Donations and fundraising campaigns

ArtInStack combines donation products (what donors pay through) with fundraising campaigns (goals, story, and progress you show publicly). They work together—link a donation product to a campaign for attribution and a live progress bar—but you can use either on its own. This is separate from ad embed placements (third-party ad zones under Settings → Integrations); see Ad embed placements.

Prerequisites

Stripe Connect payouts enabled: Dashboard → Settings → E-commerce (see Connect payments with Stripe)

Donations tab: Dashboard → Products → Donations (plan capability donation products)

Campaigns: Dashboard → Settings → Campaigns (plan capability fundraising campaigns)

How donations and campaigns relate

[Fundraising campaign]          (optional link)
  goal, story, dates, image            |
        |                              v
        +--------> [Donation product] ------> [Donor checkout via Stripe]
        |              presets, billing mode
        |
        v
[Fundraising drive block on a Page]  --> progress bar + story + Donate CTA
[Donation block on a Page]           --> card/banner for one donation product
[Impact map block]                   --> optional campaign + donate CTA

Piece	What it is	Where you configure it
Donation product	Checkout offer: amounts, one-time vs monthly, max gift	Products → Donations
Fundraising campaign	Named drive with goal, story, dates, cover image	Settings → Campaigns
Fundraising drive block	Public story + goal progress + optional donate button	Pages → Edit → block settings
Donation block	Simpler embed for a single donation product	Pages → Edit → block settings

Create a donation product

Dashboard → Products → Donations → create or edit:

Setting	Purpose
Name & description	Shown on the public donation page and in blocks
Image	Hero on donation page and block layouts
Link to campaign (optional)	Attributions gifts to a fundraising campaign for goals and metrics
Preset amounts	Up to six suggested gift levels (e.g. $10, $25, $50)
Show presets	Toggle preset buttons on or off
Allow custom amount	Let donors enter their own amount
Billing mode	One-time only, Recurring only (monthly), or Allow both
Maximum donation	Cap per checkout (fraud / safety—not the public fundraising goal)
Status	Active when Stripe Connect is ready

Publish Active products before embedding them on live pages.

What donors see on your site

On the donation product page (/product/… on your public site):

• Preset buttons and/or a custom amount field (per your settings).
• Frequency — One-time and/or Monthly when billing mode allows both.
• Donate now → Stripe checkout on your connected account.

One-time gifts use standard payment checkout. Monthly gifts use subscription checkout and renew each month until the donor cancels in Stripe.

Create a fundraising campaign

Dashboard → Settings → Campaigns:

Field	Purpose
Title	Public name of the drive
Slug	Optional URL-friendly id (auto-generated from title if empty)
Status	Draft, Active, Completed, or Archived
Goal amount	Powers the Raised / goal progress bar when set
Start / end dates	Optional campaign window
Story	Long-form copy for fundraising drive blocks
Featured image	Hero for drives and blocks

Open the Metrics tab to see raised totals, percent toward goal, and a breakdown by type (donations, print/POD, digital, etc.) for gifts linked to that campaign.

Use campaigns and donations together (recommended)

1. Create a fundraising campaign with goal and story.
2. Create a donation product and select Link to campaign.
3. Add a Fundraising drive block on a Page → pick the campaign → link the same (or another) donation product for the CTA.
4. Publish the page and test on your preview URL.

Visitors see story text, optional portfolio gallery, Raised: $X / $Y goal (Z%), and a Donate button to your product page.

Page blocks

Fundraising drive block

Pages → Edit → add Fundraising drive (plan: fundraising campaigns):

Trait	Options
Campaign	Campaign from Settings → Campaigns
Hero & gallery	None, single featured image, or Portfolio gallery (slider or grid)
Layout	Card, banner, or minimal
Show story	Campaign story on the public block
Donate button	Optional donation product + custom Button text

Progress appears automatically when the linked campaign has a goal amount.

Donation block

Pages → Edit → add Donation block (plan: donation products):

• Pick a donation product, layout (card / banner / minimal), show image, and button text.
• Does not require a fundraising campaign—good for a simple “Support us” strip.

Impact map + campaign

On Impact map blocks you can optionally attach a campaign and donation product for a donate CTA beside the map. See Add an Impact map to a page.

Billing modes (one-time vs monthly)

Billing mode	Donor choices
One-time only	Single gift checkout
Recurring only	Monthly subscription checkout
Allow both	Donor picks one-time or monthly before Donate now

Monthly checkout rules:

• Monthly gifts use a separate checkout session—donors should not mix a monthly gift with prints or one-time cart items in one order.
• Promo codes and shipping do not apply to monthly gift checkout.

Payouts land on your Stripe Connect account like other commerce.

Implementation steps — donations only (no campaign)

1. Connect Stripe and enable payouts.
2. Products → Donations → create product with presets and billing mode.
3. Set status Active.
4. Add a Donation block to a page or share the product URL.
5. Run a test one-time (and monthly, if enabled) checkout.

Implementation steps — full fundraising drive

1. Settings → Campaigns → create campaign with goal and story.
2. Products → Donations → create product linked to that campaign.
3. Pages → Edit → Fundraising drive block → select campaign and donation product.
4. Publish and verify progress + CTA on your public site.
5. Review Settings → Campaigns → Metrics after test gifts.

What you'll see

• Public blocks with story, optional gallery, and live Raised / goal when configured.
• Donation product pages with presets, custom amount, and frequency toggles.
• Dashboard metrics aggregating linked checkout revenue toward each campaign goal.

Plan and Stripe requirements

Feature	Typical requirement
Donation products	Plan includes donation products; Stripe Connect payouts enabled
Fundraising campaigns + drive blocks	Plan includes fundraising campaigns; Stripe Connect payouts enabled
Progress metrics	Campaign with goal amount + linked checkout activity

If a capability is not on your plan, blocks show upgrade guidance instead of failing silently.

Verifying your setup

• Stripe Connect shows payouts enabled.
• At least one Active donation product with presets or custom amount configured.
• Optional: fundraising campaign with goal, linked product, and published Fundraising drive block.
• Test one-time checkout succeeds; test monthly if billing mode allows it.
• Metrics tab shows raised amount after a linked test gift.