Causeview vs GoFundMe Charity (formerly CrowdRise)

Likelihood to Recommend

I think Causeview is well suited for those who are looking to track revenue and donor information in the same place. It is good to have your database with all of your contacts integrated with the same system that you use to process things such as donations and event registrations, so it saves time and we don't have to maintain separate systems for our development work and our other revenue-generating strategies. We also use reports to pull up information about donors and use that information for fundraising -- for example, donor history and things like that.

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Manager in Research & Development

Civic & Social Organization Company, 11-50 employees

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GoFundMe is well suited for personal appeals where a story can be told and donors feel an immediate result or effect. It is less appropriate for larger mass appeals that are not targeted directly to a specific cause. For example, not good for companies to ask for funding for operating expenses.

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Leslie Ornelas

Assistant Executive Director

United Way Galveston County MainlandNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Causeview's support team is mostly helpful and quick to respond.
Causeview integrates event registrations within Salesforce.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Think Tanks Company, 11-50 employees

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Peer-to-peer fundraising
Fundraising pages

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Nick Shoff

Founder and Executive Director

JamQuestPhilanthropy, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Event registration and donation pages could be better designed - not up to par with sites such as Eventbrite
I would like to have the option for people to register with more than one e-mail address instead of creating a duplicate record each time someone uses a different e-mail.
Some of my coworkers find Causeview confusing to use or difficult to find information.

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Manager in Research & Development

Civic & Social Organization Company, 11-50 employees

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Need a clearer picture of your campaign status, especially around publishing (making it live).
Processing rates are not horrible but not great either - If we used our own processor our fees would be cut in half.

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David S. Levine, CFRE

Development Manager

Christodora: Nature, Learning, LeadershipNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

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GoFundMe Charity (formerly CrowdRise) 9.0

Based on 1 answer

GoFundMe is very easy to use and does a great job allowing us to share insights and stories to leave a lasting impression on donors. From setting up the account to ending the appeal, the entire process has been very user-friendly. I'm very impressed with the experience so far and plan to continue using it for future campaigns.

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Leslie Ornelas

Assistant Executive Director

United Way Galveston County MainlandNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Causeview 7.0

Based on 2 answers

Causeview's support is a lone bright spot. They are often quick to respond. They are generally helpful, although brief in their answers and explanations. I would appreciate more detailed answers to technical problems, but I do appreciate their support's problem solving ability

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Think Tanks Company, 11-50 employees

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GoFundMe Charity (formerly CrowdRise) 6.2

Based on 5 answers

Crowdrise has been great with their customer support. They have always been helpful and available. They also have several resources on their website that has been useful to other areas of our non-profit. Their relatability has been positive for us and has made us feel taken care of and considered.

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Nick Shoff

Founder and Executive Director

JamQuestPhilanthropy, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I did not personally select Causeview for my organization, but I have found it easy to use in comparison with other similar systems. The fact that Causeview can be added to Salesforce, and hop on our existing database, is very important to us and is one of the main reasons we continue to use the service.

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Manager in Research & Development

Civic & Social Organization Company, 11-50 employees

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Since GFM was selected for us I can't give the rationale behind that. However, I do think that Qgiv and Salsa are more internally user-friendly and provide at least the same amount of functionality. That being said, the other two (I think) require CRMs to use whereas GFM can just integrate with others, making it a better choice for one-off campaigning.

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David S. Levine, CFRE

Development Manager

Christodora: Nature, Learning, LeadershipNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Negative: expensive per-license fee with no discount for added users.
Negative: unreliable servers that host donate pages.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Think Tanks Company, 11-50 employees

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Brought in new donors from outside our solicitation area.
Appeals to younger audiences.
Great way to include client testimonials and stories.

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Leslie Ornelas

Assistant Executive Director

United Way Galveston County MainlandNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Required

Causeview Editions & Modules

Edition

Causeview	$60¹

per user

Additional Pricing Details

Included at no extra cost: support, unlimited access to the Causeview Knowledge Base, online training and Causeview Community Forum, online donation, event registration and volunteer sign-up forms, and ActionPages. Integrated iATS Payment Processing starting at 2.95% + $0.21 / transaction. Minimum 3 users.

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

GoFundMe Charity (formerly CrowdRise) Editions & Modules

Edition

Free	1.9% + 0.30 processing fees¹
Flex	3% platform fees/2.2% + 0.30 transaction fees¹

per transaction

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Causeview vs GoFundMe Charity (formerly CrowdRise)

Causeview

GoFundMe Charity (formerly CrowdRise)

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Causeview Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

GoFundMe Charity (formerly CrowdRise) Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

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