What’s new at ideali

We release new features constantly to make fundraising faster and easier.

October 2026

22 October 2026
v2.0.0

Silent auctions are here

Run online silent auctions right from Ideali, plus new filters on the Tip Report and a tidier dashboard once you’re set up.

New
  • [Auctions] Auction module: You can now run online silent auctions. Add items with starting prices and images, share a bidding link or QR code, and choose pickup or shipping. Track every bid live from the Monitor page. Winning bids are charged automatically when the auction closes.
Improvements
  • [Platform] Tip Report filters: Admins can now filter the Tip Report to find the tips they need faster.
  • [Platform] Dashboard user guide: The getting-started guide on your dashboard now disappears once you’ve completed all 3 steps.
12 October 2026
v1.5.0

Faster searching and a better donation wizard

Find what you need in fewer clicks, and keep your whole team in the loop when donations come in.

New
  • [Donations] Donation notifications for your team: In the donation wizard, you can now notify the organizer and any other people you choose whenever a donation is made.
  • [Platform] Search and filters on more pages: The Roles & Permissions, Notifications and Payment Account pages now have search and filters, so you can find what you need quickly.
Improvements
  • [Donations] Donation wizard: The donation wizard has been enhanced to make creating campaigns smoother.
  • [Platform] Collapsible filters: You can now collapse the filters panel to give your lists more room.
  • [Platform] Cleaner page headers: Page headers are now a single line, so you see more of your content at a glance.
Fixes
  • [Platform] Image alignment: Images now align correctly in the text editor for descriptions and emails.

September 2026

30 September 2026
v1.4.0

QuickBooks for memberships and richer campaign pages

Membership payments now sync with QuickBooks, and your campaign descriptions can do a lot more.

New
  • [Integrations, Memberships] QuickBooks for Memberships: You can now sync membership payments with QuickBooks, the same way donations already sync.
  • [Donations] Better campaign descriptions: You can now set text colour and text size, use text templates and add link buttons in the Campaign Description.
  • [Donations] YouTube video embeds: You can embed YouTube videos in the Campaign Description. Donors can watch them without leaving your campaign page.
Improvements
  • [Donations] Fundraising goal bar: The goal bar now fills up automatically as donations come in.
Fixes
  • [Donations] Preset amounts: The text under preset donation amounts now shows correctly on the donor’s page. It was already showing correctly in the organizer’s edit view.
23 September 2026
v1.3.0

Embedded Stripe checkout and a smoother start

Take payments right on your pages, and help new users get set up faster.

New
  • [Payments] Stripe embed: Stripe checkout can now be embedded directly in your pages, so payments go more smoothly.
  • [Platform] Onboarding guide for new users: New users get a step-by-step guide to help them set up their account and get started.
Improvements
  • [Platform] New Sign Up and Sign In screens: Both screens have a cleaner, simpler design.
Fixes
  • [Platform] Fixed problems with character limits and special characters in form fields.
4 September 2026
v1.2.1

Custom slugs and Constant Contact for memberships

Cleaner links to share, and member info that flows straight into your email marketing.

New
  • [Platform] Custom slugs: You can set your own custom URL slugs, which makes links cleaner and easier to share.
  • [Integrations, Memberships] Constant Contact for Memberships: Member information can now be synced with Constant Contact for email marketing.
Fixes
  • [Platform] Fixed several issues found in a recent audit, to improve security and reliability.

August 2026

20 August 2026
v1.2.0

Roles and permissions for your team

Control exactly what each team member can see and do.

New
  • [Platform] Role-based access control (RBAC): You can give team members roles and permissions to control what each person can see and do.
Improvements
  • [Integrations] QuickBooks integration: We rebuilt the QuickBooks integration behind the scenes, so it’s faster and more reliable.
Fixes
  • [Platform] Small fixes and improvements to the dashboard.
11 August 2026
v1.1.1

New tools for managing members

Easier sign-ups, more ways for members to pay, and better ways to stay in touch with them.

New
  • [Memberships] QR code member sign-up: Members can sign up by scanning a QR code.
  • [Memberships] Manual check payments for members: You can record check payments for members by hand.
  • [Memberships] Member and non-member donation reports: New reports show donations from members and non-members separately.
  • [Payments, Memberships] ACH/PAD payments for members: Members can pay by bank transfer, using ACH (US) or PAD (Canada).
  • [Memberships] Docs and sharing: You can share documents with your members.
  • [Memberships] Member alerts: You can send alerts and notifications to your members.
  • [Memberships] Custom lists: You can create custom lists to organize your members.