The 5 Top Donation Platforms for Nonprofits

Fundraising is one of the main functions of a nonprofit. How organizations raise and collect donations has evolved over the years. As nonprofits take their missions to the digital landscape, online donations have become a primary means of collecting donations to support their mission.

Your nonprofit website should have a clear and easy way for visitors to make a donation. There is no shortage of trustworthy nonprofit donation platforms for your organization to choose from. We’ve highlighted the top 5 nonprofit donation platforms for you to consider integrating into your website.

Classy

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“Through technology, we empower nonprofits to unlock the generosity of their supporters and help them advance their missions.”

Best for

Mid to large-sized nonprofits looking to invest in a comprehensive platform with sophisticated software, robust integrations, and advanced tools.

Platform Overview

The underlying mission of Classy is to create a donation platform that is easy to use and delivers an exceptional user experience. Classy is owned by GoFundMe and is a certified B Corp Certified Company. Their suite of world-class online fundraising tools helps nonprofits accelerate their impact. From crowdfunding to peer-to-peer fundraising, fundraising events, and one-time or recurring donations, nonprofits of all sizes trust Classy to manage their online fundraising. 

Integrations

Classy has a robust menu of integrations available for their platform, including Salesforce, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Facebook, Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Amply, Double the Donation, Facebook, and more.

Price Range

Classy pricing starts at $299/month with a 2.2% processing fee and a standard addition fee of $0.30/transaction. Inquire with Classy to get a customized pricing quote.

Best Features

• Focused on the user-giving experience by creating intuitive and engaging ways to connect supporters with the causes they love.
• Beautiful, customizable donations pages that are also mobile friendly
• Free Demo
• A robust library of resources
• Email, Chat, and Phone Help Desk

Donorbox

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“Helping you help others“

Best for

Nonprofit organizations of all sizes who have a global reach. 

Platform Overview

Donorbox is a lightweight yet powerful fundraising and relationship management tool for nonprofits with a global reach. Donorbox is designed to be intuitive for users to make quick donations to the causes they support. Internationally focused, nonprofits in over 40 countries use Donorbox in 11 languages and 135+ currencies.  Donorbox allows nonprofits to quickly embed a recurring donation form on their website or create a campaign fundraising page. Donorbox forms enable donors to easily set up recurring donations, enable employer donation matching and allow for customization to match your brand and mission.

Features include; peer-to-peer fundraising, fundraising event management, crowdfunding, text-to-give, Ultraswift™ donation checkout in forms and buttons, fundraiser campaign pages, and memberships.

Integrations

Large range of integrations including WordPress, Squarespace, Mailchimp, Salesforce, Zapier, DOuble the Donation, Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, and more. Additional fees may apply for integrations.

Price Range

Donorbox has a Standard and Premium plan. Standard is free. Each comes with payment processing fees and integration fees. Inquire directly with Donorbox for pricing.

Best Features

• Global focused: Supports international nonprofits
• Lightweight interface which is easy to use for administrators and users
• Ultraswift™ checkout is designed to decrease donor drop-off and make checkout times 4x faster
• Free demo
• Donorbox can be completely free if you ask donors to cover fees 

Fundraise Up

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“Unlocking the world's generosity potential by optimizing the way people give.”

Best for

Nonprofits of all sizes who want to personalize the giving experience for every donor.

Platform Overview

Fundraise Up is a cloud-based software designed to help organizations create, launch and manage online giving campaigns on their own website. Nonprofits can use Fundraise Up fundraising tools to create donation pages, peer-to-peer, and crowdfunding campaigns. Designed to create an optimized user experience that doubles conversions with fundraising tools that are customizable and easy to use. Fundraise Up offers scalability features to handle surges in donations on days like Giving Tuesday and December 31. 

Fundraise Up also includes artificial intelligence technology, which automatically collects data on website usage, visitor activities, and payment history to provide donation suggestions to visitors. Features include recurring donations, a customizable donor portal, peer-to-peer fundraising, fraud protection, fast checkout, and more. Additionally, marketers can design and run A/B tests to measure the performance of campaigns and implement and adjust marketing strategies using real-time data and analytics. Fundraise Up offers global solutions with country-specific features, currencies, and languages.

Integrations

Fundraise Up integrates with CRM, marketing, and automation platforms such as Salesforce, Hubspot, Donor Perfect, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Zapier, 360Match Pro, Stripe, Paypal, and more.

Price Range

Plans are customized based on your organization’s needs. Contact Fundraise Up directly for a quote.

Best Features

• Customizable donor portal to create a personalized experience with customizable colors, fonts, call-to-actions, and brand messaging.
• AI-powered optimizations to increase conversions
• Global fundraising with support for 135+ currencies, 25+ countries, and country-specific features to ensure compliance
• Phone, email, and chat customer support
• Free demo

Kindful

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“Built to help good people do good work.“

Best for

Small to mid-sized nonprofits

Platform Overview

Kindful aims to help nonprofit organizations across the world fundraise more effectively. Kindful includes fundraising tools, reporting, and analytics all in one CRM. With Kindful, nonprofits can manage three core aspects of fundraising - managing online giving, building their donor database, and generating donation insights.

Integrations

Kindful integrates with many of the leading online fundraising tools, like MailChimp, Eventbrite, and PayPal, allowing nonprofits to gather all their data in one central hub. Kindful also features simple integration with leading social media platforms so campaigners and donors can share their activities on Facebook and Twitter with one click.

Price Range

Scalable pricing is based on your organization and the number of contacts you have. No transaction fees.

Best Features

• Clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate
• Customizable reports
• 30+ free integrations with world-class software tools

Qgiv

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“Fundraising tech to help you raise more and change the world.”

Best for

Small to mid-size nonprofits

Platform Overview

Qgiv is an online fundraising platform helping nonprofit organizations raise funds and engage donors with a comprehensive suite of fundraising tools managed from a centralized user dashboard. Qgiv’s suite of tools includes online donation forms to manage fundraising initiatives, one-time and recurring donations, event registration, peer-to-peer fundraising, text fundraising and messaging, and app-based auctions. 

Qgiv wants to make your fundraising easy. They know you have a lot on your plate, and serving the passion behind your mission takes priority. Qgiv promises to take the pain away from fundraising tech so you can spend your time changing the world.

Integrations

Qgiv integrates with Bloomerang, Donor Perfect, Kindful, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, 360 MatchPro, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Zapier, Quickbooks, and more.

Price Range

You can start collecting donations for free. Monthly plans start at $25/month and can scale based on your organization’s needs. 

Best Features

• Their customer experience team provides personalized onboarding and unlimited training to support nonprofits launch their fundraising campaigns
• Flexible pricing and a free option
• No limits on the number of donation forms, events or users
• Free demo

Next steps

As you can see, there is no one best donation platform for your nonprofit. Each platform offers a unique suite of tools, integrations, and supporter experiences. Consider your organization's needs and how you want to implement your donation campaigns. Schedule a free demo with your top choices and ask them questions specific to your organization. Consult Carrboro Creative on successfully and seamlessly integrating a donation platform tool into your new website. Unsure where to start, schedule a free consultation with us today.