Text to Give
Enable your congregation to give in seconds with a simple text message.
Fast and Easy Giving
Text to Give enables people to give to your church in seconds with a simple text message. SecureGive’s leading text platform offers your church an incredibly fast and convenient way to receive donations.
The True Text to Give Solution
Text to Give from SecureGive enables true in-message giving. Your church members can give in seconds without ever having to open their web browser. They simply text the keyword and amount (ex. Give 100) to your unique number and then reply with “y” to confirm the transaction.
*Donors using Text to Give for the first time will be sent a link to set up their device for text giving.
Accept Payments and Purchases
SecureGive makes it easy to accept payments and purchases in the same system you use to accept donations. Simply assign a Text to Give keyword to a purchase category instead of a donation category. Whether your church has a weekday preschool program, sells merchandise, or collects money for the fall youth retreat, these transactions can all be done through SecureGive.
How Text to Give Works
Give in seconds. No app. No browser. No hassle.
Step 1
Send Your Gift
Text your keyword and amount to your church’s custom number. That’s the whole step.
Step 2
Confirm in a Tap
You’ll get an instant confirmation. Reply Y and your gift is on its way.
Step 3
You're Done
The donation is processed and your church receives it instantly.
Key Features
Custom Phone Number
Choose toll free or your local area code for your church’s custom number.
Choose Your Keywords
Use custom keywords that fit the your church culture.
Donations and Payments
Accept transactions to any of your donation or purchase categories.
The Fastest Way to Give
A complete Text to Give transaction only takes seconds.
The proven and trusted giving system.
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Frequently Asked Text to Give Questions
Most text giving solutions send donors a link they have to open in a browser to complete their gift. SecureGive offers true in-message giving — the entire transaction is completed within the text conversation itself, with no browser required after initial setup. This removes friction and results in faster, higher completion rates for donations.
With SecureGive Text to Give, donors simply text a keyword and dollar amount — for example, 'Give 100' — to the church's custom phone number. They then reply 'Y' to confirm the transaction. The entire gift is completed in seconds without opening a browser or app. First-time donors receive a one-time setup link to register their payment method, and all future gifts are completed entirely by text.
No. SecureGive Text to Give is a true in-message giving solution — donors give entirely through their phone's native text messaging app. No browser, no app download, and no extra steps are required after the initial one-time payment setup.
Yes. Churches can choose a toll-free number or a local area code number, and can set custom keywords that fit their church culture. The Premium plan includes up to 10 keywords and the Enterprise plan includes unlimited keywords — allowing churches to assign different keywords to different funds, campuses, or giving campaigns.
Yes. SecureGive allows churches to assign text to give keywords to purchase categories as well as donation categories. This means churches can collect payments for events, merchandise, preschool programs, youth retreats, and more through the same text giving system.
Yes. SecureGive Text to Give transactions are processed through the same PCI Level 1 compliant, enterprise-grade infrastructure that powers all SecureGive giving channels. Donor payment information is stored securely and never transmitted via SMS.
Text to Give transactions are processed at the same Ministry-Minded Processing rates as all SecureGive giving channels: 1.75% + 30¢ for debit cards, 2.5% + 30¢ for credit cards, and $1.50 per transaction for ACH/eCheck. Most churches see an effective blended rate of 2% or less.