Integrations / Fundraising
Look after Givebutter donors and campaigns from WhatsApp
It can, through Flann. Connect Givebutter and you can ask about a donor, a campaign or a fund from WhatsApp. You can also add a contact, tag a donor or create a campaign, which helps when the day is mostly spent at events.
58 actions in Givebutter. 27 only look things up, and 31 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Givebutter
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Givebutter action you mean.
“When did Sam Okafor last give?”
“Show me the households on the autumn campaign”
“Log a call with Sam about the gala”
“Tag Priya Nair as a major donor”
Know your donors without opening the dashboard
Flann looks up contacts, households, campaigns, funds and contact activities in Givebutter and answers in your WhatsApp chat.
Relationships are what a small charity runs on, and the details are spread across records. Who gave last? Which households are linked? What did we say to this supporter last time? Ask in plain words, by text or voice note. Flann reads the contact, the activity notes and the household in Givebutter, then puts the answer together for you in one reply.
Small admin that usually waits
Tag a contact, log an activity, archive a record, add a household member or create a discount code, each from one message.
After an event you have a list of people to follow up and no time to enter it. Tell Flann "tag everyone I mention as major donors" or "log a call with Sam about the autumn gala". The record is updated while you are still in the room. A new fund works just as quickly.
What Flann can work with in Givebutter
Givebutter gives Flann 58 actions across 17 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts | archivecreatelook uprestoreupdate | 7 |
| Campaigns | createdeletelook upupdate | 6 |
| Contact activities | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Campaign tickets | createlook up | 3 |
| Contact tags | adddelete | 2 |
| Household contacts | addlook up | 2 |
| Transactions | createlook up | 2 |
| Discount codes | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
How the same contact job compares, in Givebutter directly and through Flann.
| Compare | Opening GivebutterLog in, find it, do it | Givebutter through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about contacts | Filters and searches you run yourself | 27 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 31 changes, made from a message |
| Givebutter records | All of them, one screen at a time | 17 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your Givebutter API key, once |
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Step by step: Givebutter jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Givebutter.
Create a contact from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a contact in Givebutter with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Contactsin Givebutter and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Contactin Givebutter. - Flann creates it in Givebutter and confirms in the chat.
Fix a campaign without opening Givebutter
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the campaign in Givebutter: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Campaignsin Givebutter and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Campaignin Givebutter. - Flann makes the change in Givebutter and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your campaign tickets
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our campaign tickets in Givebutter?”
- Flann runs
List Campaign TicketsandGet Campaign Ticketin Givebutter and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Givebutter is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The Givebutter jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Friday round of overdue reminders
Today
Every Friday you open Givebutter, filter the overdue invoices and write a chaser to each customer by hand. The tone drifts with your mood.
With Flann
“Who is overdue in Givebutter? Draft reminders, firmer for anyone more than a month late.”
Flann pulls the overdue list from Givebutter, sorts it by age and drafts a reminder for each customer, gentle for recent ones and firmer for the long-standing ones. One card per customer.
What you stop doing: You stop writing the same awkward chaser every week.
Receipts without the shoebox
Today
Paper receipts collect in the car, the wallet and the till drawer. At quarter end you key each one into Givebutter from a crumpled pile.
With Flann
“Here is the fuel receipt from this morning, put it against the Ahmed job.”
Send a photo and Flann reads the supplier, date, amount and tax straight off it. It then prepares the expense in Givebutter, coded to the job you named, with the image attached so your accountant can see the original.
What you stop doing: Quarter end no longer starts with a pile of faded paper.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Givebutter
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Givebutter.
- Paste your Givebutter API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Givebutter account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Givebutter whenever a request needs it.
Reading from Givebutter is instant. Givebutter stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Givebutter with Flann
Log it while it is fresh
Send Flann a voice note about a payment or an expense. It prepares the entry in Givebutter and shows it to you before saving.
Chase what is owed
Ask Flann who still owes you. It checks Givebutter, lists the open items and drafts a reminder for each customer.
Check before you promise
A customer asks for credit or a discount. Ask Flann what they have spent with you, straight from Givebutter, before you answer.
Everything Flann can do in Givebutter
All 58 Givebutter actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 27
- Get Campaign
- Get Contact
- List Campaigns
- List Contact Activities
- List Contacts
- List Funds
- List Households
- Get Campaign Ticket
- Get Contact Activity
- Get Discount Code
- Get Fund
- Get Household
- Get Members
- Get Payouts
- Get Plans
- Get Teams
- Get Tickets
- Get Transactions
- Get Webhook
- Get Webhook Activity
- Get Webhooks
- List Campaign Tickets
- List Discount Codes
- List Household Contacts
- List Messages
- List Pledges
- List Webhook Activities
Changes 31
- Archive Contact
- Create Campaign
- Create Contact
- Create Contact Activity
- Create Transaction
- Add Contact Tags
- Add Household Contact
- Create Campaign Ticket
- Create Discount Code
- Create Fund
- Create Household
- Create Webhook
- Delete Campaign
- Delete Contact Activity
- Delete Discount Code
- Delete Fund
- Delete Household
- Delete Webhook
- Remove Contact Tags
- Restore Contact
- Sync Contact Tags
- Update Campaign
- Update Campaign (PUT)
- Update Contact
- Update Contact (PUT)
- Update Contact Activity
- Update Discount Code
- Update Fund
- Update Household
- Update Webhook
and 1 more
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Common questions
How do I connect Givebutter to WhatsApp?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Givebutter and paste your Givebutter API key into the secure form. Then message Flann on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and it works in your account.
Can Flann add or tag a donor in Givebutter?
Yes. Flann can create contacts, add contact tags, add a household member and archive or restore a contact in Givebutter. Say who and what, and it makes the change.
Can I ask about a campaign's results?
Yes. Ask Flann about a campaign, its funds or its transactions and it reads them from Givebutter. Reading changes nothing in your account.
Does Givebutter cost extra with Flann?
No. Givebutter is included in every Flann plan, as is every other app Flann connects to.
What can Flann do with contacts in Givebutter?
Flann can archive, create, look up, restore and update contacts in Givebutter, using 7 actions (Archive Contact, Create Contact, Get Contact, List Contacts and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change contacts in Givebutter.
What can Flann do with campaigns in Givebutter?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update campaigns in Givebutter, using 6 actions (Create Campaign, Delete Campaign, Get Campaign, List Campaigns and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change campaigns in Givebutter.
How does Flann connect to Givebutter?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Givebutter and paste your Givebutter API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Givebutter account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 58 actions in Givebutter.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Givebutter?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Givebutter action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Which Flann plan do I need for Givebutter?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Givebutter and every other app.