Givv.org is a better way to donate to what you care about. Here's why:
1. Monthly giving keeps you in control.
At Givv.org, you give the same amount every month (say $25 a month), but you can split it up across any number of recipients. No forms to fill out. Easy and fun. Change your list any time.
You create your budget up front, and can add recipients to your givvlist any time you want. You can change your list every month, or put it on autopilot and let it ride. You don't just react to fundraising requests, you budget your giving - decide how much you can afford to give each month, then adjust your list as you go.
This is how we should all do giving. It's better, easier, and more convenient.
As you add recipients to your list, your giving budget stays the same, but the amount given to each recipient adjusts, to fit in your new recipient. (Watch the 3-min video)
If you decide to stop giving to someone, it's easy - just take them off your list. No calls or emails to suspend or stop your monthly pledge. Simple!
2. It costs less for everyone.
Givv.org is free for givvers, and we don't take any fees for ourselves from your donation. We use PayPal to process all the transactions, but we aggregate payments so everyone wins.
When you aggregate your donations through Givv.org, with other people, to the same nonprofits, the nonprofits pay up to 25% less in transaction fees compared to when you give directly through their web sites or through things like Network for Good. (Credit card companies charge fees to anyone -- including nonprofits -- who accept credit card payments online.) Givv.org is better than giving small donations directly, because it aggregates all the payments - each donor makes one donation, no matter how many recipients they support, and each organization gets one payment monthly, instead of hundreds of small payments.
If you're giving $5 a month to a nonprofit through their web site, they're paying up to 12% in fees just to accept your donation! Think of how much of your donation isn't going to their mission. (This is why so many businesses have minimums for credit card transactions, like $8.) And don't even think about trying to microdonate $1 a month with a credit card.
When you use Givv.org, the nonprofit you support gets a much higher percentage of your donation, because it's lumped together with all others who donate monthly.
3. You stay off the mailing lists. You can give in small amounts.
Some people don't give because they don't want the hassle of filling out forms. Mostly they just don't want to get onto a fundraising list, and start getting the phone calls and e-mails.
Or we want to give less than is practical on a credit card. Givv.org solves all of those. The nonprofits don't get your name, or even your email address, when you use Givv.org. and you can literally give a few pennies a month if you want to - no minimums. Give anonymously or in small amounts.
4. You can show others what you support.
You can make your givvlist public on Givv.org and others can see who you give to. You can also see who others are giving to, and get ideas about who you should be supporting. Giving is noble - it should be something you are proud of. Share your givvlist with the world!