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Every way to give.
One form. Free forever.

Card, Bank, PayPal, Wallets, Stock, DAF, IRA, Crypto — one brandable, embeddable donation form with $0 platform fees. Run by a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3), with open-source code you can verify yourself.

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No platform fees, ever — we're funded by optional donor contributions at checkout.

Better Giving embeddable donation form
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180+nonprofits worldwide
$6M+raised for partners
$0platform or fund fees
2021serving nonprofits since

Trusted by nonprofits, faith charities, schools & universities worldwide

Easy as 1-2-3

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Register free in minutes. No fees, no contracts — you're a Member from day one.

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Brand it and embed it on your site. Fewer clicks and express checkout mean more completed gifts and monthly donors.

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Get payouts within 5 working days — or route a share into savings and the Sustainability Fund.

Why we're different

Own it. Grow it.

Most platforms move your money and keep the keys. We built the opposite: infrastructure you can own, and reserves that grow.

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Own it.

Our whole stack is open source — trust you can verify in code, not just promises. You own the donor relationship, your data exports freely, and if you ever want full independence, you can self-host the donation form and own your own gateway. And there's no lock-in, including your recurring donors: our Recurring-Donor Portability Guarantee means if you ever leave, we actively help migrate your recurring donors to your new platform — free, no exit toll.

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Grow it.

We don't just move money — we help you keep and grow it. Route any share of what you raise into FDIC-insured savings (~3–4%) or a professionally managed Sustainability Fund, and turn this quarter's gifts into next decade's reserves. No setup, AUM, or performance fees.

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Everything a nonprofit needs to raise, keep, and grow

Raise more today

A high-converting, brandable form that lives on your site. Fewer clicks, express checkout, recurring giving built in.

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Accept every kind of gift

Card, bank, PayPal, wallets, stock, DAF, IRA, and crypto — one flow, one integration, no extra portals.

See every gift type
Grow what you raise

High-yield savings and a managed Sustainability Fund turn gifts into lasting reserves — at no cost.

Grow your funds
Keep more of every dollar

No platform or fund-management fees. We're sustained by optional donor contributions at checkout — always opt-in, never pre-selected.

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Go global with fiscal sponsorship

Organizations abroad or without a 501(c)(3) can accept tax-deductible U.S. gifts through us — just 2.9%, vs 4–10% market.

Unlock U.S. donors
Open source & member-powered

The entire stack is public code. Verify how we work, self-host if you want, and help keep the commons free for every nonprofit.

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Grow your funds

This quarter's gifts, next decade's reserves

Route any share of your donations into two places money grows:

High-yield savings

FDIC-insured, ~3–4% yield, accessible anytime. Electronic payouts within 5 working days.

Sustainability Fund

Professionally managed, investment-committee governed, rebalanced quarterly. ~11% average annual return over the past five years.* No setup, AUM, or performance fees.

*Past performance is not indicative of future results; all investments carry risk.

Sustainability Fund target allocation
50% U.S. equities10% non-U.S. equities32.5% fixed income7.5% metals

Open source

Don't take our word for it. Read the code.

Every part of Better Giving is public — the donation form, the platform, all of it. That means trust is verifiable, not just promised. Most nonprofits use our managed platform for convenience; those who want full independence can self-host the form and own their own payment gateway.

Verify, don't just trust — the full stack is publicSelf-host the form and own your gateway — zero intermediaryMember-powered — the community keeps the commons free
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better-giving / donation-formPublic

$ git clone github.com/better-giving/…

# brandable, embeddable donation form

$ npm install && npm run dev

# your form, your gateway, your donors

ready on localhost:3000

Nonprofits on Better Giving

"I personally like to check our BG balance weekly. Looking at the endowment growth week by week gives me a little spark of inspiration."

Jenna EdwardsThe For a Day Foundation

"Better Giving has provided us with a powerful platform to engage donors, expand our reach, and make a tangible impact in the communities we serve in Sierra Leone."

Brima KabbahCommunity Action for Sustainable Development
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Got questions? We've got answers.

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Join the commons. It's free — forever.

Set up your donation form in minutes. No fees, no contracts, no lock-in — just more of every dollar working for your mission.