-ready system.

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CAMPAIGN READY

Stand up your year-end campaign in an afternoon.

Create your campaign with a goal, branded giving page, and matching-gift messaging. Launch GivingTuesday and year-end appeals from the same place you track results.

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MULTI-CHANNEL ASKS

Reach donors by email and text when it counts.

Send coordinated email and text appeals, including the last-day reminders that drive year-end gifts. Every message is personal and tracked, so no one is double-asked.

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FAST FOLLOW-UP

Thank year-end donors before the moment fades.

Automated thank-yous and receipts go out instantly, and a live dashboard shows progress toward goal. Turn one-time December donors into supporters who come back.

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THE SHIFT

From a frantic December to a campaign that runs itself.

Old way

The Year-End Scramble

  • Appeals built at the last minute across separate tools
  • No coordinated email and text plan
  • Last-day reminders missed because no one had time
  • Thank-yous delayed until well into January
VS
New way

With DonorDock

  • A campaign, giving page, and goal ready early
  • Coordinated email and text appeals from one place
  • Last-day reminders scheduled in advance
  • Instant thank-yous and a live progress dashboard
Customer success story
CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

When Juggling Too Many Tools Steals Your Time

A one-person development team was drowning in donor data chaos. Then she discovered a CRM that gave her back 10 hours a month and a sense of calm in her fundraising.

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"DonorDock provides an easy-to-use product that nicely meets the needs of our non-profit"
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Mark S.
Founder & CTO
DonorDock has made my tasks as an ED actually enjoyable. Knowing that I have DonorDock in my toolkit, it has relieved so much anxiety. It's really helped me stay on top of things that previously fell through the cracks.
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Les Tilka
Executive Director
"We couldn't have chosen a better company to trust with our nonprofit business."
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Laura V.
Mom in Chief
"The customer service has always been so helpful and prompt. No question or problem asked has ever been unanswered or unsolved."
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LesleyAnne B.
Project Coordinator
"I was able to start managing and tracking my donors almost since day 1."
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Isaac C.
Director of Operations
As a fundraising consultant working with hundreds of nonprofits, DonorDock is a no-brainer for charities.
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Patrick Kirby
DoGoodBetter Consulting
"Hands down the best donor management system out there."
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Jen K
Office Manager
"It's so much easier to use than any other donor management system I've tried."
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Kelly S.
Executive Director
"I have just moved a second organization to DonorDock because I love it so much."
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Corinne D.
Small nonprofit
"It's like adding a fundraising teammate!"
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Consultant

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Frequently asked questions

Can I create a fundraising page for a specific campaign?

Yes! You can create campaign pages with unique URLs, track results separately, and report on campaign performance in DonorDock.

Last updated
February 25, 2026
Can DonorDock send thank-you emails automatically?

Yes. Online donors automatically receive a tax receipt and thank-you message immediately after giving. You can customize these messages and set up additional follow-up emails to deepen relationships. It's all automatic once you configure it.

Last updated
February 25, 2026
Can I send emails directly from DonorDock?

Yes. send individual emails, newsletters, appeals, and stewardship messages directly from DonorDock without logging into a separate platform. Use the easy drag-and-drop email builder, set up automated drip campaigns, and use merge tags to personalize every message with data from your CRM. Everything you need is in one place.

Last updated
February 25, 2026
Do donors receive a tax receipt automatically?

Yes. You can send an automatic tax-deductible receipt immediately after a donation is completed.

Last updated
April 17, 2026
What automations does DonorDock offer?

DonorDock offers task automations, email sequences, donor journey workflows, follow-up reminders, pledge reminders, membership renewal reminders, contact birthday triggers, recurring gift triggers, form-response triggers, and automatic logging of donor activity. All automations can update fields and add or remove tags alongside other actions, helping small teams run consistent stewardship without manual effort.

Last updated
May 7, 2026

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