Getting Started
Give Protocol is a philanthropic platform that lets you donate to verified charities using cryptocurrency or traditional payment methods, contribute to sustainable endowment funds, and earn verifiable volunteer credentials — all with complete transparency, blockchain traceability and minimal platform fees.
Whether you’re a donor looking to support causes you care about, a charitable organization seeking new funding channels, or a volunteer wanting verifiable recognition for your service, this guide will walk you through everything you need to get started.
Choose Your Path
I want to donate to charity
Start with Creating an Account, then head to First Steps to learn how to browse charities and make your first donation. You can give by card or crypto — no wallet required to get started.
I represent a charitable organization
Begin with Creating an Account and select the Charity role during signup. Then visit Setting Up Your Profile to learn how to claim your organization's profile, connect a receiving wallet, and start accepting donations.
I want to volunteer
Create your account following the Creating an Account guide, then check out First Steps to explore volunteer opportunities and learn how Give Protocol's credential system works.
What You’ll Learn
- What Is Give Protocol — How the platform works, what makes it different, and the technology behind it.
- Creating an Account — Sign up with email or connect a crypto wallet. Both paths lead to the same experience.
- Setting Up Your Profile — Complete your donor or charity profile and configure your preferences.
- Wallet Connection — Learn about crypto wallets, how to connect one, and why it’s optional.
- First Steps — Make your first donation, explore charities, and discover what you can do on the platform.
- Dashboard — Navigate your personal dashboard to track donations, manage settings, and more.
- How To Join — A quick summary for charities and organizations that want to join the platform.
Quick Facts
- No wallet required. You can donate by card (USD via Helcim, international currencies via PayPal) without ever touching cryptocurrency.
- Minimal platform fees. Give Protocol charges just 0.5% on direct donations and 1% on portfolio funds — significantly less than the 3–5% charged by most traditional platforms. Donors also pay standard gas fees (crypto) or payment processor fees (fiat).
- Multi-chain support. Crypto donations are supported on Moonbeam, Base, and Optimism, with more networks coming.
- Open source. Give Protocol’s code is publicly available and community-driven.
- Nonprofit. Give Protocol Foundation is a Delaware-incorporated 501(c)(3) organization.