Donations at zero platform fee
A personal fundraising campaign carries cover media, updates and FAQs, and the platform takes no fee on the donation. Card processing rides Stripe, and the checkout suggests a tip a donor can decline.
Raising money, and gathering people
The fundraiser and the evening that goes with it
Publish the campaign, run the project, host the event, and keep the donors, the backers and the guests as one list of people you can actually reach again.
- Publish the campaign
- Fund the project
- Host the evening
- Keep the supporters
Two ways to raise money and one place to gather.
All-or-nothing project funding
Publish a goal, a deadline and up to twenty backer reward tiers. A five percent platform fee applies only to a project that actually funds, and nothing is charged to one that does not.
Ask for a connection, not only cash
A campaign can ask supporters for a warm introduction, and a project can post a Help Wanted ask, both routed through the relationship map the account already holds.
The event that goes with it
Host the gala, the launch night or the donor evening on the same account, with ticket tiers, invites by email and SMS, and check-in at the door.
Proof that people they know already gave
A visitor can see how many of their own connections have already donated, which is the strongest signal a campaign page carries and one a standalone donation form cannot compute.
Live numbers while it runs
Traffic and funding progress are visible from the creator console and are not rationed for your own campaign, so you can see the push working while there is still time to push.
Two platforms, two rosters, and one export to reconcile afterwards.
| Capability | Connections | Donation page plus an events tool |
|---|---|---|
| Donation campaign with updates and FAQs | Yes | Yes |
| All-or-nothing project with reward tiers | Yes | Limited |
| Ticketed events with check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Asking supporters for an introduction rather than money | Yes | No |
| Showing a visitor who they know that already gave | Yes | No |
| Donors, backers and guests on one contact list | Yes | No |
| Bookkeeping for what came in | Yes | No |
Frequently asked questions
Can I run a fundraiser and the event that goes with it on one account?
Yes. Give handles personal fundraising with a published campaign page, cover media, updates, and FAQs. Launch handles all-or-nothing project funding with a goal, a deadline, and up to twenty backer reward tiers. Both sit on the same account as hosted events with ticketing and door check-in: a gala, launch party, or donor evening is not a separate platform, guest list, or contacts to merge afterwards.
What does Connections take from donations?
For personal fundraising on Give the platform fee is zero. Card processing rides Stripe, and the platform's own revenue is a voluntary tip the checkout suggests, which a donor can decline in one tap. Crowdfunding on Launch is different by design: a five percent platform fee applies to pledges on a project that actually funds, and nothing is charged on a project that does not reach its goal.
Can supporters give something other than money?
Yes, and this is unusual enough to be worth stating plainly. A Give campaign can ask supporters for a warm introduction rather than a donation, and a Launch project can post a Help Wanted ask so a backer can contribute a connection or a skill instead of cash. Both route through the relationship graph the account already holds, so the ask reaches people who are actually one step away from what you need.
Do donors see any social proof?
Visitors to a campaign can see how many people they already know have given, the strongest signal a fundraising page can carry, one a standalone donation page has no way to compute. It comes from the same relationship map the account uses, so no extra setup or address book upload.
What analytics do I get on a campaign?
Live traffic and funding progress from the creator console, uncapped for your own campaign, plus the account's own site analytics if you drive traffic from a page you control. Campaign stats are not rationed on the free base. The wider Pass plans widen how far back general analytics can look rather than gating whether a campaign's own numbers are visible to its organizer.
How do backers stay in touch after the campaign?
Campaign updates, FAQs, and comments live on the project page, and backers can ask questions there. Because donors and backers are contacts on the same account, the follow-up digest can surface the ones who have gone quiet, and the next campaign or event starts from a real list of people who already gave once rather than from a fresh page with no audience.
Is there a failed-payment problem to worry about?
A pledge whose payment fails can be recovered automatically rather than silently disappearing from the total, which matters most on an all-or-nothing project where a handful of failed cards near the deadline can decide whether the project funds. Payments run on Stripe through the same embedded checkout the rest of the account uses.
Can volunteers sign up for shifts?
Yes. Add a free ticket for each shift and set its spots; a shift closes when full. Each volunteer picks a shift when they sign up, and everyone lands on the same guest list.
Can an organization run this rather than a person?
Yes. Company workspaces separate an organization's contacts, notes, campaigns, and books from a personal account. The free account comes with one workspace, and adding more takes a paid plan. Every plan lets you share a workspace with teammates, from 2 people on Free up to 100 on Business Plus, as an allowance rather than a per-person charge. An organization can also publish its own privacy policy and terms pages at a Connections-hosted URL.