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How do I earn a donor badge?

You can earn twelve donor badges through your ActBlue Express account:

  • Grassroots Giver – Create an ActBlue Express account
  • Committed Contributor – Add payment information to your account
  • Cause Champion – Donate to a 501(C)(3) nonprofit 
  • Awesome Advocate – Donate to a 501(C)(4) nonprofit
  • State Supporter – Donate to a state candidate
  • Local Leader – Donate to a local candidate
  • National Changemaker – Donate to a federal candidate 
  • Sustaining Supporter – Make a recurring donation 
  • Team Tandem – Donate on a Tandem form 
  • Community Fundraiser – Create a community form
  • Movement Builder- Get at least five people to contribute on a community form
  • Early Energizer – Donate to a political candidate at least 12 months before Election Day

Every ActBlue Express user starts with the Grassroots Giver badge. You will also receive the Committed Contributor badge if you used a saved payment method.

To see all earned and unearned badges, scroll down and make sure "Show all" is selected from the dropdown menu. Unearned badges are grayed out until you earn them. Once earned, they will appear in full color at the top of the page.

A screenshot of the Badges page with Show All selected in the dropdown menu. Earned badges appear in color and unearned badges appear grayed out.

If you have a new Express Account,  another way to get badges is to use our "Getting Started" checklist, which is found at the top of your home dashboard. This checklist helps you easily learn how to support your favorite campaigns and causes and set up their profiles.

A Screenshot of the account home page with a red square around a checklist of steps to complete and utilize your account.

Each milestone on the collapsible checklist has a button that guides you through each step, which awards you a new donor badge.

A Screenshot of the checklist with completed steps checked off and button links to the right directing you to how to complete the next step.

After you take an action that earns you a badge, an alert on the page will ask you to claim your badge. View your badges by clicking "Claim your badges." You'll need to log into your ActBlue Express account to view your badges.

A screenshot of a badge alert banner with the Claim Your Badges button highlighted.

Ready to donate and start earning badges? Find a campaign or organization to donate to and get your first badge today

Our Customer Service Team is here to help. Contact us with any questions about using ActBlue.