Fundraise Up
Donor management software
Fundraising software
Nonprofit software
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What is Fundraise Up
Fundraise Up is a fundraising platform focused on optimizing online donation experiences for nonprofits. It provides embeddable donation forms, checkout and payment processing options, recurring giving tools, and donor-facing features such as matching-gift prompts and donation upgrades. The product is typically used by nonprofit fundraising and digital teams to increase conversion on web and campaign donation pages and to route donation data into existing CRM or donor databases via integrations.
Conversion-focused donation forms
Fundraise Up centers on the donation checkout experience with configurable, embeddable forms and flows designed for one-time and recurring gifts. It supports common fundraising patterns such as suggested giving amounts, recurring prompts, and donor-covered fees where permitted. This focus can complement broader nonprofit suites by improving the web donation layer without replacing the organization’s core database.
Broad payments and wallets support
The platform supports multiple payment methods, including card payments and popular digital wallets, which can reduce friction for donors. It also supports recurring billing management for sustaining gifts. For organizations running high-volume online giving, these payment options can be operationally simpler than relying on basic, single-method donation pages.
Integration-oriented deployment
Fundraise Up is commonly deployed alongside an existing CRM or donor management system rather than as a full replacement. It provides integrations and data export options intended to pass donation and donor details into downstream systems for stewardship and reporting. This approach can fit organizations that want to modernize online giving while keeping established back-office processes.
Not a full donor CRM
Fundraise Up primarily addresses online fundraising and donation processing rather than comprehensive donor relationship management. Organizations typically still need a separate system for constituent profiles, moves management, major gifts workflows, and broader engagement history. Teams seeking an all-in-one nonprofit operating system may find the scope narrower than suite-style platforms.
Integration and data mapping effort
Value depends on how well donation and donor data syncs to the organization’s CRM and accounting processes. Implementations may require field mapping, reconciliation rules, and ongoing monitoring to prevent duplicates or attribution issues across campaigns. This can add technical and operational overhead compared with using a single system of record.
Online-first fundraising emphasis
The product is strongest for web-based giving and may be less central for organizations whose fundraising is driven by complex offline workflows (events, pledges, memberships, or ticketing) managed in other systems. Some nonprofits may need additional tools for peer-to-peer, event registration, or program-specific constituent management. As a result, it can become one component in a broader fundraising stack rather than the primary platform.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go Platform fee (money-based donations): 4% per transaction (Self-Managed accounts; Custom accounts available with negotiated rates based on processing volume). Platform fee (cryptocurrency donations): 5% per transaction (cryptocurrency commission invoiced monthly). Payment processor fees (separate): Stripe or PayPal processing fees apply; examples listed for nonprofit rates: Stripe 2.2% + $0.30 per transaction; PayPal 1.99% + $0.49 per transaction. Other notes: No monthly or subscription fees, no setup fees, no contracts, all features included for all accounts; volume/enterprise discounts and custom pricing available for high-volume organizations; in some countries Fundraise Up invoices platform fees monthly instead of automatic deduction.
Seller details
Fundraise Up, Inc.
New York, NY, USA
2017
Private
https://fundraiseup.com/
https://x.com/fundraiseup
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fundraise-up/
