CharityFundraiser — All-in-one fundraising platform for non-profits
CharityFundraiser.com is an all-in-one fundraising platform built for non-profit organizations, schools, churches, hospital foundations, animal rescues and arts groups. One login and one dashboard run your online and live auctions, branded donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, ticketed events, raffles, golf tournaments, fund-a-need / paddle raises, donor CRM, text-to-give, email & SMS outreach, live scoreboards, AI tools and volunteer management.
Transparent pricing
- Free to start. You only pay when funds come in.
- Flat 2% platform fee on funds raised — never on donor "tips".
- No setup fee. No monthly subscription. No long-term contract.
- Standard Stripe / PayPal payment processing applies; a cover-the-fee toggle lets donors absorb it.
- 501(c)(3) status auto-applied on signup; Stripe Connect pays your organization directly.
What it replaces
CharityFundraiser consolidates the tools non-profits usually buy separately — auction software (such as OneCause or Handbid), donation and peer-to-peer platforms (such as Givebutter or ClassyLive), email/SMS marketing, donor CRM, direct mail and a standalone volunteer-management tool — into a single platform with one flat fee.
Core capabilities
- Online silent auctions: mobile bidding, proxy bids, buy-now, reserve prices, anti-snipe auto-extend
- Live (stage) auctions: big-screen scoreboard, fund-a-need / paddle-raise tier prompts
- Branded donation pages: recurring giving, cover-the-fee, tribute / in-memory-of, employer matching
- Peer-to-peer fundraising with personal pages and team leaderboards
- Event ticketing with tiered packages, sponsorships and QR check-in
- Raffles, golf tournaments with hole sponsorships, fund-a-need asks
- Text-to-Give SMS keyword routing and a shared inbox
- Donor CRM with auto-classification (Major / Mid / Grassroots / Lapsed / Prospect) and pledge tracking
- Stripe Connect direct payouts, PayPal, QuickBooks sync, custom domains, white-label multi-tenant SaaS
- Installable PWA with offline-capable door scanner and POS apps
What makes it different (features competitors do not ship)
- AI Coordinator Playbook — auto-generates the Run of Show, auctioneer talking points and a smart pre-event checklist.
- Volunteer audit trail & efficiency reports — see exactly which volunteer scanned guests and rang up the most POS sales.
- Renewal Calendar — automated 3-touch anniversary cadence (Email → SMS → direct-mail postcard) that compounds repeat giving.
- Donor of the Year leaderboard with 1-click direct-mail thank-yous.
How it compares to Givebutter and OneCause
Like Givebutter, CharityFundraiser is modern and all-in-one — but it charges a transparent flat 2% and never shows donors a "tip" prompt. Like OneCause, it has deep auction and event tooling — but with no five-figure annual contract. And it adds three things neither competitor offers: the AI Coordinator Playbook, a real-time volunteer audit trail, and the automated 3-touch donor renewal cadence. See the full feature-by-feature matrix at charityfundraiser.com/compare.
Who built it
CharityFundraiser was founded by Larry Scala, a nonprofit auctioneer, emcee and consultant with 30+ years of experience. He has volunteered his time for organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington and Fort Worth, The Art Station, the Junior League of Arlington, the Dravet Syndrome Foundation, the Miracle League of Arlington, and Ducks Unlimited across Texas, plus many school fundraisers. He is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate (left the Air Force as a Captain in 1987), holds a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Tarleton State University, and has run his web-development firm Web-Tech Services since 1996. Read more at charityfundraiser.com/about.
Get started
Start fundraising free at charityfundraiser.com/signup-org, explore every feature at charityfundraiser.com/features, or try the live demo at charityfundraiser.com/demo. Contact us at charityfundraiser.com/contact.
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