Legacy: 🔁 Resend Text & Manage Incomplete Text-to-Give Donations
⚠️Legacy features will be retired at the beginning of 2026. For more details on this change, click here.
Did a donor start a Text-to-Give donation but not finish? No problem — you can resend a text reminder to help them complete their gift, and manage these entries from your ClickBid admin panel.
📱 How to Resend a Text for Incomplete Donations
If a donor began the donation process but didn’t complete it, follow these steps to send a reminder:
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Go to Donations/Text-to-Give > Manage Donations
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Click the Resend Text button
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Confirm by clicking OK
💬 What the Donor Receives:
The donor gets a text with a link that brings them back to the donation form. They’ll be asked to enter their address and credit card to complete the donation.
🧾 View Text-to-Give Reports and Customize Settings
To track or customize your Text-to-Give campaign:
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Go to Donations/Text-to-Give > Settings
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Customize your donation page with:
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Preset donation amounts
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A custom background
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📊 Where Text-to-Give Donations Appear
These donations are included in:
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Event Sales
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Post Event Report
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Auction Overview
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Dashboard > In Event
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The Donations total includes Text-to-Give
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The TTG section shows only the donation amount (no CC fees)
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💡 Tip: Completed donation receipts are emailed to the address under
Software Settings > Event Settings > Event Support Contact
❌ How to Manage Incomplete Donations Without a Phone Number
If an incomplete donation is missing a phone number, the donor exited the form before entering their contact info. These donations:
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Do not count toward totals
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Cannot be followed up on
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Can be deleted using the Remove button
⚠️ Warning: There's no way to recover or contact these donors without a phone number.