Collect Payments: Fundraising

Run the best online fundraisers

With any fundraiser, there are lots of things to organize. Cheddar Up helps make your online fundraisers seamless and successful so you can save time and raise more.

Pass Along Fees

Maximize proceeds from online fundraisers

Pass along our low service fee to donors to maximize your proceeds and use the platform completely free! Want to cover some of it? You can absorb the fee completely or give donors the option to pay them — whatever works for your group.

Item Questions and Donor Notes

Add custom form fields to your items

Item questions are like mini-forms added to specific items. Need to collect donor information or sponsor details? Use an item question. Choose from10 item question field types. Allow donors to include a note, select from a drop-down, or even upload a file or logo.

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Open Amounts

Allow donors to enter any amount

Choose from fixed-amount items — great for creating tiered giving levels like Platinum, Gold, Silver — or open-amount items, which allow donors to enter any amount they wish.

Custom Link

Customize your URL

One of the best things about Cheddar Up is the ability to share a simple, custom URL with donors, relatives, and friends that takes them directly to your collection. Everyone loves the ease of the link!

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Multiple Payment Methods

More payment options = more money

Give your donors options with multiple payment methods including credit and debit cards, eCheck (ACH debit), Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, and Cash/Check. Paying on Cheddar Up is quick and easy — no app or account needed. They just click and pay from any mobile browser.

Free Withdrawals

Withdraw anytime for free

No more bank deposits! Initiate a withdrawal anytime and for free! See an at-a-glance summary of all funds remaining in your Cheddar Up account. Withdraw all at once or on a collection-by-collection basis.

Send funds where you need them

If you’re fundraising for teacher appreciation gifts or other group gifts, you can send your funds to your personal bank account or send a Gift Card Reward Link directly to the gift recipient. Recipients can then use the link and choose from hundreds of gift cards — ensuring they love their gift and saving you a trip to the store.

Fundraising Goal

Raise more with goal setting

Have a goal in mind? Set a goal for your online fundraisers for more transparency and greater giving! We’ll include a snazzy progress bar on your collection that donors can see in real time.

Donor Visibility

Show who has contributed

Consider an optional setting that will show the names of other donors who have given (not the amounts, just the names). Sometimes a little social influence is all you need to cross the goal line!

Custom Receipts

Add a customized message to your receipts

Add a custom message in the receipt. Great for sharing tax information, program details, or an extra note of gratitude.

Recurring Donations

Add recurring payments to your online fundraisers

Raise more by allowing donors to give on a recurring basis. Annual donations, quarterly donations, monthly donations…you decide. Simply set your desired giving schedules, amount, frequency, and start and end dates. Donors select their giving plan and you receive their gift on schedule.

Spend time raising money — not managing it.

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We use it for events, sponsorships and annual giving…and I’m confident it will serve any future collecting we can dream up. It’s also a beautiful paying experience for our community.

Deb Finan, Volunteer, Needham Broughton Capital Foundation