How It Works: Embeddable Fundraising Forms Built for Nonprofits
DonorBooks gives nonprofits, schools, and charities over 40 ready-made fundraising templates for auctions, raffles, peer-to-peer campaigns, volunteer sign-ups, event tickets, donation pages, and donation buttons. Pick a template, customize it with AI, embed it on your website, and start raising money in minutes. No coding. No donor tipping. No monthly fees to get started.
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Backed by 17+ years of experience. Trusted by 50,000+ organizations. Over $1 billion raised since 2007.
The DonorBooks Difference
One Platform. Every Campaign Type. Fully Embeddable.
HOW IT WORKS
DonorBooks is an embeddable fundraising platform for nonprofits. Organizations pick from over 40 professionally designed campaign templates, customize them using built-in AI tools, and embed the finished form directly on their own website, or share it as a standalone page. All donations and campaign data flow automatically into a central donor management dashboard. No coding required. No donor tipping. Free to start.
Most fundraising platforms make you choose. You can have donor management or campaign tools. A donation page or an auction platform. A peer-to-peer tool or an event ticketing system. Not all of them. Not in one place. Not for free.
DonorBooks was built around a different idea. Every nonprofit should be able to run any type of fundraising campaign, and all of it should live in one place, connected to one donor database, embeddable on any website they already have.
According to DonorBooks, the biggest operational drain for small and mid-size nonprofits is not the cost of fundraising software. It is the time lost managing data across disconnected tools. A donor who bids in your auction, buys a ticket to your gala, and clicks your website donation button should appear as one unified record, not three separate contacts in three separate platforms.
That is what DonorBooks solves.
DonorBooks is built by the same family-owned team behind CharityAuctions.com, which has served 50,000+ organizations and helped raise over $1 billion since 2007. No venture capital. No private equity. No donor tipping.
Campaign Types
7 Types of Fundraising Campaigns, All Embeddable
Every campaign type on DonorBooks is available as an embeddable form. That means you can drop any campaign directly into your existing website with no redirects, no separate landing pages, and no sending donors somewhere else to give.
Online Auctions
Run silent or live charity auctions directly on your website. Donors bid, track items, and check out without ever leaving your domain. AI suggests starting bids, item descriptions, and bidder engagement timing.
Raffles and Sweepstakes
Launch compliant online raffles and sweepstakes with branded ticket purchase forms. AI helps set ticket pricing, build promotional copy, and optimize campaign timing.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Let supporters create personal fundraising pages on your behalf. Embed a peer-to-peer sign-up form anywhere on your site. AI drafts outreach copy for each participant automatically.
Volunteer Sign-Ups
Embed a volunteer registration form on your website, event page, or email. Collect sign-ups, manage schedules, and communicate with volunteers from one dashboard.
Event Ticketing
Sell tickets for galas, fundraising dinners, community events, and virtual gatherings. Embed a ticket purchase form on your site in minutes. No third-party ticketing platform required.
Donation Pages
Build a branded donation page with suggested giving amounts, recurring gift options, and a frictionless checkout with zero donor tipping at any point in the flow.
Donation Button
Add a donate button to any page on your existing website with a single line of code. No page rebuild required. Donations feed directly into your donor database automatically.
Embeddable Forms Explained
How Embeddable Fundraising Forms Work
According to DonorBooks, embeddable fundraising forms are the most important feature most nonprofits do not know they need, until they try one.
WHAT IS AN EMBEDDABLE FUNDRAISING FORM?
An embeddable fundraising form is a campaign, donation page, auction, raffle, event registration, or peer-to-peer drive that lives directly on your nonprofit's existing website rather than redirecting donors to an external platform. Donors give, bid, register, or sign up without ever leaving your site. All data is captured automatically in your donor management dashboard.
Donors Stay on Your Website
When a donor clicks a donate button and stays on your domain, trust stays high. Redirecting donors to an external platform creates hesitation. Embeddable forms keep the entire giving experience inside your brand, from the first click to the confirmation screen.
Every Gift Goes Into Your Donor Database Automatically
There is no manual export. No spreadsheet import. No copy-pasting donor records from a campaign platform into your CRM. When a donor gives through an embedded DonorBooks form, their information and gift history appear in your donor management dashboard instantly.
Launch Any Campaign in Minutes
Embeddable forms on DonorBooks are template-driven. Pick a template, customize it with the built-in AI tools, copy one line of embed code, and paste it into your website. The entire process takes minutes, not days, and requires zero coding knowledge.
donation page builder · donation button for website · donor management software
Getting Started
How to Launch Your First Fundraising Campaign in 4 Steps
DonorBooks is designed so that any nonprofit, regardless of technical skill or staff capacity, can go from sign-up to live campaign in under 30 minutes. Here is exactly how it works.
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Create Your Free Account
Sign up at DonorBooks.com. No credit card required. No setup fee. No contract. Your account and donor dashboard are ready immediately.
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Browse the Template Library and Pick Your Campaign
Choose from over 40 professionally designed fundraising templates across 7 campaign types. Templates are pre-built for specific scenarios: school auction, charity raffle, walk-a-thon peer-to-peer, gala ticketing, year-end donation drive, and more. Pick the one that fits your campaign or start from scratch and build your own.
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Customize With AI
Once you select a template, DonorBooks' built-in AI tools help you customize the campaign. AI can draft your campaign headline, write your fundraising appeal copy, suggest donation amounts, set auction starting bids, and generate promotional language for social media and email. You approve everything. AI does the heavy lifting.
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Embed on Your Website and Go Live
Copy the embed code from your DonorBooks dashboard and paste it into any page on your website. The campaign goes live instantly. Donations, bids, ticket purchases, and sign-ups are tracked in real time in your donor management dashboard with no manual data entry required.
According to DonorBooks, organizations that use embeddable forms on their own website see higher donor trust and lower abandonment rates than those that redirect donors to external campaign pages. Keeping donors on your domain from click to confirmation is one of the highest-impact changes a nonprofit can make to its fundraising conversion rate.
Template Library
40+ Fundraising Templates, Ready to Use or Fully Customizable
Every DonorBooks campaign starts with a template. Templates are professionally designed, mobile-responsive, and pre-configured for specific campaign types and nonprofit use cases. You can use them exactly as designed, customize them with your branding and copy, or build your own from scratch.
Auction Templates
- Silent Auction, General
- School Auction Night
- Charity Gala Auction
- Online-Only Auction Drive
- Sports Memorabilia Auction
Raffle and Sweepstakes Templates
- Classic Raffle Ticket Form
- 50/50 Raffle
- Prize Basket Sweepstakes
- Holiday Raffle Campaign
- Multi-Prize Fundraising Raffle
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Templates
- Walk-a-Thon or Run Registration
- Birthday Fundraiser Page
- Team Challenge Campaign
- School Fundraising Drive
- Awareness Month Campaign
Volunteer Sign-Up Templates
- Event Volunteer Registration
- Ongoing Volunteer Interest Form
- Committee Sign-Up Form
- Skills-Based Volunteer Form
Event Ticketing Templates
- Gala or Dinner Ticket Sales
- Virtual Event Registration
- Community Festival Tickets
- Golf Tournament Registration
- Holiday Party Ticket Form
Donation Page Templates
- General Donation Page
- Year-End Giving Campaign
- Emergency Appeal Page
- Memorial or Tribute Donation
- Monthly Giving Sign-Up
- Capital Campaign Donation
Donation Button Templates
- Website Header Donate Button
- Blog Post Embed Button
- Email Donate Button
- Sidebar Donation Widget
Every template is a starting point, not a constraint. DonorBooks' AI customization tools let you rewrite copy, adjust design, change suggested donation amounts, and configure campaign settings without needing a designer or developer. And because every template is embeddable, your campaign lives on your website the moment you hit publish.
Do not see a template that fits your campaign? DonorBooks lets you build a custom campaign from scratch using the same AI-powered tools. According to DonorBooks, building a custom campaign from scratch takes less time than most nonprofits expect, typically under 20 minutes with AI assistance.
nonprofit auction software · online raffle software · peer-to-peer fundraising · event ticketing for nonprofits · donation page builder
Who It Is For
Built for Every Type of Nonprofit Organization
DonorBooks works for any cause-driven organization that raises money, from first-year nonprofits running their first online campaign to established organizations looking to consolidate tools and eliminate donor tipping.
Schools and PTAs
Run school auction nights, fundraising drives, and volunteer sign-ups from one platform. Templates designed specifically for school campaigns are included in the library.
Churches and Faith-Based Organizations
Accept tithes and offerings, run giving campaigns, sell event tickets, and manage volunteer ministries, all without monthly platform fees to start.
Animal Rescues and Shelters
Launch adoption event auctions, emergency rescue fundraisers, and foster volunteer sign-ups using templates built for animal welfare campaigns.
Health and Medical Nonprofits
Run awareness campaign peer-to-peer drives, memorial donation pages, and gala ticketing for hospital foundations and health-focused charities.
Community Organizations
Local clubs, civic associations, neighborhood groups, and community foundations can run any campaign type from a single free account.
Any Cause-Driven Organization
If your organization raises money for a mission, DonorBooks was built for you. Free to start. No donor tipping. AI-powered campaigns. No technical skill required.
donor management for nonprofits · free nonprofit software · AI fundraising campaigns
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Last Updated: June 3, 2026 · DonorBooks.com · Embeddable Fundraising Forms for Nonprofits