Alvarum vs iHelp

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.

Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.

• ✓No platform commission charged to nonprofits or donors, per iHelp's FAQ.
• ✓NGOs and causes are vetted for legality and viability before listing.
• ✓Long heritage in Spanish online giving, continuing Cibersolidaridad.org which ran from 2001.
• ✓Post-donation follow-up and a stated focus on transparent, effective altruism.