| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | ||
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1 | NAME | WHO CAN INITIATE A CAMPAIGN | NICHE: WHAT CAN BE FUNDED | WEB ADDRESS | All or Nothing vs. Keep it All | COSTS as of January 2013 | TRAFFIC: Alexa rank of US web traffic: Lower scores have higher traffic | BBB SCORE as of Jan. 2013 | SEARCH BY LOCATION? | APP? | |
2 | Catapult | Projects that support women & girls | http://www.catapult.org/ | AoN | No fee for funding seekers; donations accepted | no | |||||
3 | Causes | Anyone | Fundraising for 501(c)3 nonprofits; Facebook-based app | http://www.causes.com/ | KiA | Free for Nonprofits | no | yes | |||
4 | Cause Vox | http://www.causevox.com/ | |||||||||
5 | Citizinvestor | http://citizinvestor.com/ | |||||||||
6 | COfundOS | Facilitates the creation and funding of open-source software ideas | http://cofundos.com/ | varies | Unclear | ||||||
7 | Community Funded | Funding for communities; not necessarily one-off projects; must have "positive social impact" | http://communityfunded.com/ | varies | Appears to be free | Yes | |||||
8 | Crowd Tilt | Facilitates fundraising and collection for groups; 30-day period max. Requires Facebook account. | https://www.crowdtilt.com/ | AoN | 2.5% if campaign "tilts;" donors pay 2.5% for card processing | no | yes | ||||
9 | Crowdfunder | Rewards-based small business and startup funding; investment funding planned | http://www.crowdfunder.com/ | AoN | 5% success fee + Amazon Payments fees (2.9%+.30cents) | Yes | |||||
10 | Crowdrise | Anyone | Anyone can start a fundraiser for an established charity (Nonprofit must join and pay fees) | http://www.crowdrise.com/ | KiA | Transaction fees; 3 levels of additional monthly fees | Yes | ||||
11 | EarlyShares | http://www.earlyshares.com/ | |||||||||
12 | Firstgiving | Nonprofits | Branded campaigns for nonprofits | http://www.firstgiving.com/ | KiA | 4.25 - 7.5% transaction fees; annual fee for premium | A+ | No | |||
13 | Funding Garage | Reward-based fundraising for automotive projects | http://fundinggarage.com/ | AoN | Unspecified success fee | No | |||||
14 | Fundly | Organizations | Any organization can raise money | http://fundly.com/ | KiA | Payment processor flexibility; 4.9% transaction fee | yes | ||||
15 | Fundraise | Anyone | Anyone can raise money; branding possible | https://www.fundraise.com/ | KiA | 4.5% transaction fee + payment processing fees | yes | ||||
16 | FundRazr | Anyone | Anyone can raise money; uses Facebook | https://fundrazr.com/ | KiA | 5% transaction fee + PayPal fees | Yes | ||||
17 | Give Forward | Anyone | $ for personal medical crises from friends & family | http://www.giveforward.com/ | KiA | 7% commission appears to include all fees | A | Yes | |||
18 | Go Fund Me | Anyone "in need" eligible | Anyone "in need" eligible | http://www.gofundme.com/ | KiA | 5% transaction fee; processed by WePay | A | Yes | |||
19 | Green Unite | Anyone | Anyone in U.S. can submit "green" projects for funding | http://www.greenunite.com/ | flexible | 9% inclusive of all fees | Theoretically | ||||
20 | Health Tech Hatch | Donation or reward-based funding for approved medical projects | https://www.healthtechhatch.com/ | AoN | 5% success fee + payment processing fees | No | |||||
21 | Indiegogo | Anyone | Anyone can fundraise for anything; global reach | http://www.indiegogo.com/ | flexible | 4-9% commission + 3% payment processing (25% discount for 501(C)3) | A | Yes | |||
22 | IOBY | Helps fund neighborhood environmental projects | http://ioby.org/ | flexible | $35 for projects over $1000 + 3% payment processing | Yes | |||||
23 | Kickstarter | Individuals (not organizations) | Must be an approved, verified creative project proposed by an individual | http://www.kickstarter.com/ | AoN | 5% + 3-5% payment processing fees | F | Yes | |||
24 | Lucky Ant | Businesses | Targets help for businesses by neighborhood, 1 project/week; NYC area for now; donors treated like VIPs | http://www.luckyant.com/ | AoN | Unspecified commission | Yes | ||||
25 | MedStartr | Approved medical & wellness projects | http://www.medstartr.com/ | AoN mostly | 5-8% + payment processing fees | No | |||||
26 | Microgiving | Organizations or individuals | Approved campaigns can be orgs or individuals | http://www.microgiving.com/ | KiA | 5-10% + payment processing fees | Yes | ||||
27 | Neighborly | http://neighbor.ly/ | |||||||||
28 | OpenIDEO | Social and environmental idea development and support | http://www.openideo.com/ | n/a | Crowd-sourced ideation; challenges can earn sponsorship | no | |||||
29 | Pave | http://www.pave.com/ | |||||||||
30 | Petridish | Affiliated scientists | Affiliated scientists can raise money for projects | http://www.petridish.org/ | AoN | 5% success fee + payment processing fees | No | ||||
31 | Propel Arizona | Arizona entrepreneurs | Funding for Arizona entrepreneurs | http://propelarizona.com/ | AoN | 5% success fee + payment processing fees | Yes, in AZ | ||||
32 | Razoo | Accepts projects created by charities, no time frame | http://www.razoo.com/ | KiA | 2.9% | A | Yes | ||||
33 | Rock the Post | Anyone | Accepts projects created by anyone, funding timelines are 30-60 days | http://www.rockthepost.com/ | AoN | 5% success fee +3.5% payment processing | Yes | ||||
34 | RocketHub | Crowdfunding for artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists; timelines: 15-90 days | http://www.rockethub.com/ | KiA | 8-12% success fee | No | |||||
35 | Simply Raise | Branded online fundraising & event reg on your own website; "tipping point" model | http://www.simplyraise.com/ | KiA | Cost per transaction - Contact them for pricing | Yes | |||||
36 | Small Knot | Small business (no franchises) | Funding for indie businesses (no franchises); timeline not apparent | http://smallknot.com/ | AoN | 10% success fee + 2.9% payment processing | Yes | ||||
37 | Social Campaigns | Create, publish, and promote special landing pages on your Facebook Business Page | http://www.constantcontact.com/social-campaigns/index.jsp | N/A | Monthly rate depends on # of Fans | A+ | No | ||||
38 | SpaceHive | http://spacehive.com/ | |||||||||
39 | Sparked | Crowdsourcing for business marketing & nonprofit volunteering | http://www.sparked.com/ | N/A | Free for Nonprofits | No | |||||
40 | Sponsorcraft | Sponsorship system for UK student projects | https://sponsorcraft.com/ | AoN | 5% success fee + PayPal fees | No | |||||
41 | Sponsume | Anyone | Reward-based fundraising for anyone; multiple currencies | http://www.sponsume.com/ | KiA | 4% success fee + PayPal fees | Yes | ||||
42 | Start Some Good | Pledges for any "good for the world" project; no 501(C)3 needed; timelines: 7-90 days | http://startsomegood.com/ | "Tipping Point" must be met | 5% success fee + ~3% payment processing fee | No | |||||
43 | USA Artists | Fine artists | For fine artists; juried | http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/ | AoN--unfulfilled goals have pledges sent to match fund | 81% of pledges go to artist | No | ||||
44 | Yard Sprout | http://www.yardsprout.com/ | |||||||||
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46 | [NOTES] | "Success fees" are only charged if project is successful | blank if not rated http://www.bbb.org/us/Find-Business-Reviews/ |