A: No, there are no extra API access fees or per-transaction surcharges to integrate Double the Donation with Ellucian, provided your organization maintains active subscriptions with both platforms.

The integration includes no additional setup cost. Once connected, onboarding support varies by plan level:

• Standard & Enterprise Plans: Work directly with a dedicated Implementation Specialist to add users, integrate multiple fundraising tools, and configure advanced settings.

• Essentials Plan: Receive guided email instructions (and a potential onboarding call) to work with a specialist on adding two users, integrating one fundraising tool, and answering configuration questions.

 To get started or upgrade your plan, fill out the form below to schedule a demo.  

A: Enabling the Double the Donation and Ellucian CRM Advance integration is a straightforward process involving your Ellucian Ethos environment:

1. Create an Ethos Application: Log into Ellucian Ethos, create a new application configured for a REST API Proxy, and assign it to Double the Donation.
2. Configure Your Source and Subscriptions: Select CRM Advance as your authoritative source, input your credentials, and subscribe the app to receive contribution data and change notifications.
3. Activate the Integration: In your Double the Donation account, select Ellucian CRM Advance from the integrations menu and input your newly created Ellucian API Key.
4. Update Donation Pages (Optional): If using CRM Advance Constituent Experience webpages, navigate to your CRM Advance settings and paste your Double the Donation Public Key to display the employer search tool directly on your forms.

For comprehensive, click-by-click instructions, please refer to our full Ellucian CRM Advance Integration Guide.

To ensure a seamless deployment, your organization won't have to navigate this alone. You will be paired with a dedicated Implementation Specialist who will guide your team through the end-to-end setup, test your data flows, and verify that all connected systems are operating seamlessly.

A: Yes! Double the Donation serves as your organization's centralized workplace giving hub, allowing you to simultaneously connect multiple tools across your fundraising technology stack to a single account.

This multi-system capability captures workplace giving opportunities at every touchpoint:

• Online Donation Forms & Peer-to-Peer Platforms: Identify match-eligible donors during and/or immediately following the checkout process, then drive those matches to completion with automated, personalized outreach.
  
  
• CRM & Database Systems: Automatically sync donor employment records from your CRM to Double the Donation. This alerts donors to their matching gift opportunities through targeted, automated email sequences, ensuring no match falls through the cracks.
  
  
• Volunteer Management Systems (VMS): Enable volunteers to easily check their volunteer grant and Volunteer Time Off (VTO) eligibility during registration, empowering them with instant, employer-specific instructions on how to submit their hours or request VTO.
  
  
• Event & Auction Platforms: Capture employer data during event registration and checkout to raise awareness of attendees' workplace giving eligibility, then follow through with targeted outreach to drive submissions and maximize impact.
  
  
• Data & Wealth Screening Engines: Enhance your wealth screening results with actionable employer data to give your team a comprehensive view of a donor's workplace gift eligibility.

By funneling all workplace giving data and insights into one unified dashboard, you ensure no workplace giving revenue is left on the table.