Funraise
Donor management software
Fundraising software
Nonprofit CRM software
Nonprofit software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
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What is Funraise
Funraise is a cloud-based fundraising and donor management platform for nonprofits. It supports online giving, peer-to-peer and event fundraising, and recurring donations, while maintaining constituent profiles and donation history in a built-in CRM. The product is typically used by development and fundraising teams that need donation forms, campaign tools, and donor data in one system, with integrations to common nonprofit tools.
Unified fundraising and CRM
Funraise combines donation processing, campaign tools, and constituent records in a single platform. This reduces the need to stitch together separate donation form tools and a standalone database for basic donor management. It also helps teams keep gift history and engagement context closer to fundraising workflows.
Modern online giving tools
The platform provides configurable donation forms and supports common online fundraising motions such as recurring giving and peer-to-peer campaigns. These capabilities align with digital-first fundraising needs for small and mid-sized nonprofits. Built-in tools can shorten time-to-launch compared with assembling multiple point solutions.
Integration and data connectivity
Funraise offers integrations intended to connect fundraising activity with other nonprofit systems (for example, email marketing, accounting, and analytics tools). This can reduce manual exports/imports and improve reporting consistency across systems. API and integration options are important for organizations that need to keep Funraise aligned with an existing tech stack.
Not a full nonprofit ERP
Funraise focuses on fundraising and donor management rather than end-to-end nonprofit operations. Organizations needing advanced finance, procurement, HR, or complex multi-entity accounting typically require additional systems. This can increase total cost and integration effort for larger organizations.
Advanced CRM depth may vary
While it includes a nonprofit CRM, it may not match the depth of highly specialized constituent management platforms for complex segmentation, custom objects, or sophisticated relationship modeling. Larger institutions with intricate advancement workflows may encounter configuration limits. Teams should validate reporting, data model flexibility, and permissions against their requirements.
Implementation and change management
Migrating donor data, standardizing fields, and aligning online giving workflows can require significant setup and process changes. Integrations may need additional configuration to ensure data sync and attribution are correct. Nonprofits with limited technical capacity may need paid services or partner support to implement smoothly.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Essentials) | $0/month | Donation Forms, Donation Pages, Recurring Donations, Events & Tickets, Fundraising Websites, Donor Management, Donation Management, Automated Tasks, Funraise Apps, Automated Receipts, Company Matching, Donor Fee Coverage. Intended for organizations under $1M in revenue; page notes “One Donation Form” and “Up to 1,000 Supporters” in the Free tier. |
| Standard | Contact Sales (price not publicly listed) | All Free features plus: additional Donation Forms, Fundraising Websites, Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, Attachments, Webhooks, Recurring migration services, Salesforce and Raiser’s Edge integrations, more integrations. (Pricing page lists Standard features but does not show a public price.) |
| Premium | Starting at $99/month (billed annually) | All Standard features plus: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, Fundraising Intelligence, SMS Messaging, Text-to-Give, Auctions, Email Campaigns (usage-based email costs per help docs), Wealth Screening, Subaccounts, Facebook integration, Permissions, Funraise API, Webhooks, All payment methods & integrations, Dedicated Success Manager, Advanced Reporting & Dashboards. Page indicates Premium plans "starting at $99/month, billed annually." |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (Contact Sales) | Custom/enterprise features, volume pricing and custom implementation; page instructs to contact sales for enterprise-level plans. |
Additional official pricing notes (from Funraise official site):
- Platform fees are shown on the pricing page as 5% and 0-5% (page displays both values in the Payment Fees section).
- Processing fees (Funraise Payments powered by Stripe) are shown on Funraise help: Card 2.9% + $0.60; ACH 1% + $0.60; Amex +1% (per Funraise Payments documentation on Funraise's site).
- Email campaign sending costs (official help article): tiered per-email rates (e.g., $0.009 per email for 1–1,000; $0.004 for 1,001–5,000; etc.) as listed in Funraise help docs.
Seller details
Funraise, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
2014
Private
https://www.funraise.org/
https://x.com/funraise
https://www.linkedin.com/company/funraise/
