A Year of Momentum for Nonprofits
As we wrap up 2025, it’s impossible not to feel proud of how much progress and impact nonprofits have made during an unprecedented year. And Firespring is so grateful to be partnered with you to help power that momentum. From fresh design tools to smoother donation experiences, 2025 was all about making it easier for organizations to connect with supporters, tell their stories, and raise the funds they need to keep making an impact.
Here’s a look back at the biggest highlights.
A Fresh New Look: Introducing Three New Designs
One of the biggest visual upgrades this year? Three brand new Firespring themes, each crafted to help nonprofits look modern, credible, and mission focused from the very first click. Here’s the full lineup:
- Balance: A clean, modern, and polished design with beautiful imagery, smooth navigation and layouts that adapt to organizations of all sizes. Its dynamic homepage and prominent testimonial spaces help nonprofits showcase their mission with confidence, all wrapped up in a professional layout that feels welcoming and current. Balance quickly became a favorite for nonprofits wanting a polished, contemporary feel.
- Harvest: Warm, whimsical, inviting, Harvest brings a playful energy to nonprofit storytelling. Its built-in mega menu encourages visitors to explore more deeply, while fast counters, testimonial sliders, and accordion lists give organizations fun, dynamic ways to highlight impact.
- Amsterdam: Bold, modern, and built for storytelling, Amsterdam gives nonprofits the freedom to structure content their way. With flexible layouts, it’s designed to make complex stories easy to navigate. Collections expand in a clean table of contents style, while the sticky header, accessible slideshows, and streamlined donate button make the whole experience intuitive for supporters.
Third-Party Embeds: Your Tools, Now in One Place
February brought one of the most requested updates of the year: third-party embed support. In the past, adding new embed codes came with a $25 fee each time. Now? Nonprofits can add their own third-party embeds whenever they want, with no support ticket, no cost, and no wait. Total freedom.
That means tools like integrated donation forms, email signups, CRMs and more can live directly on your website, exactly where you want them. We support many of the most common platforms already, with even more integrations on the way to help all your systems work together more seamlessly.
It’s flexibility, control, and cost savings all rolled into one major update. For a list of all supported platforms and step by step directions on implementation, check out this blog article.
Draft Pages: Build First, Preview, Publish Later
July introduced a quiet, but game changing feature: Draft Pages.
This update lets you build and preview pages behind the scenes before going live, making collaboration easier and reducing the fear of “oops, I’m not ready”. You can now work through approvals, layout tweaks, and copy edits without the pressure of a real time audience.
Learn how to create, preview, and publish your draft page through this step by step article or short video today.
Streamlined Giving: Stripe Integration Arrives
Going into year end fundraising, Firespring rolled out something major: a brand new Stripe integration. This update means you can take payments and donations through Stripe right on your Firespring website. Fast, secure, and donor friendly. Paired with existing gateways like PayPal, Authorize.net, and Nelnet Payment Services, organizations now have more flexibility than ever in how they collect gifts.
Follow our step by step tutorial on how to connect Stripe and apply it to your forms today. Because the easier it is to give, the more good you can do.
Double the Donation: Matching Gifts Made Easy
And just in time for end of year giving, Firespring launched our partnership with Double the Donation. Double the Donation allows supporters to instantly check whether their employer matches charitable gifts. It’s a simple addition with a big impact.
After integrating your organization’s Double the Donation account with the Springboard, activating it is as simple as choosing where you want it to live.
Year End Power Boosts: Fee Coverage & Giving Guidance
This year we made it easier for nonprofits to get the most of year end giving appeals. Previously, the option for donors to cover transaction fees was only available with Nelnet Payment Services. Now it works across all integrated gateways. The best part? Most donors are happy to add an extra dollar or two when it helps make the biggest impact possible.
In addition, we provided guidance and resources that go beyond GivingTuesday. These tips and tools can help you plan and run successful giving campaigns of all kinds. You can explore them anytime in our Nonprofit Resource Hub.
Leveling Up Email Strategy
We closed the year with a brand new, on demand training called Beyond the Basics: Email Marketing. This session walks through practical ways to improve your email efforts, including automation, segmentations, and re-engagement strategies that help you connect with supporters more effectively. You can watch the full training video anytime.
Looking Back and Moving Forward
This year wasn’t without its challenges, and nonprofits like yours felt that firsthand. Through it all, you’ve shown incredible resilience. This year’s updates made it easier to tell your story, engage supporters, and raise funds more effectively. Firespring’s tools and resources were designed to help you stay focused on what matters most: making a difference!
And the best part? We are just getting started.
