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.
Fundraise your way
Fundraise your way
Perfect for traditional fundraisers and events
From donation drives to ticketed events, Cheddar Up makes it easy to set up and manage any type of online fundraiser. Collect one-time donations, sell event tickets, or gather payments for product-based fundraisers — all in one seamless platform. Whether you’re raising money for a school, sports team, club, or community cause, you’ll have the tools to track payments, manage orders, and engage supporters effortlessly.
Expand your reach with peer-to-peer fundraising
Want to maximize participation and raise even more? Peer-to-peer fundraising lets you turn your community members into fundraisers! Create a main campaign page and allow participants to customize and share their own fundraising pages to rally donations from their personal networks. Choose from flat donations, item sales, or athons — all with leaderboards, team fundraising, and real-time tracking to boost engagement and results.
Pass Along Fees
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.
Transparent payments for donors
If fees are passed on to donors, they can see exactly what they are and where they go. No tricks, no awkward donor tips — just straightforward, honest pricing.
Flexible donation options to maximize giving
Flexible donation options to maximize giving
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.
Boost donations with recommended amounts
Make giving easier — and more impactful! Suggesting preset donation amounts can encourage donors to give more than they originally planned, increasing overall contributions with a simple nudge.
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.
Transparent Fundraising Tools
Transparent Fundraising Tools
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.
Showcase 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
Custom Receipts
Add a customized message to your receipts
Add a custom message in the receipt. Great for sharing program details or an extra note of gratitude.
Tax-Deductible Receipts
Donors can automatically receive tax-deductible receipts for qualified items — no extra work for you!
Build trust with a verified nonprofit badge
Build trust with a verified nonprofit badge
Increase donor confidence and boost giving
When your organization is a verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit, a badge appears on your collection pages and footers, reassuring donors that their contributions may be tax-deductible. Plus, automated tax-deductible receipts make giving even easier — encouraging supporters to donate more.
No verified badge? No problem!
Even if your group isn’t a registered nonprofit, you can still use Cheddar Up to collect donations, sell items, and raise funds. Schools, clubs, teams, and community groups of all types can take advantage of Cheddar Up’s powerful fundraising tools — no nonprofit status required.
Item Questions and Donor Notes
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.
Multiple Payment Methods
Multiple Payment Methods
More payment options = more money
Custom Link
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!
Free Withdrawals
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.
Spend time raising money — not managing it.
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
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