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Free GivingTuesday checklist and campaign scorecard

Two fillable worksheets for GivingTuesday (Tuesday, December 1, 2026): a stress test for your donation page before you launch, and a scorecard to measure the campaign after. Fill them in on screen or print them.

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Cover of The Donation-Page Stress Test, a pre-launch checklist with 25 checks

Before launch

The donation-page stress test

A pre-launch checklist for your fundraising team. Work through it before you send anyone to your donation page.

  • 25 checks across five areas: campaign clarity, mobile and usability, the payment journey, confirmation and stewardship, tracking and accessibility
  • An owner field on every check
  • An issue log with owners and due dates
  • A final launch decision: ready, launch after fixes, or hold

PDF, 4 pages, fillable

Cover of The GivingTuesday Campaign Scorecard, a post-campaign scorecard with target and actual columns

After the campaign

The GivingTuesday campaign scorecard

Measure the campaign once the reporting window closes, using confirmed figures, and capture what to repeat next time.

  • A 14-metric scorecard: money raised, gifts and donors, matching funds and channels
  • The three formulas behind it: goal attainment, average gift and net proceeds
  • Gross donations, net proceeds and matching funds kept apart, so each number means what it says
  • A five-question team debrief and one priority for the next campaign

PDF, 5 pages, fillable

On Givelayer, a campaign gets its own goal and progress on your giving page, and your dashboard counts gifts and donors as they arrive.

How to use them

  1. 1. Two weeks before

    Run the stress test on the page you will share. Give every failed check an owner and a due date in the issue log.

  2. 2. A few days before

    Clear the critical issues, then make the launch decision on the last page: ready, launch after fixes, or hold.

  3. 3. After the reporting window closes

    Fill in the scorecard from your donation platform and finance records, then hold the five-question debrief with your team.

Frequently asked questions

When is GivingTuesday 2026?

Tuesday, December 1, 2026, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States.

Can I fill the worksheets in on screen?

Yes. Both are fillable PDFs: type into the fields in a PDF reader or your browser and save a copy, or print them and fill them in by hand.

Do I need a Givelayer account to use them?

No. Download them free and use them with any donation page or platform.

Should the scorecard show gross donations or net proceeds?

Pick one, say which, and use it throughout. The scorecard defines net proceeds as gross donations minus refunds, processing fees and other campaign costs, and keeps matching funds on their own row unless a total says it includes them.

Is the stress test a compliance audit?

No. Both worksheets are planning aids, not a payment, security, accessibility, tax or legal compliance audit. Get specialist advice where you need it.

GivingTuesday is a trademark of its owner. Givelayer is not affiliated with or endorsed by it. These worksheets are planning aids, not a payment, security, accessibility, tax or legal compliance audit.