The honest list
We rebuilt non-profit fundraising around the friction that actually wastes your nights and weekends — from day-one planning through post-event stewardship. Here's every pain point, paired with the feature that removes it. Flat 2%. No tip nag. No contract.
Setup drags on for weeks or months. Long onboarding, consultants on speed-dial, and a dozen scattered tools that don't talk to each other.
Stand up a gala in 15 minutes — not 15 hours.
A one-page Event Builder auto-generates your branded landing page, ticketing, giving page and silent-auction microsite in one pass.
Section 01 · Build
Spreadsheet → program → bid sheets → auctioneer binder → big screen. Every hop introduces errors, and last-minute changes are a nightmare.
Type each auction item ONCE. It flows everywhere.
One source of truth: a single entry auto-populates the public catalog, the printed program PDF, the auctioneer cue sheet, the big-screen scoreboard and bid notifications.
Section 02 · Single source of truth
Long registration lines, confused volunteers, paper bid sheets, missed bids, and nobody sure who actually won the live lot.
Walk-up to seated in 12 seconds. Volunteers know exactly what they can touch.
3-way QR check-in with USB scanners, granular volunteer permissions, PIN login, card-on-file at the door and instant table seating — plus QR-code bidding from any table and wireless-mic capture so no winner is ever lost.
Sections 03–05 · Check-in · Bidding · Live auction
You miss half the paddles during fund-a-need because there's no fast way to capture them while the auctioneer keeps moving.
Capture 80 paddles per increment in under a minute.
An optimized bulk-entry UI with a live name preview lets multiple volunteers enter in parallel — no merge conflicts — while the big screen shows a running total.
Section 06 · Fund-a-Need
Limited payment options, no employer matching, high fees, pledge drop-off and flat storytelling all leave money on the table.
11 payment methods. 4 recurring cadences. Employer-match auto-lookup.
We convert 2–3× higher than typical competitors — with pledge-now-pay-later, a cover-the-fees toggle, multi-fund designation, instant tax receipts and in-honor dedications.
Section 07 · Giving
A match gets announced once from the stage, then disappears online and on the tables — and the momentum dies with it.
Print, project, and prompt — same promise, three places.
A live match banner shows on the table cards, the digital giving page and the big screen at once, with a real-time matched counter and milestone confetti.
Section 08 · Match challenge
Long lines at 11:30pm mean guests walk out unpaid or frustrated — and you spend the next week chasing balances.
No checkout line. Guests leave when the music ends.
Card-on-file batch settlement, self-settle via paddle QR and a live POS mean funds land in your bank the next business day.
Section 09 · Settlement
80+ hours reconciling spreadsheets, manual receipts, year-end 990 prep and donor data scattered across five systems.
Unified CRM, one-click year-end tax letters, QuickBooks sync.
A built-in CRM and unified inbox, a real-time scoreboard, automated year-end consolidated tax statements, QuickBooks Online sync and a full audit trail with a per-donor history timeline.
Sections 10 & 14 · CRM & reporting
High platform fees (3–5% + setup + subscriptions), plus separate bills for your website, email, SMS and direct mail.
Flat 2%. No tip prompt. No contract. No setup fee.
One all-in-one platform replaces the stack — and our sister company builds your full website for $249/yr, replacing Squarespace.
Sections 15 & 16 · Pricing & website
Over-reliance on one event, dated tools, weak donor retention and decision fatigue — 'is this even worth it?'
An AI moat that does the heavy lifting for your team.
AI campaign copy, smart pricing, thank-yous and run-of-show, plus an auctioneer directory, SEO/LLM optimization, smart reminders, re-engagement workflows and real-time analytics.
Sections 11–13 · AI, directory & growth
Head-to-head
The differentiators that map directly to the pain points above.Green = included · Amber = partial / add-on · Red = not offered.
| What you get | CharityFundraiser Flat 2% | Givebutter 3% or tip | OneCause Contract | BiddingForGood ~4%/event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand up a full event in ~15 minutes | ||||
| Type an item once → flows to every surface | ||||
| Big-screen live-auction scoreboard | ||||
| Wireless-mic audio capture for bid disputes | ||||
| Parallel paddle-raise capture (no merge conflicts) | ||||
| 11 payment methods + employer-match auto-lookup | ||||
| Card-on-file batch settlement (no checkout line) | ||||
| Volunteer PIN login + granular permissions | ||||
| AI copy, smart-pricing & thank-you generator | ||||
| 8,800+ auctioneer directory + booking | ||||
| One-click year-end consolidated tax letters | ||||
| Flat 2% — no donor tip nag, no contract |
One platform, every friction point gone
Tell us the part of your event that costs you the most sleep — odds are we already built the fix. Start free, import your donor list in two minutes, and run your next gala the easy way.
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