{"id":55006,"date":"2025-01-17T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T21:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/?p=55006"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:25:57","slug":"select-right-type-donation-form-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/charity-life\/select-right-type-donation-form-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Select the Right Type of Donation Form For Your Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

CanadaHelps offers four types of\u00a0<\/strong>Customizable Donation Forms<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to help charities process online donations.\u00a0<\/strong>Charities can choose from Multistep, Full, Securities, or Tribute-first donation forms.<\/p>\n

In our digital-first economy, selecting the right type of CDF is crucial to setting your charity up for fundraising success.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a charity client, you can create unlimited donation forms. Each form can be customized, branded, and configured to fit your organization’s unique fundraising needs. All form types can be\u00a0embedded into your website<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0linked to your site<\/a>\u00a0using the donation form\u2019s URL. You can also feature unique or emotive background images on your embedded or linked form, regardless of form type.<\/p>\n

Use the information below to select the right Donation Form (or Forms) for your fundraising needs.\u00a0<\/strong>Understanding the benefits of each Donation Form type will help your charity optimize your checkout flow, and elevate your donor giving experience.<\/p>\n

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What Type of Customizable Donation Form Should My Charity Use?<\/h2>\n
The Multistep Donation Form<\/a>
\nThe Popup Multi-step Form<\/a>
\nThe Full Donation Form<\/a><\/p>\n

The Tribute Donation Form<\/a>
\nThe Securities Donation Form<\/a>
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Why Choose a Multistep Donation Form?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

The Multistep Form provides a step-by-step donation experience.\u00a0<\/strong>It breaks donating down into a three-step checkout flow process, whereby donors click \u2018next\u2019 to navigate through the flow.<\/p>\n

View the Multistep Donation Form.<\/a>\u00a0And here\u2019s an applied example of our Multistep Donation From from\u00a0Food4Kids Hamilton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Data often shows that multistep donation forms are the ideal choice for charities.<\/h4>\n

This is because choosing a\u00a0donation form with multiple steps can increase conversions<\/a>, especially if the form being filled out is long or complex. Multistep forms also provide an optimal mobile user experience.<\/p>\n

In a study by Blackbaud<\/a>, charities A\/B tested multistep donation forms against single-page donation forms.<\/p>\n

Multistep donation forms were shown to increase donations and conversions in the following big ways:<\/strong><\/h5>\n