GINGER
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.
An Italian crowdfunding platform founded in 2013 in Bologna, offering both reward-based campaigns and donation fundraising for individuals, associations, and businesses, with one of Italy's highest project-success rates.
- Headquartered in
- IT
- Funding model
- Keep What You Raise
- Platform fee
- 0%
- Payment processing fee
- 1.8% + €0.35
- Recipient gets
- €97.85 / €100
- Data residency
- EU
- Countries
- 1
- Languages
- 1
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
GINGER (ideaginger.it) is an Italian crowdfunding platform founded in 2013 and based in Bologna, in the Emilia-Romagna region; its name is an acronym for the management of new and original ideas in Emilia-Romagna. It is open to individuals, associations, businesses, and public administrations, and is known for one of the highest project-success rates among Italian crowdfunding platforms.
The platform supports a mixed model: primarily reward-based campaigns, in which backers can receive rewards (a project can offer up to fifteen), alongside donation fundraising for social causes and community initiatives. GINGER itself does not retain a platform percentage of the funds raised; the costs that apply are payment-processing commissions charged by its payment provider on card transactions, which vary by transaction size.
Its strengths are a high success rate and a strong regional identity that mobilises local communities, businesses, and institutions around projects. The trade-offs are an Italian-language, Italy-focused service with a regional centre of gravity in Emilia-Romagna, and a mixed reward-and-donation structure that is less specialised than pure donation platforms. For Italian creators and community projects, especially in its home region, the platform is well-suited; pure nonprofit or cross-border fundraising may fit a dedicated donation platform better.
GINGER emphasises hands-on support for campaign creators and a community-funding approach that connects projects with local backers, businesses, and public bodies, reflecting its origins as a territorial crowdfunding initiative.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓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)
- ✓Strong regional roots and community-funding support in Emilia-Romagna
- −Italian-language, Italy-focused service with a regional centre of gravity in Emilia-Romagna
- −Mixed reward-and-donation model is less specialised than pure donation platforms
- −Payment-processing commissions apply on transactions despite no platform percentage
- −Limited international reach for cross-border fundraising
Where each €100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in Ireland.
1 countries · 1 languages · 4 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to GINGER.
Our curated shortlist — the platforms we’d actively recommend instead of GINGER for fundraising in Ireland, with the figures behind the call. For the full, neutral index of every side-by-side, see Compare with below.
WhyDonate operates in more countries than GINGER (115 vs 1), so it reaches donors GINGER can’t.
4fund.com lets more of each donation through than GINGER — €100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against €97.85.
JustGiving operates in more countries than GINGER (6 vs 1), so it reaches donors GINGER can’t.
See how GINGER stacks up head-to-head.
Frequently asked questions
What does GINGER charge?
GINGER charges a 0% platform fee and 1.8% + €0.35 in payment processing per donation.
Where is GINGER based?
GINGER was founded in — and is headquartered in IT. Data residency is EU.
Which countries does GINGER operate in?
GINGER operates in 1 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is GINGER suitable for nonprofits?
GINGER’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.