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Better Giving
What it is
Better Giving is a fundraising and financial platform for nonprofits centered on an embeddable donation form. The form accepts card, bank or ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds, IRA or QCD, and cryptocurrency gifts. Fundraising tools include recurring donations, peer-to-peer campaigns, dedication gifts, program-specific giving, goal progress bars, automated receipts, and reporting. Better Giving describes one integration for its giving methods and says DAFpay through Chariot is built in. Organizations can export donor-level data and giving history through CSV or API at no charge. The platform and donation form are public code and can be self-hosted with an organization's own payment gateway. The maker says donations are handled by Stripe and raw card data is not stored or processed by Better Giving. Its security policy describes TLS 1.2+ encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest. The free Fundraising & fund management plan costs nothing, includes all features, and makes donor contributions optional. Fiscal sponsorship costs $2.90, paid once per sponsored gift for eligible organizations abroad or U.S. groups without 501(c)(3) status. Self-hosted organizations pay gateway processing costs and manage receipts, compliance, and operations themselves.
For and against
For
- Accepts a wide range of donation types.
- Includes recurring and peer-to-peer fundraising.
- Donor data exports are available at no charge.
- Free plan includes all features.
- Public code can be self-hosted.
Against
- Self-hosted groups handle receipts, compliance, and operations.
- Self-hosted groups pay gateway processing costs.
- Stored card transfer depends on network and compliance rules.
The verdict
Better Giving combines donation collection with fundraising tools and donor-data exports. Its free plan and self-hosting option offer different operating arrangements, with the latter requiring organizations to manage more themselves.
Who it suits
Better Giving suits nonprofits, including faith organizations, schools, and universities, seeking online fundraising and donor-data tools. Self-hosting may suit organizations prepared to manage their own payment gateway, receipts, compliance, and operations.
Plans and prices
Fundraising & fund management
all features included · donor contributions optional
Read 5 Oct 2026 · better.giving
Self-hosted
open-source software · pay only gateway processing costs
Read 5 Oct 2026 · better.giving
Fiscal sponsorship
tax-deductible U.S. giving for organizations abroad or without a 501(c)(3)
Read 5 Oct 2026 · better.giving
On the record
- Donation types
- The form accepts card, bank/ACH, PayPal and Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds, IRA/QCD, and crypto gifts.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Donor data
- Members can export full donor-level data and giving history via CSV or API at no charge.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Fundraising features
- The product includes recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, dedication gifts, program-specific giving, goal-tracking progress bars, automated receipts, and reporting.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Better Giving describes one integration for its giving methods and says DAFpay via Chariot is built in.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the service as built for nonprofits, including faith organizations, schools, and universities; fiscal sponsorship is offered to organizations abroad or U.S. groups without 501(c)(3) status.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The maker says the platform and donation form are public code and can be self-hosted with the organization's own payment gateway.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Better Giving says it is a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity and has served nonprofits since 2021.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Payment compliance
- The maker says donations are handled by Stripe, a PCI DSS Level 1-certified processor, and that it maintains PCI DSS 4.0 SAQ A through the Stripe integration.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Portability limit
- Direct transfer of stored card credentials depends on card-network rules, PCI-DSS, and the new processor; otherwise Better Giving says it can provide gift schedules and support donor reauthorization.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Better Giving provides nonprofits with a fundraising and financial platform centered on an embeddable donation form.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The security policy states that data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and at rest with AES-256, and raw card data is not stored or processed by Better Giving.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting responsibility
- Self-hosted organizations pay their gateway's processing costs and handle receipts, compliance, and operations themselves.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The homepage offers live chat for additional support, and the product page lists [email protected] for portability requests.better.giving · read 5 Oct 2026
