Payment Processing
Easily collect payments online for your nonprofit
- Accept multiple payment methods – Apple Pay, Google Pay, debit, credit & ACH
- Allow for recurring payments for ultimate flexibility
- Illustrate your initiatives with AI image & description generation
- Send automated tax-deductible receipts to the relevant donors
- Track collection progress, send reminders, and export payer data
Trusted by thousands of nonprofits nationwide
Create a collection link
Set up payment collection links in less than a minute
- Select an amount, add an image and description for a fully customized experience
- Generate images and descriptions with AI
- Collect from specific subsections of your org, or everyone
- Choose whether you or your payees cover the fee
Flexible payment
Make paying easy for payers
- Accept multiple payment methods (Apple Pay, Google Pay, debit or credit card, ACH)
- Allow payers to make monthly payments towards the collection amount
- No app download required
- Secure, online quick checkout
Payment Management
Track payers and payments in one place
- Track & export paid, unpaid and pending payments to your CRM/AMS or email system
- Categorize incoming Collect payments automatically for easy tracking
- Send one-click payment reminders, or share with more people
- Refund payments to payers effortlessly when needed
Embed a Collection Widget
Collect payments directly from your website
- Get payments straight from your website with no complicated coding required
- With a few clicks, embed a widget to collect payments from visitors for donations, event tickets, dues etc.
- Crowded Widgets work with all web hosting platforms and work on desktop & mobile devices
- Check out our custom WordPress Plugin for a no-code experience!
Collect Donations
Fundraise at scale effortlessly
- Customizable personalized donation page
- Set a fundraising goal to encourage donations
- Donors can sign up for monthly or annual recurring donations
- Automated tax-deductible receipts sent to donors
Mobile point-of-sale
Collect payments straight from your phone
- Offer tap-to-pay payments
- Funds go straight into your bank account.
- All done within the Crowded app
Tracking payers
Using the Crowded platform you can:
- Manage payouts, check deposits, wire and ACH transactions and more
- Integrate with your AMS, CRM or donor management & accounting platforms
- Access spending tools to seamlessly implement the funds your organization raises
See how Crowded stacks up:
There are so many options for collecting payments online, we made a comparison chart.
Venmo* | Cheddar Up | Square | |
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Card processing fees | 2.99% | 3.59%+$0.59 | 2.9%+$0.30 |
No monthly fees | |||
Outgoing ACH fee | .75% | 1% | |
Payment Tracking | |||
Payment Reminders | |||
Collection Links |
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2.99% |
$2.49 |
Card processing fees |
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Venmo* 2.99% |
Cheddar Up
3.59%+$0.59 |
Square
2.9%+$0.30 |
 %2.99 |
No monthly fees |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Outgoing ACH fee |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up .75% |
Square 1% |
| $2.49 |
Payment Tracking |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Payment Reminders |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Collection Links |
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Venmo* |
Cheddar Up |
Square |
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Which payment methods are accepted by Crowded?
Payers have the option to pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, debit or credit card and ACH by clicking the collection link or scanning the QR code
If a payer wishes to complete the payment by check, POS or cash, the admin must approve and can mark that contact as paid.
Why is using Collect better than using Venmo or Paypal?
With collecting with Crowded, you can avoid constantly transferring funds between payment apps and banks to access your group’s money. Utilizing embedded finances, Crowded enables your group to bank, collect, and spend with just one platform.
Also, we provide fund protection. Unlike Venmo, funds you keep on Crowded are in a FDIC pass-through, insurance-eligible accounts**, and FDIC insurance is available on deposits up to $250k.
Who can use Crowded?
Any nonprofit is welcome to use Crowded’s platform, but the typical users are membership based groups that range from independent clubs to multi-chapter organizations
Not sure whether Crowded is the right fit for your group? Talk to us.
Is using Crowded Collect free?
When collecting payments, we charge 2.99% of the collection amount if paid by card and $5 for ACH payments.
You can always choose whether the org will cover these fees or ask your payers to handle them.
If your payers cover the fee, you’re processing payments fee-free! Keep 100% of what you collect.
View our fee schedule here.
Ready to simplify payments for your nonprofit?
Set up a Crowded account for your nonprofit online and start processing payments today!