# Charitable Impact vs GINGER

## What the data says.

GINGER stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Charitable Impact does not. On the headline numbers, Charitable Impact and GINGER are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Charitable Impact | GINGER |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | €97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 1.8% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 65 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EU |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 4 |

## Choose Charitable Impact if

> Canadian individuals and families who want a single donor-advised Impact Account to organize their giving, support friends' causes, and receive a tax receipt for every contribution they add.

- Operates as a donor-advised fund: donors add money to an Impact Account and recommend gifts to charities over time.
- A tax receipt is issued for the full amount added to the Impact Account, regardless of when it is granted to charities.
- Accepts a wide range of assets, including cash, securities, real estate, and cryptocurrency.
- Peer-to-peer giving, Giving Groups, and campaigns let donors pool and direct money together.


## Choose GINGER if

> Italian creators, associations, and local businesses running reward-based or donation campaigns who value a platform with a strong project-success rate and roots in the Emilia-Romagna region.

- One of the highest project-success rates among Italian crowdfunding platforms
- Mixed model supporting both reward-based campaigns and donation fundraising
- Open to individuals, associations, businesses, and public administrations
- Does not retain a platform percentage of funds raised (payment-processing commissions apply)