For Recurring Giving
Steady, predictable revenue from monthly giving
Donors opt into monthly or annual giving with a single checkbox at checkout. Multi-tier programs (Bronze $25/mo, Silver $100/mo, Gold $500/mo) work out of the box. Donors swap tiers from a self-serve customer portal. Stripe handles billing, retries on declined cards, and dunning emails automatically. The org gets a recurring revenue line that compounds month over month.
Set Up Recurring Giving
Built-in features
One-checkbox recurring. Donate page has a "Make this monthly" checkbox. Donor checks it; Stripe creates a subscription with the same payment method. The org gets recurring revenue without any extra setup.
Multi-tier memberships. Configure named tiers per org: Bronze $25/mo, Silver $100/mo, Gold $500/mo, Trustee $500/mo annual. Each tier maps to a Stripe price. Donors see the tier picker on the donate page; tier choice flows into Stripe checkout as a subscription.
Customer portal for tier swaps. Donor wants to upgrade Bronze → Silver? They visit a self-serve portal link, pick the new tier, Stripe handles the proration. No support ticket. No admin involvement.
Cancel-from-receipt. Every recurring receipt email includes a cancel link. Donor can self-cancel anytime. Org gets a notification when someone cancels so stewardship can follow up if appropriate.
Dunning automation. Card declined? Stripe retries automatically (3 retries over 7 days), emails the donor with an updated-payment-method link. If all retries fail, the subscription pauses. No silent revenue leak.
Tier-grants-donor-tier link. Set a recurring tier to "grants Gold donor tier on subscribe". The donor automatically gets the matching donor-CRM tier label, eligible for Gold-and-above patron-preview email blasts.
Recurring program formats
Simple monthly giving. One option ("Become a monthly donor"). One checkbox. Stripe handles the rest. Best for orgs without a formal patron program.
Bronze / Silver / Gold patron program. Three tiers, three monthly amounts. Each tier ties to a donor-CRM tier label. Patrons get tier-specific email previews + recognition on the gala slideshow.
Annual membership. Single $250/year tier with year-over-year auto-renewal. Stripe sends a renewal-coming email 7 days before the charge.
Sustainer + one-time mix. Donor picks "Become a sustainer" OR "One-time donation" on the same form. Both flows route through Stripe, both feed into the donor CRM.