EcoCrowd vs Give2You
German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.
Irish charities, sports clubs, and mass-participation event organizers - especially those running events through Eventmaster - who want integrated, real-time fundraising pages with a donor-covers-cost model.
On a €100 donation, Give2You delivers €7.75 more to the recipient than EcoCrowd.
EcoCrowd & Give2You don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Give2You delivers about €7.75 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€97.50 vs €89.75).
Give2You stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | EcoCrowd | Give2You |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €89.75 | €97.50★ winner |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 2.5% + €0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | DE | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
€97.50 vs €89.75 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.
- ✓Operated by the Deutsche Umweltstiftung, an established German environmental foundation.
- ✓Sharp focus on sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goal-aligned projects.
- ✓Distinctive monthly donation-pool model with a community vote on which project is funded.
- ✓Accepts PayPal and bank transfer, with donations starting from one euro.
Irish charities, sports clubs, and mass-participation event organizers - especially those running events through Eventmaster - who want integrated, real-time fundraising pages with a donor-covers-cost model.
- ✓Tight integration with Eventmaster events: registrants can auto-generate a customizable fundraising page.
- ✓The established fundraising partner for major Irish events such as the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.
- ✓Powered by Stripe, with funds paid directly to each beneficiary in real time.
- ✓No setup or subscription charges for charities to onboard.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, EcoCrowd or Give2You?
On a €100 donation, EcoCrowd delivers approximately €89.75 to the recipient and Give2You delivers approximately €97.50. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Give2You is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
EcoCrowd operates in 1 countries; Give2You operates in 1.
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