Fundraise Up

Fundraise Up fits the donation journey around an event: hosted appeals, website checkout and recurring giving connected to an existing CRM. Its current pages do not provide a dependable numeric transaction quote, so confirm both the Fundraise Up fee and payment processing before budgeting a campaign.

Fundraising & Auction Paid

Transaction-based; current numeric rate requires confirmation

Visit Fundraise Up →

Tool Nutrition Label

Founded 2017

Headquarters Brooklyn, New York, United States

Company Size Not publicly confirmed in the sources checked

Funding Not publicly confirmed in the sources checked

Pricing Model Fee based on online donation processing volume; processor charges require a separate check

Free Trial Demo and test-mode documentation; a time-limited trial is not confirmed

Contract Official pages state no subscription, setup fee or contractual lock-in

Attendee Capacity No verified attendee limit; donor/user allowances are not an event-capacity guarantee

Mobile App Web-based donor and administrator workflows; Tap to Donate is labelled early access

Offline Capability Not verified

Data & Compliance Region-specific residency is described, but the account's exact hosting location requires confirmation

Expertise Level Intermediate

Event Types

Benefit-event appealsGiving daysTelethons

Key Integrations

Stripe (Native) Salesforce (Native) Zapier (Zapier)

Support Channels

EmailDocumentationSales demoAdditional account-specific support

Best For

+ Nonprofits improving an existing event donation page
+ Charities connecting giving data to an established CRM
+ Campaigns needing localized donation checkout and recurring gifts

Not For

− Teams seeking a replacement for their complete donor CRM
− Buyers who need a fixed public transaction quote before speaking to sales
− Events whose essential workflow is admission ticketing, seating and auction management

Key Capabilities

✓ Publish hosted campaign pages or embed donation checkout

✓ Add donation buttons, progress indicators and other website elements

✓ Offer recurring donations and donor self-service management

✓ Localize donation experiences into documented supported languages

✓ Offer multiple payment methods subject to region and provider availability

✓ Synchronize donation information through documented CRM connections

✓ Use test mode and staged onboarding before launching an appeal

Honest Limitations

Current fee wording needs reconciliation

The pricing page says no platform fees while its documentation describes a volume-based platform fee. A historical indexed page quotes 4%, but that rate is not adopted as today's offer.

Early-access features need a separate decision

The current navigation labels P2P Fundraising and Tap to Donate as early access. Their availability should not be assumed for a committed event date.

Customization and reporting questions

Sam V.'s 9 March 2026 G2 account described design restrictions and a country-currency edge case; Brandon M.'s 29 April account wanted more dashboard reporting. These are individual experiences to test in a demo.

Donation records are not a complete event system

The official company FAQ explicitly distinguishes the platform from a CRM. Admission, seating, auction and disconnected operation have not been established by the sources used here.

Pricing Breakdown

Plan	Price	Details
Transaction-based account	Current rate not verified	No monthly subscription, setup fee or lock-in is advertised. Documentation says the fee depends on online processing volume; obtain the actual rate in writing.
Higher-volume configuration	Quote required	Confirm support resources, payment methods, country setup and any volume arrangement for the exact account.

Cost at Common Event Sizes

100

attendees

Cannot price from attendance alone

If 100 attendees each give 50 units of one currency, gross gifts are 5000; multiply that amount by the quoted platform rate, then add the actual payment-provider costs. No current rate is assumed.

500

attendees

Cannot price from attendance alone

If 500 attendees each give 50 units of one currency, gross gifts are 25000; multiply that amount by the quoted platform rate, then add the actual payment-provider costs. No current rate is assumed.

1000

attendees

Cannot price from attendance alone

If 1000 attendees each give 50 units of one currency, gross gifts are 50000; multiply that amount by the quoted platform rate, then add the actual payment-provider costs. No current rate is assumed.

Hidden Costs to Watch

! Payment-provider charges vary by country, method and nonprofit eligibility.
! Donor fee coverage changes who pays; it is not guaranteed income or a guaranteed reduction in organizer costs.
! CRM implementation, website work and optional outside services can require separate staff time or spending.

Use a rehearsal campaign to trace one new gift, one recurring gift and one changed payment method from checkout into the CRM. Include the languages, currencies and receipts your actual donors will use. A polished form does not settle how your finance team will reconcile it.

Keep the event’s admission and programme requirements on a separate checklist. The documented strength here is fundraising checkout and donor self-service; the early-access labels and unknown fee rate deserve explicit answers before those features enter the event plan.

The fit assessment follows documented scope. Reviews are dated individual accounts; no hands-on product test or vendor interview is claimed.

Sources

Current pricing — Official source; checked 2026-09-20.
Getting started and product scope — Official source; checked 2026-09-20.
Company and product identity — Official source; checked 2026-09-20.
Sam V. original G2 review — Sam V., Director of Global Operations, 9 March 2026, 5/5. Describes setup, support and payment/CRM connection experience; limited Element styling and local-currency limit reported. Current User, Validated Reviewer, Organic. Indexed original narrative retained.
Brandon M. original G2 review — Brandon M., Senior Associate Director, 29 April 2026, 4/5. Donation flow and setup praised; asks for more upgrade/opportunity reporting. Validated Reviewer, Organic; no current-user label observed for this account.

Comparing this with other event tools?

Get a shortlist of the best-fit options for your event workflow.

Start My Shortlist

Pairs Well With

Canva

The fastest way for most event teams to produce polished promo assets and decks, though it is still a design platform rather than a true event-ops tool.

Event Marketing Freemium

Prepare event campaign artwork separately before uploading approved assets.

Google Forms

Free Google form and survey builder for simple RSVPs, feedback forms, quizzes, and lightweight event registration, with automatic response collection in Sheets.

Event Marketing Free

Run a separate post-event feedback survey and reconcile responses manually.

Alternatives

Donorbox

Fundraising forms, event ticketing and supporter records with QR check-in; platform fees and payment processing are separate costs.

Fundraising & Auction Registration & Ticketing Freemium

Compare donation forms with a documented event ticketing workflow.

Givebutter

Free-to-use nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, donation forms, donor CRM, auctions, messaging, and campaign pages.

Registration & Ticketing Free

Compare when auctions and fundraising-event activities are central.

Qgiv

Bloomerang Fundraising platform for nonprofit donation forms, event registration, peer-to-peer campaigns, auctions, text fundraising, and donor CRM integrations.

Fundraising & Auction Freemium

Compare event fundraising and donor-engagement options.

Bloomerang CRM

A nonprofit donor CRM for event-linked giving history, segmented invitations and follow-up, with broader fundraising and auction tools priced separately.

Fundraising & Auction Analytics & Insights Event Marketing Paid

Compare when the main need is a donor CRM rather than checkout optimization.

Questions to Ask the Vendor

1
What is our exact platform rate, and how does it relate to the no-platform-fees headline?
2
Which processor, payment-method and currency-conversion charges would apply to us?
3
Are P2P Fundraising and Tap to Donate available for our account and event date?
4
Which donor fields, currencies and recurring-plan changes synchronize to our CRM?
5
How would we test regional currency limits and our required checkout design?
6
What happens to forms, payments and event-day giving if connectivity is lost?

How we research tools

We research each tool by reviewing official documentation, pricing pages, and user feedback from Trustpilot, G2, and Capterra. If something's out of date or inaccurate, use the link below to flag it.

Suggest a correction →