BetterWorld
Nonprofits, schools, PTOs, and community groups in the US running auctions, raffles, events, and peer-to-peer campaigns that want every fundraising tool available on every plan.
A US fundraising platform for nonprofits, schools, and community groups that bundles auctions, raffles, events, donation forms, peer-to-peer, and crowdfunding into one toolkit with no feature gating across plans.
- Funding model
- Optional tip
- Platform fee
- 0% + tip
- Payment processing fee
- 2.9% + $0.30
- Recipient gets
- $96.80 / $100
- Data residency
- —
- Countries
- 0
- Languages
- 1
- Trustpilot
- 2.9 / 5
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
BetterWorld is a US-based fundraising platform built for nonprofits, schools, parent-teacher organizations, sports teams, and community groups. It stands out for the breadth of fundraising formats it brings under one roof: silent and live auctions, donation forms, events and ticketing, raffles and giveaways, peer-to-peer campaigns, crowdfunding, paddle raise, and a-thons all run from the same product, which the company says is trusted by more than 100,000 organizations.
The platform does not gate features by plan. Its Free and Flex tiers carry no annual subscription, while the paid Partner ($1,550/year) and Keystone ($5,950/year) tiers lower the platform's percentage cut for higher-volume organizations. Standard payment processing of 1.5%-2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction applies on every plan, and BetterWorld notes that more than 95% of donors choose to cover those costs, so organizations keep more of what they raise. Pricing is US dollar-denominated with no VAT.
BetterWorld's clearest strength is auction and event fundraising; its silent-auction and live-event tooling is the product's focal point, making it a strong fit for galas, school fundraisers, and community events. The trade-off is that its deeper value emerges for organizations running event-style campaigns rather than simple online donation pages, and operations are US-anchored. For US event-driven nonprofits this breadth is a real advantage; for groups that only need straightforward recurring giving it can be more than necessary.
Payment support covers cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH bank transfers, and DAF Pay for donor-advised-fund gifts, and the platform integrates with Salesforce, Blackbaud, HubSpot, QuickBooks, and thousands of other tools through Zapier. Real-time reporting and donor management are built in, while dedicated support is offered as an add-on rather than bundled into the base plans. European local payment rails such as iDEAL or Bancontact are not part of the offering.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Exceptionally broad format support: silent and live auctions, raffles, events, donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, paddle raise, and a-thons.
- ✓No feature gating - every fundraising tool is available even on the free entry plan.
- ✓Paid Partner ($1,550/year) and Keystone ($5,950/year) tiers lower the platform's percentage cut for higher-volume organizations.
- ✓Most donors (over 95%) opt to cover payment processing, so organizations retain more of each gift.
- ✓Integrations with Salesforce, Blackbaud, HubSpot, QuickBooks, and thousands of tools via Zapier, with built-in reporting and donor management.
- ✓Supports cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH bank transfers, and DAF Pay for donor-advised-fund gifts.
- −US-oriented operations and processing, with no European local payment rails such as iDEAL or Bancontact.
- −Greatest value is for event- and auction-style campaigns rather than simple recurring or one-off donation pages.
- −Dedicated support is an add-on rather than bundled into the base plans.
- −English-only interface and US dollar settlement may not suit non-US organizations.
Where each $100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in the United States.
0 countries · 1 languages · 5 payment methods.
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Frequently asked questions
What does BetterWorld charge?
BetterWorld charges a 0% platform fee with an optional voluntary donor tip on top, plus 2.9% + $0.30 in payment processing per donation.
Where is BetterWorld based?
BetterWorld was founded in — and is headquartered in —. Data residency is unspecified.
Which countries does BetterWorld operate in?
BetterWorld operates in 0 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is BetterWorld suitable for nonprofits?
BetterWorld’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
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