Decrease optimized form load time from 3s to 1s

When using optimized forms configured to auto pop-up on a website landing page (triggered when donors click a giving button from an email), the current load time is approximately 3 seconds. We've confirmed with Blackbaud and that this is what is to be expected of their giving forms.

This delay has had a significant negative impact on our fundraising performance. As a result, we’ve had to rely on hosted URLs instead. While functional, this is not an ideal solution—these pages do not match our website’s look and feel, which can affect donor trust and make the experience feel less secure or even questionable.

Reducing the load time to around 1 second—on par with other platforms—would greatly improve usability and conversion. Achieving this would make the product more competitive and allow us to confidently use it for online giving while maintaining a seamless, trustworthy donor experience.

  • Amanda Campbell
  • May 27 2026
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  • Amanda Campbell commented
    28 May 12:34

    Hello Samantha, Nathaly Leiva has looked significantly into this for us the case number is this with all the links and information: Blackbaud Support Case 020863884. I will also email you to see if there is anything else I can provide, however that investigation lead to the outcome of submitting this issue as an idea.

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    Samantha McGuin commented
    27 May 21:43

    Hi! Thanks for submitting this. Do you still have an Optimized Form up on your website, or do you have the script on a test page that we can troubleshoot this? Please send me the url at samantha.mcguin@blackbaud.com and I can have my team take a closer look.