Product Updates
Keep up to date with the latest changes and improvements to our digital product
Giving Platform: Google Pay fix
5 February 2024
Google and Apple Pay are available again to use for your giving
Giving Platform: Pre-selection for anonymous givers
25 January 2024
If you usually want to make gifts anonymously, you can now set this as the default for your Giving Account by contacting our Giving Services team. This won't affect any of your existing gifts, but "Do not share my contact details with the Partner" will be already ticked when you go to set up a new gift.
Giving Platform: Google Pay unavailable
22 December 2023
We're sorry to announce that we have had to temporarily disable Google Pay as a payment method on our platform. Our developers are working on a solution and a full fix will come in the new year. Apologies for any inconvenience in the meantime!
Giving & DAF Accounts: Improvements to 'Create gift' process
19 July 2023
We have made significant improvements to your Stewardship Giving, DAF, or Philanthropy Account.
In the 'Create gift' process, users can now:
- Toggle Gift Aid on/off on a gift-by-gift basis
- Clearly view what the Partner they're supporting will receive and adjust the gift amount if desired
- Give one-off using Apple Pay or Google Pay
Partner Accounts: Suggested gift amounts
16 May 2023
To help inspire and enable more generosity to your charitable cause, our giving platform will now include suggested gift amounts for all Partner Account users.
For users of the Partner Account for Churches and Charities, you can also set custom gift suggestions with related impact statements to showcase more of how your supporters' generosity makes a difference to your work. Check out our Help & Support article for step-by-step guidance on how to set custom amounts.
Giving Platform: Apple Pay & Google Pay
4 April 2023
Giving with Stewardship is now even easier! You can now use Apple Pay and Google Pay as payment methods for one-off gifts made from www.stewardship.org.uk.
Giving Platform: Refreshed process
Part 1 - 14 December 2022
Part 2 - 28 February 2023
You've told us how important it is for giving with Stewardship to be as easy as possible - and we've listened! Now when you click 'give' from a partner profile page (or fundraising page) you enter a vastly improved process, making giving a whole lot easier.
Giving with Stewardship is now:
- Quicker. We’ve reduced the giving process to a few simple steps.
- Simpler. The refreshed design will ensure a clearer and more joyful giving experience.
- More engaging. Partner logos (where provided) will be visible throughout, to grow giver confidence and brand recognition.
Fundraising Pages: Character limit bug fix
26 January 2023
The character counter on fundraising page bios has now been fixed to ensure the counter is up-to-date whilst you edit your page.
Giving & DAF Account: New features
22 October 2022
In a Giving, DAF, or Philanthropy Account, users can now toggle Gift Aid on/off when you top-up. This means there is greater fee transparency for you, with clearer information throughout the top-up process.
Partner Account for Churches & Charities: Reports bug fix
22 October 2022
The ‘Payment Date’ field will no longer be duplicating the ‘Transaction Date’ field in your ‘Transactions’ report when downloaded.
All Accounts: Microsoft Azure
5 September 2022
All Giving and Partner Accounts are now being hosted by Microsoft Azure.
What this means for you and your account experience:
- Accelerated improvements – new product releases, improvements, features, and bug fixes will be released on a more frequent basis
- Less downtime – fewer service interruptions
- Future-ready – enhanced ability to develop our platform based on your valued product feedback
