Online Fundraising Platforms
See also:
Payment processors
Section titled “Payment processors”CAF - Charities Aid Foundation
Uphold - Cryptocurrency exchange
In the Czech Republic, direct bank transfers tend to be preferred. There’s an example here: https://www.adra.cz/mince of a web form that Czech people can complete to be e-mailed bank transfer instructions for the Czech charity ADRA.
Sponsorship platforms
Section titled “Sponsorship platforms”For UK fundraisers
Section titled “For UK fundraisers”JustGiving - Whisper uses the subscription-free service.
Enthuse - Whisper uses Enthuse for events organised by London Marathon Events Ltd, for example London Marathon and Swim Serpentine. Participants are not obliged to use Enthuse, but most do.
Golden Giving
For non-UK fundraisers
Section titled “For non-UK fundraisers”GlobalGiving is tax-efficient for US fundraisers.
DonorSee attracts a lot of donations from US donors. Gift Aid can be claimed from UK taxpayers if they supply a Gift Aid declaration. DonorSee will provide a fundraising page for a Whisper fundraiser if they request one by contacting support.
Darujme is Whisper CZ’s main fundraising platform.
WhyDonate is a Dutch fundraising platform for EEA charities so Whisper CZ could use it. It covers the popular payment systems in the Eurozone, in particular Germany, Austria, Benelux and Italy. It accepts credit card payments via PayPal (no PayPal registration required).
Alvarum is the leading charity fundraising/sponsorship platform in France, Germany and Benelux. Whisper is not currently registered with them. They only accept eurozone charities so Whisper probably doesn’t qualify. They used to be expensive; nowadays they charge EUR20 per month, or they offer a free tier. They request the usual voluntary commission payments from donors. Payment methods accepted by Alvarum in the various countries are here, in particular they offer bank-based transfers in NL and DE which is important because many people in those countries don’t use payment cards.
BetterNow was a Danish fundraising platform but now they offer white label fundraising platforms to individual charities.
The Big Give, run by the recruitment agency Reed, helps charities to run a annual appeal in the runup to Christmas. Whisper used to use it when the UK donor base was more engaged. Administration was not easy, requiring chasing up of major donors who pledged matching funds months before, in order to qualify for additional matching funds from businesses.