# 1%Club vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

1%Club stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while TotalGiving does not. On the headline numbers, 1%Club and TotalGiving are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | 1%Club | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 53 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 3 |

## Choose 1%Club if

> 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.

- Mission-driven focus on social initiatives aligned with the UN Global Goals.
- Personal coaching of campaign initiators rather than a purely self-serve model.
- Bilingual Dutch and English interface.
- Accepts donations in euros and US dollars.


## Choose TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.