Dift
French associations running time-boxed fundraising challenges with volunteer collectors, companies pursuing social and environmental philanthropy, and individuals giving to vetted associations with tax receipts.
A French mission-driven donation platform (launched in 2022 as Captain Cause) where associations run fundraising challenges and individuals create solidarity pots for vetted associations, with automatic tax receipts.
- Headquartered in
- FR
- Funding model
- Keep What You Raise
- Platform fee
- 0%
- Payment processing fee
- 1.7% + €0.25
- Recipient gets
- €98.05 / €100
- Data residency
- EU
- Countries
- 1
- Languages
- 2
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
Dift is a French donation platform, structured as a societe a mission (mission-driven company), that connects companies and associations to fund projects addressing social and ecological challenges. It launched in 2022 and adopted the Dift name in 2024, having previously operated as Captain Cause, whose endowment fund (fonds de dotation) remains part of the model.
The platform supports several ways to give. Associations can run time-boxed challenges (challenges Dift) of one to two weeks, mobilising at least ten volunteer collectors to raise funds across their networks; individuals can create solidarity pots (cagnottes solidaires) for vetted partner associations; and companies can run corporate giving operations. Donations to recognised associations generate automatic tax receipts, with the platform handling fiscal documentation for individual and corporate donors.
Its strength is the structured, campaign-based approach to association fundraising and corporate philanthropy, with vetting of beneficiary associations and built-in tax-receipt handling. The trade-offs are a France-focused, French-language service and a commission-based model whose rates differ by use case, so organisers should confirm the rate that applies to associations, individuals, or companies. For French associations and companies pursuing structured giving campaigns the fit is strong; international or individual-cause fundraisers may prefer a simpler platform.
Dift positions itself around redirecting funding toward ecological and social transition, vetting the associations it lists and emphasising measurable impact, which differentiates it from general-purpose fundraising pots.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Structured, time-boxed fundraising challenges for associations with volunteer collectors
- ✓Supports individual solidarity pots, association challenges, and corporate giving operations
- ✓Automatic tax-receipt handling for individual and corporate donors
- ✓Vets the partner associations it lists, with a focus on social and ecological impact
- ✓Backed by the Captain Cause endowment fund (fonds de dotation)
- −France-focused with a French-language interface and limited international reach
- −Commission rates differ by use case (associations, individuals, companies), so applicable pricing varies
- −Oriented to organised campaigns and corporate philanthropy more than simple personal fundraisers
Where each €100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in Sweden.
Dift doesn’t process payments in SEK. Pricing is shown in EUR, its native currency.
1 countries · 2 languages · 0 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to Dift.
Our curated shortlist — the platforms we’d actively recommend instead of Dift for fundraising in Sweden, 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 Dift (115 vs 1), so it reaches donors Dift can’t.
4fund.com lets more of each donation through than Dift — kr100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against kr98.05.
iRaiser operates in more countries than Dift (19 vs 1), so it reaches donors Dift can’t.
See how Dift stacks up head-to-head.
Frequently asked questions
What does Dift charge?
Dift charges a 0% platform fee and 1.7% + €0.25 in payment processing per donation.
Where is Dift based?
Dift was founded in — and is headquartered in FR. Data residency is EU.
Which countries does Dift operate in?
Dift operates in 1 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is Dift suitable for nonprofits?
Dift’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
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