Are you looking for the different ways you can donate during Giving Day? Do you need help setting up your peer-to-peer fundraiser profile page? Take a moment to read through our frequently asked questions for donors below.
For platform assistance, contact the Mightycause support team by:
To contact the Giving Day 2025 team, email givingday@thefocusgroup.com.
Are you looking for the different ways you can donate during Giving Day? Do you need help setting up your peer-to-peer fundraiser profile page? Take a moment to read through our frequently asked questions for donors below.
For platform assistance, contact the Mightycause support team by:
To contact the Giving Day 2025 team, email givingday@thefocusgroup.com.
What is Giving Day 2025?
Giving Day 2025 is a 24-hour online event hosted by the John 1:16 Foundation and sponsored by Endless Summer Realty (ESR) and The FOCUS Group (TFG). It’s designed to inspire generosity and encourage individuals to support nonprofits and causes they care about.
Giving Day has mobilized individuals to support organizations through online donations. On May 7 and 8, individuals will come together to support nonprofits by making a gift online at GivingDay2025.com
Giving Day 2025 is a program of the John 1:16 Foundation, a St. Augustine-based 501(c)(3) public charity, in partnership with Endless Summer Realty and The Focus Group.
When is Giving Day 2025?
The 7th Annual Giving Day 2025 will take place on Wednesday, May 7, from 12:00 PM (noon) to 11:59 AM on May 8, 2025 (Eastern Daylight Time)
What is an online giving event?
givingday2025.com is an easy-to-use online platform that allows users to search and discover giving opportunities aligned with their passions, empowering them to take an active role in shaping the future of the St. Augustine, FL community and communities around the world. Anyone can donate or fundraise for their favorite organizations.
How does Giving Day 2025 work?
Donors visit givingday2025.com and use the search function to find organizations by name or explore new ones based on their interests.
They can also access the site through a direct link shared by participating organizations via email or social media.
Giving is open for 24 hours only, from Wednesday, May 7, at 12:00 PM ET to Thursday, May 8, at 11:59 AM ET. During this time, donations can be matched or unlock extra funds through prize opportunities.
What is the John 1:16 Foundation?
The John 1:16 Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting communities through various charitable initiatives and partnerships. The foundation hosts events like Giving Day to help raise funds for nonprofits and empower individuals to give back to their favorite nonprofit organizations.
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A Mightycause support team member is happy to help with questions about using the Great Give Day website or direct you to the correct Community Foundation team member.
The Mightycause support team is available year-round, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET.
For donating, no. You can complete your donation as a guest. However, we encourage you to create an account to easily access your donation history and receipts!
For fundraising, yes. Fundraisers will need to create an account in order to create an individual fundraising page. If a user visits an organization page on GivingDay2025.com without being logged in first and clicks the "Fundraise" button, the first screen they are taken to is a log-in/sign-up screen. In order to have a fundraising page, it needs to be linked to a user account in the Mightycause platform.
What is Mightycause?
Mightycause is the technology platform that powers Giving Day 2025. It is a mission-driven, employee-owned business that has served the nonprofit community by helping them with online fundraising and donor engagement since 2006. Mightycause has supported over 150,000 causes and has been the technology partner for hundreds of community-led Giving Days.
Donations made via the Giving Day 2025 platform are complete and final charitable gifts to the John 1:16 Foundation. The John 1:16 Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Donations may be made online at givingday2025.com via credit and debit card, ACH transfer (Plaid), Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
Participating organizations may accept gifts by check or cash and upload them onto the Giving Day platform. These will count towards the organization’s overall gift and donor totals but will not count towards prizes or leaderboards.
Also, donations made to participating organizations through social platforms such as Facebook will not count toward the Giving Day totals.
Giving Day 2025 is designed to generate new support, not to pay off existing pledges. Donations may not be used to pay for anything that might be perceived as a tangible benefit to the donor – including dinner tickets, membership fees, golf fees, admission tickets, or other gifts.
All gifts are tax-deductible, irrevocable, and for the unrestricted use of the nonprofits.
The minimum donation is $5.
Is there a fee to donate?
Giving Day 2025 allows participating nonprofits to leverage a cost-effective and successful fundraising platform.
Mightycause retains a 3.5% campaign management fee from all online donations. Credit Card processing fees are an additional 2.19% + $.29 for Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and American Express.
Donors who elect to give via ACH Transfer (Plaid) will incur the 3.5% campaign management fee as well as a 1% + $1.50 donation processing fee (not to exceed $5.00). This payment method is available to donors who give a gift of $50 or more.
Please note that donors may opt to cover the fees before completing their transaction, allowing 100% of their intended donation to be received by the nonprofit.
Why is there a late giving period?
The late giving period gives donors a second chance to donate when they otherwise would not have been able to or simply forgot. During this donation window, participating organizations have the opportunity to raise additional funds.
What donations count towards prizes during early and late giving?
Upon checkout, you will receive an immediate thank you and receipt for your charitable contribution(s) via email, which you should print out for your tax purposes.
Mightycause automatically sends an email receipt when you make a donation, but there are several reasons why you may not see it in your inbox. Your email provider may have sent it to your junk mail folder, so be sure to check there. Gmail may have routed your receipt to your “Purchases” tab, so you should check there if you’re a Gmail user. If you were donating as a guest, a typo in your email address could cause you to not receive your receipt. We’re happy to resend your receipt — just email Mightycause at support@mightycause.com from the email address you used to complete your donation and we’ll make sure you get it.
Can I request a refund for my donation?
The John 1:16 Foundation enforces a no-refunds policy, mainly due to the immediacy of tax benefits. If you have a special circumstance, you can contact givingday@thefocusgroup.com to discuss it with one of the Giving Day team members.
How do I sign up as a Peer-to-Peer fundraiser?
Support your favorite nonprofit by raising funds on their behalf! Use the Giving Day 2025 search page to locate their page and click the "Fundraise" button to get started.
Visit GivingDay2025.com and click the Log In option in the top-right corner of the website. Once you've logged into your Mightycause user account, click on your name in the top-right corner of your screen to open your user menu. Select the 'Managed Causes' option to see a list of Fundraiser pages that you manage. Locate the peer-to-peer fundraiser page you created for Giving Day 2025 and click the 'Manage' option.
Mightycause makes it easy to customize your Giving Day 2025 fundraiser page and attract donors to give to your favorite organization. In this support article, we’ll discuss how to make your fundraiser as strong as it can possibly be by going through some key tips and best practices.
Once you have created your fundraising page, you'll notice that the "Donate" button is inactive and greyed out. To share your fundraising page and have your donate button active, you must click on the "Publish" button located on the left side of your fundraiser dashboard.
Before publishing your page, make sure you have filled out your fundraiser title, composed a brief description, uploaded an image/video, and finalized your thank you message. To learn more about setting up your individual fundraising page, view this helpful support article.