Charity Digital list and compare some of the best free and cheap online fundraising platforms for charities.

There has been an explosion in the number of dedicated online fundraising platforms for fundraising, letting charities and their supporters quickly and effectively raise money. But not all of them are free to use, or as cost effective for charities. JustGiving was one of the first online fundraising platforms, having collected over £4 billion for charities since its launch in 2001.

As of March 2019, the company waived its 5% platform fee in favour of donors making a voluntary contribution in support of the platform’s operations.

The other go-to platform, Virgin Money Giving, has helped 18,000 UK charities and 890,000 fundraisers raise more than £685 million online. However it charges a £150 fee to register.

Charity Digital has produced an article which includes some of the lesser-known platforms that charities may not know about, to give a broader view on the online fundraising landscape. These alternatives platforms often have different donation models, are aimed at different types of fundraising and often take a much smaller cut from donations and do not charge a subscription fee.  The article compares the following platforms:

CAF Donate; Crowdfunder; DONATE (National Funding Scheme); Enthuse; Everyday Hero; GiveWP; Givey; Global Giving; Go Fund Me; Just Giving; Local Giving; The Big Give – Charity Checkout; The Good Exchange; Total Giving; Virgin Money Giving.

Charity Giving also provides a downloadable “Fundraising platform price comparison chart” as a simple summary.

The article can be found at: https://charitydigital.org.uk/topics/the-best-online-fundraising-platforms-for-charities-5324

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