New easy-to-navigate filing experience helps nonprofits maintain good standing under California AB 488 and continue fundraising through Give Lively
SAN FRANCISCO, September 9, 2026 – Give Lively, the pioneering fundraising platform that is free for nonprofits, today announced a partnership with Change, a technology company specializing in charitable compliance and donation infrastructure. Through the service, Give Lively member nonprofits can register or renew their California charitable registration through Change, helping them maintain good standing and eligibility to fundraise through the Give Lively platform.
California requires charities operating or soliciting in the state to register with the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers and maintain ongoing reporting. Under California Assembly Bill 488, charitable fundraising platforms may only solicit for charities that are in good standing in California and with the IRS, making registration status an increasingly important part of online fundraising.
Access to the filing service begins with a simple link – no barriers, no bureaucracy. Nonprofits then create a Change account and complete a straightforward California questionnaire. From there, Change uses AI-enabled automation to manage the filing workflow end-to-end, including preparation, validation, submission, and status updates, making the California registration process faster and easier for nonprofits.
“Our goal at Give Lively is to help nonprofits use their resources on what matters most – their missions. State regulations like AB 488 can offer confusing challenges that make it harder for charities to focus on those missions first,” said David DeParolesa, CEO of Give Lively. "Through our partnership with Change, we're pleased to give nonprofits a practical, streamlined path to maintaining good standing in California and raising funds nationally without interruption.”
Give Lively is the first distribution partner for Change’s California filing product, creating a model for fundraising platforms and nonprofit service providers to offer compliance support directly through the ecosystems that nonprofits already use. California registration and renewals are available now, with additional states planned, including Hawaii.
“Platforms that serve nonprofits are uniquely positioned to make compliance support more accessible,” said Sonia Nigam, Co-Founder and CEO of Change. “Give Lively is helping bring that support directly to nonprofits at the moment they need it, and we see a major opportunity to extend this model across the charitable sector.”
About Change
Change provides purpose-built technology for charitable compliance and donation infrastructure. Its platform supports nonprofit registrations and renewals, commercial co-venture filings, professional fundraiser requirements, nonprofit verification, donation processing, and reporting. Change helps companies, law firms, and fundraising platforms manage charitable compliance and giving programs at scale.
About Give Lively
Give Lively is a philanthropist-founded, social impact-driven tech company reimagining powerful, practical and free nonprofit fundraising technology. Its platform supports digital fundraising, event and peer-based products, giving nonprofits tools for satisfying their missions without sacrificing their means. Since 2015, more than 50,000 nonprofits have used Give Lively to raise over $1.5 billion.
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