Our values set us apart
Unique among fundraising platforms, we place special significance on the purpose and safety of the space we share with our member nonprofits and their donors. Use of our platform is reserved for nonprofits that make the world a better place by elevating marginalized voices, striving to meet the needs of the underserved, imagining an inclusive future for their communities and advocating for equality.
We walk the talk
Our publicly stated values guide the use of our tech. We personally review every membership application to ensure a nonprofit’s alignment with our values. Because who nonprofits are means everything to us.
We guard against any nonprofit's use of the Give Lively platform to:
Discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status in any activities, programs or operations
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Advocate against or deny environmental or social sustainability practices especially with regard to renewable energy; land, water and air rights and use; and the growing climate emergency
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Advocate for the sale, ownership and/or civilian use of assault weapons, weapons of war, high capacity magazines, automatic weapons or any mechanism that can convert a firearm into an automatic weapon
Advocate against or deny the rights or existence of anyone on the basis of their sex, gender, gender expression or sexual orientation, including transgender and gender nonconforming people
Advocate against or deny the rights of women
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Advocate against or deny the rights of historically underrepresented groups, including Black, brown, AAPI and Indigenous people
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Disseminate hate speech or dangerous speech, promote or incite violence online or offline.
We also work to terminate all discovered uses of our technology that promote activities not in alignment with our values supporting gender and racial equality, reproductive health and LGBTQ+ rights, social and environmental justice, education, domestic violence, immigrant services and more.
People & planet
We also abide by these values internally, encouraging and supporting our team’s efforts to rally around ideas that demonstrate our beliefs and commitments.