Alvarum vs Donoor

French and European charities and associations running cause-based or sports-challenge fundraising who want donations paid directly to the beneficiary and support for European local payment methods.

• ✓Donations are routed directly to the beneficiary charity and settled on an automated monthly cycle rather than held by the platform.
• ✓Strong fit for sports-challenge and participatory event fundraising such as marathons and cycling events.
• ✓European local payment methods - iDEAL, Bancontact, Sofort, and SEPA direct debit - alongside Visa and Mastercard cards.
• ✓Payments handled by HiPay, a payment institution authorised by France's ACPR; Alvarum registered with ORIAS as a donation crowdfunding intermediary.

French nonprofit associations - from mosques and humanitarian groups to sports clubs and schools - that want QR-code, tap-to-pay, and online donation collection with automatic CERFA tax receipts.

• ✓Built specifically for French nonprofit associations, with funds settled directly to the association's bank account via Stripe Connect.
• ✓Automatic CERFA tax receipts enable the French donor tax deduction.
• ✓Multiple collection channels: online crowdfunding pages, QR codes, payment links, Tap to Pay on iPhone, and physical donation terminals.
• ✓Supports cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, processed securely by Stripe (PCI-DSS Level 1).