--- title: "Connect The Old Reader to Fundraise Up - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New item\" fires in The Old Reader, your agent runs \"Add designation\" in Fundraise Up." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-fundraise-up" --- # Connect The Old Reader to Fundraise Up When **New item** fires in [The Old Reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader), your agent runs **Add designation** in [Fundraise Up](https://apiant.ai/connections/fundraise-up). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. The Old Reader **1** trigger The Old Reader **12** actions Fundraise Up **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want The Old Reader and Fundraise Up to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What The Old Reader can start in Fundraise Up - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add designation** in Fundraise Up - When **New item** in The Old Reader then **Add fundraiser** in Fundraise Up Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with The Old Reader and Fundraise Up ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 29 actions - Trigger **New item** Triggers when a new item arrives in your reading list, a folder or a subscription. - Action **Add subscription** Subscribes the account to a feed or website by its URL and returns the new subscription's stream id. - Action **Delete folder** Deletes a folder in The Old Reader and moves its subscriptions to the default folder. - Action **Delete subscription** Unsubscribes from a feed in The Old Reader. - Action **Get items** Returns the full contents (title, body, author, feed, read/starred state) of one or more items by their ids. - Action **Get unread counts** Returns unread item counts for the whole reading list and for each folder, subscription and friend. - Action **List folders** Returns the list of folders in your The Old Reader account. - Action **List items** Returns the items (articles) in a stream such as your reading list, starred items, a folder or a subscription. - Action **List subscriptions** Returns every feed subscription in your The Old Reader account, with each feed's title, folders, site URL and icon. - Action **Mark all items as read** Marks all items in a stream (everything, a folder, a subscription or a friend's shares) as read, optionally only those older than a given time. - Action **Update folder** Renames a folder in The Old Reader. - Action **Update item** Updates an item's state: marks it read or unread, starred, liked or shared. - Action **Update subscription** Renames a subscription or moves it between folders. - Action **Add designation** Creates a new designation (a fund that donations can be allocated to) in your Fundraise Up account and returns it. - Action **Add fundraiser** Creates a Fundraiser — a supporter-led fundraising page connected to one of your campaigns — and returns the new fundraiser. - Action **Delete designation** Deletes a designation. A designation can't be deleted if it is the account's default designation or is still used by donations, recurring plans, campaigns or gift catalogs. - Action **Get campaign** Returns one Fundraise Up campaign with its status, currency, donation frequencies, tags and assigned designations. - Action **Get designation** Returns a single designation (fund) by its id, including its name, code, default flag, account and timestamps. - Action **Get donation** Returns one donation by its id, including amount, status, campaign, designation, supporter, payment details and the campaign's custom fields. - Action **Get recurring plan** Returns one recurring donation plan, including its amount, frequency, status, supporter, campaign, designation, payment details and custom fields. - Action **Get supporter** Returns one supporter's details, such as name, email, language, mailing address, phone number and employer. - Action **List campaigns** Returns your Fundraise Up campaigns, optionally filtered by account, designation or creation date. - Action **List designations** Returns the designations (fund allocation categories) in your Fundraise Up account, including ones inherited from a parent account, optionally filtered by campaign or creation date. - Action **List donations** Returns the donations in your Fundraise Up account, newest first, optionally filtered by creation date. - Action **List fundraisers** Returns the peer-to-peer fundraisers in your Fundraise Up account, with each fundraiser's name, status, campaign, designation, goal, currency and creation date, optionally filtered by creation date. - Action **List recurring plans** Returns the recurring donation plans in your Fundraise Up account, newest first, optionally filtered by creation date. - Action **List supporters** Returns supporters from your Fundraise Up account with their latest contact details, optionally filtered by creation date. - Action **Update designation** Updates the name or code of an existing designation (fund) in Fundraise Up. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update donation** Updates a donation that was created through the API within the last 24 hours, including its supporter details, campaign, designation, comment, custom fields and question answers. Changes also apply to the donation's recurring plan and future installments. - Action **Update fundraiser** Updates an existing fundraiser's name, description, campaign, designation, goal, image, slug or status. Fields left blank keep their current values. ## Each app on its own - [ **The Old Reader** RSS reader](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-old-reader) - [ **Fundraise Up** Fundraise Up is a donor-centric, AI-assisted online giving solution that helps nonprofits significantly...](https://apiant.ai/connections/fundraise-up) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from The Old Reader - [ **The Old Reader to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-trello) - [ **The Old Reader to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-zoom) - [ **The Old Reader to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-twilio) - [ **The Old Reader to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-typeform) - [ **The Old Reader to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-webflow) - [ **The Old Reader to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-old-reader-to-wix) ## More into Fundraise Up - [ **HubSpot to Fundraise Up** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-fundraise-up) - [ **Salesforce to Fundraise Up** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-fundraise-up) - [ **Slack to Fundraise Up** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-fundraise-up) - [ **Google Sheets to Fundraise Up** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-fundraise-up) - [ **Gmail to Fundraise Up** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-fundraise-up) - [ **Google Calendar to Fundraise Up** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-fundraise-up) Questions ## The Old Reader and Fundraise Up, answered ### ### What can start an automation from The Old Reader? Any of The Old Reader's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Fundraise Up when something happens in The Old Reader? Any of Fundraise Up's 17 actions, including Update designation, Update donation, Update fundraiser and Add designation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Fundraise Up to The Old Reader? Fundraise Up has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in The Old Reader. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Fundraise Up's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for The Old Reader or Fundraise Up? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use The Old Reader and Fundraise Up without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.