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Company/URL
Special Considerations
Info Updated As of Setup
Fee
Monthly
Fee
Transaction
Fee
Credit Card processing fee Private Merchant
Acct Req'd?
4aGoodCause 06/2012 $95 (can be waived)
$30 $0.32 Charged by your bank Yes
82North 06/2012 No Starts at $17 Charged by your bank 4% or charged by your bank Optional
Acceptiva 06/2012 $249
(includes page design)
$54.95 $0.25 2.63% Included
Antharia 06/2012 Starts at $1,000
Starts at $199 Included Included Yes
Artez Interactive 08/2008 No Information No Information No Information No Information No Information
Blackbaud 
component of required integrated package
01/2006 $4,350
(includes 1 year monthly fees)
$150 (billed annually) 5000 transactions included 5% No
Blue State Digital 08/2008 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
BlueFire Donations 04/2011 $50 to $100 $10 to $50 $0.35 1.99% Included
Campaign Contribution 08/2008 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
Charged
Contribution

focus on conservative political and issue campaigns
04/2011 $50 $40 7% 4% $50 setup; $40 per month
CharityBox.com 04/2011 $99 annually
$59.95
$0 2.4% No
CharityFinders 04/2011 None Starting at $10 $0.20 - 0.30 2.25 - 2.90% Yes
CharityWeb 01/2011 $399 per module
$46.50 $0.79 per donation Charged by your bank Included
ClickandPledge 04/2011 None
$0, 5, 15 or 25 $.50, .35, .30 or .27
$6.5, 4.5, 3.75, or 2.85 Yes
(included in pricing)

Complete Campaigns
Focus on Political Campaigns and Organizations

04/2011 None None 5.0 - 7.5% Included No
Contribute 05/2005 No No 8% Included (3%) No
Convio
component of required integrated package
12/2002 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
Democracy In Action 04/2011 Sliding Scale, Starts at
$500
Sliding Scale, Starts at $70 $0.40 3% Optional
DoJiggy 10/2010 $299
Annual subscription fee
None None Yes Yes

Donate.net
direct interface with DonorPerfect

09/2008 $200 None $1.50 or $2.50 3.3% No
DonationPay 09/2012 None $39 to $99 $0.20 3.5% Included
DonationSafe
Focus on Political Campaigns and Organizations
06/2012 None None 4% - 7.5% Included Included
Donor2
component of required integrated package
08/2008 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
DonorPerfect
component of required integrated package
12/2008 $395 $40 $0.45 2.09 - 2.99% Yes
Donor Drive 08/2008 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
Donor Tools
component of required integrated package
02/2009 None $30 $0.30
thru Paypal
3.00%
thru Paypal
No
Easy Tithe
primarily for churches
06/2012 None $49 $0.25 1.99% Included
Entango
02/2007 $600 $20
w/Private Merchant Acct
5%
(counts toward monthly fee)
3% or charged by your bank No
eServicescorp 04/2011 No No $.50 charged by your bank Yes
eTapestry
subsidiary of Blackbaud above
component of required integrated package

09/2008 $499 starts at $10
(10% of base system fee, annually)
$0.00 to $0.75 2.09% to 3.30% No
eTransfer 08/2008 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
Eventbrite
donations in an event registration context
04/2011 None None 2.5% + $0.99 1.9% with PayPal or 0% with Google Checkout Optional
Events 01/2009 None None $0.10 2.50% Included
ezdonor 06/2012 $250 - $450
Includes page design
$25 $3.00 Charged by your bank Yes
FirstGiving 04/2007 $300 for dedicated page
(annual)
No 7.35% Included No
Gift Wrap Plus 07/2006 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
GiftTool 08/2008 No Response No Response No Response No Response Canadian
GivenGain
component of integrated service, at no additional cost
05/2005 $0 - $199 $0 - $45.95 (provides access to all services) 3% - 5%, depending on volume Included No
GivingFuel 06/2012 $0 $19 - $79
depending on package
None Charged by your bank Yes
Google Checkout 02/2009 Do-It-Yourself $0 $0.20 2% No
Greater Giving 04/2011 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
iModules
component of required integrated package
02/2007 No Response No Response None As charged by your bank Yes
JustGive 04/2011 None None 3% Included in transaction fee No
KIMBIA, Inc. 09/2008 None None 5% Charged by your bank Yes
NetworkForGood
powered by Groundspring
04/2011 $199 $49.95 3% Included No
Patriot
focus on PACs, county parties, and candidates
06/2012 None Varies, starts at $40 None 4.00% Included
Patron Technology
component of integrated service; focus on Arts
02/2007 $995 $21 Charged by your bank Charged by your bank Yes (secure forms gather information for offline processing)
Paypal 09/2015 Do-It-Yourself None $0.30 2.2% No
PincGiving 09/2009 None CDN$49.95 3.8% plus $0.25
with donor option to pay this fee
Included No
ProPayCartLite 06/2012 $30/year None $0.25 2.2% - 3.19%
depending on card
Yes $39.95/year
Qgiv 09/2009 $99 Varies, starts at $10 No Response 2.35% Yes
Raisin AKA 08/2008 No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response
ServiceU 02/2009 $149.95 $695.00/yr for 500 transactions
sliding scale
No Response As charged by your bank Yes
SimpleGive 05/2012 None $29 None 2.5% Included
SPORG.com 03/2006 $799 None 1.9% plus $0.50 per transaction Charged by processor (appx 2.9% plus $0.50 per transaction) Included Free

Star Donor Charity Solutions
direct interface with FundRaiser Software

04/2011 $25 $10 $0.25 5.5% No

TheDataBank
component of required integrated package

04/2011 $275 and up $165 and up None Charged by your bank optional

Wild Apricot
component of required integrated membership management package

06/2012 None $25 - $200
depending on package
None As charged by processor No. Handled through Paypal. Paypal or Google checkout account required.
             
The intention here is to present the most accurate comparison possible of the selected criteria. Information on this table is taken first from websites. Companies are then contacted via email requesting additional data. Companies are contacted directly at least annually and invited to review this information and request corrections and clarifications.

Affinity Resources and its employees have no ownership interest in, have not consulted for, and have received no payment whatsoever from any of the companies listed above.

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