--- title: New Features = Instant Donations description: Add a Donate button to your adoptable animal listings, the most visited pages on your site, and turn Shelterluv's Donation Boost into instant gifts. image: https://blog.shelterluv.com/hubfs/Two-More-Ways-to-Get-Donations-Blog-Cover.png --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.shelterluv.com/2021/06/22/new-features-instant-donations#main-content) [![Shelterluv](https://blog.shelterluv.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Shelterluv/images/shelterluv-onlight.svg)](https://blog.shelterluv.com/) [Home](https://blog.shelterluv.com) [Case studies](https://blog.shelterluv.com/case-studies) [Meet the team](https://blog.shelterluv.com/get-to-know-your-customer-solutions-team) [Try it free](https://www.shelterluv.com/signup/) 1. [Blog](https://blog.shelterluv.com) 2. [Shelterluv Best Practices](https://blog.shelterluv.com/tag/shelterluv-best-practices) Shelterluv Best Practices # New Features = Instant Donations ![](https://blog.shelterluv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scout.png?width=92&height=92&name=Scout.png) Shelterluv June 21, 2025 · 1 min read ![New Features = Instant Donations](https://blog.shelterluv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Two-More-Ways-to-Get-Donations-Blog-Cover.png?width=768&height=512&name=Two-More-Ways-to-Get-Donations-Blog-Cover.png) ### **Add this donation button to your animal profiles in seconds** Over **$4.2 million in donations** have been raised through Shelterluv’s popular Donation Boost features, and now we’ve made it even easier to attract new donors with a **Donate button** on the most visited pages of your website: your adoptable animal listings! This new feature works seamlessly with your [**Donation Boost Widget**](https://help.shelterluv.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043425131-How-does-the-Donation-Boost-Widget-help-my-organization-accept-more-donations-), which is a free tool to help you capture more donations through Shelterluv. ![An adopter-facing profile for Simon, a domestic shorthair cat, with an orange arrow pointing to the green Donate button beside Apply for Adoption](https://blog.shelterluv.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/qrzhuIaei3cQGHEcfqOvHNUbYzv4l8VFk_Zn8zZ0kgWPVTZO1dr7pkHfAPnev7w1v21q0QAAejVD1YJfvscldZ1rrBEgFh9txey8etVPp465pYqzNfgQrI3sdOMtgRZQux3ji4ll.png) Not using Shelterluv iframes yet? [**Give your adoption listings a free refresh today!**](https://help.shelterluv.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000253988) ### **Enable Donation Checkbox for Processing Fees** On May 10th, Shelterluv added a checkbox to mobile checkout that prompts adopters to cover all associated processing fees. ***This simple checkbox is the highest impact feature in Shelterluv history***. - 78% of adopters are now donating, previously 37% - 61% increase in total donation dollars - 82% of organizations using Stripe cover all software and credit card fees through donations ![Shelterluv statistics graphic: 82% of customers using Stripe cover all software and credit card fees through donations, 77% of adopters donate through mobile checkout, and the average donation is $20](https://blog.shelterluv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/BCn5QHdKS10MTh1SgVgtehx98LZ1vKne_kEpGG-3QGU1Ry3G2e6Tq6A8JJHeArVkSnXn0fwANR9CUJKMdPAEQGS_RNlTfYDwMbNCrlO6RvBd9aVTrM9SZPerklTFUrCbV7qcF0Ri.png?width=1080&height=1080&name=BCn5QHdKS10MTh1SgVgtehx98LZ1vKne_kEpGG-3QGU1Ry3G2e6Tq6A8JJHeArVkSnXn0fwANR9CUJKMdPAEQGS_RNlTfYDwMbNCrlO6RvBd9aVTrM9SZPerklTFUrCbV7qcF0Ri.png) Not yet signed up for Stripe? 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