# Zeffy Reviews **Vendor:** Zeffy **Category:** [Fundraising Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/fundraising) **Average Rating:** 4.9/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 940 ## About Zeffy Zeffy is a nonprofit fundraising platform where every dollar raised stays with the mission. Unlike most fundraising tools, which charge 5% or more per transaction, Zeffy covers all credit card processing fees and platform costs — funded instead by optional tips donors leave at checkout. Development directors, fundraising coordinators, treasurers, and executive directors rely on Zeffy to run their entire fundraising operation from one place, whether they lead a small community organization or a national charity with thousands of donors. The fee problem is real: on a $100,000 campaign, transaction fees alone can redirect $5,000 or more away from programs before a single dollar reaches the cause. Zeffy eliminates this loss entirely. Nonprofits pay no platform fee, no monthly subscription, and no hidden charge — every processing cost is absorbed so the full amount raised goes to the mission. From one dashboard, organizations can create donation forms, sell event tickets, run raffles, manage online auctions, launch peer-to-peer campaigns, handle memberships with automatic renewal, and operate an online shop. In-person fundraising is handled through a tap-to-pay mobile app that accepts payments on the spot. For donor communications, Zeffy includes a built-in email and newsletter platform as well as a postmail service that sends physical letters and postcards directly to donors. Giving history, contact records, and automated tax receipts for eligible organizations are managed through a built-in CRM, with real-time reporting across all fundraising types. Zeffy connects with the tools nonprofits already use. Donation forms and campaign pages embed directly into WordPress, Wix, Squarespace websites and more! Donors can give through Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Venmo alongside standard credit and debit cards. Teams that rely on Mailchimp, Constant Contact, or social outreach through Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp can continue using those channels alongside Zeffy. QuickBooks integration keeps financial records current without manual exports. More than 100,000 nonprofits — from Big Brothers Big Sisters chapters and local YMCAs to neighborhood food banks, faith communities, and grassroots advocacy groups — have raised over $2 billion through Zeffy, saving more than $100 million in fees that returned directly to programs. Organizations that switch to Zeffy typically eliminate platform fees on the first campaign — without changing how they fundraise. ## Zeffy Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users commend the **ease of use** of Zeffy, facilitating quick form creation and integration into websites. (441 reviews) - Users find Zeffy's **easy setup** invaluable, facilitating quick campaigns and efficient management for nonprofit needs. (270 reviews) - Users love Zeffy's **no fees** policy, enabling greater financial benefits for non-profits and simplifying ticket sales management. (268 reviews) - Users love the **easy setup** of Zeffy, allowing quick campaign creation and seamless organization for nonprofits. (250 reviews) - Users value the **free fundraising platform** Zeffy offers, enhancing their ability to gather donations easily and efficiently. (226 reviews) - Users love Zeffy for its **0% fees** , making it an excellent and user-friendly choice for nonprofits. (216 reviews) - Donations Management (181 reviews) - Affordable (179 reviews) - Fundraising Efficiency (149 reviews) - Quick Setup (119 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find the **complicated donation management** process frustrating, often needing extra steps to avoid unwanted contributions. (60 reviews) - Users find the **missing features** in Zeffy limiting, specifically regarding item types and donation options. (60 reviews) - Users face **limitations in integration and customization** with Zeffy, affecting design and campaign complexity. (53 reviews) - Users experience **payment issues** with Zeffy, including delays and limited payout frequency options, impacting their satisfaction. (44 reviews) - Users find the **limited customization options** of Zeffy restrictive for advanced workflows and branding needs. (42 reviews) - Users express concerns about **donation visibility** , finding it challenging to reconcile and feeling pressured by the platform's fees. (39 reviews) - Difficult Customization (38 reviews) - Tipping Confusion (37 reviews) - Limited Features (36 reviews) - Email Functionality (33 reviews) ## Zeffy Reviews ### 1. Update after over 2 years of using the Zeffy Platform. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** denise c. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2024 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** The issue is how difficult it is to see the donation for Zeffy and that it starts at 17 percent which makes people think that's just a standard fee. Other than that they continue to be 100% free and have a nice interface that is user friendly. There are many options for ticketing and services and even volunteers. They now have a nicer CRM and Have a Facebook group now for Zeffy users that can ask questions about how to do specific functions in the platform so you are not relying just on customer service.. they have a. Very nice CRM I have integrated Zeffy with Zapier but it wasn't easy or clear cut. The performance has been good so far and it has not failed to go through the payment process or volunteer sign up ever. IT is trying to incorporat AI, but I stay away from that kind of stuff on Zeffy, so I don't really use the AI/ intelligence feature it has. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** So. The issue is that you can't just uncheck the donation for Zeffy and you have to go to a multiple choice box. Then hit custom, then manually type the number 0 (zero). But to the normal eye it looks like the price went from $25 to $30. (Their standard is 17%. I still think for a free donation platform it's good, but I've had to put extra work to make videos and write and tell people how to avoid the Zeffy contribution. Also I have no way of knowing unless I ask, if they paid it or saw my video or not. If they made it easier to understand that the Contribution is optional and start at a less percentage rate, that wouldn't make it look like your trying to hid the fee. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have a educational element of service and charge for certification. They make it easy to embed on your website and purchase while staying on page. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Denise! Over two years of use and the effort you have put into educating your donors through videos and guides says a lot about how seriously you take their experience. Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and that kind of proactive communication makes the platform work better for everyone in your community. On the donation form side, a few things that may help: Zeffy includes a dedicated section explaining the tip before donors confirm payment, automated tax receipts go out immediately after each gift, and recurring giving is fully self-managed by donors with no extra setup on your end. On the tip: thank you for this feedback. The suggested tip depends on the donation amount: 17% for smaller gifts, dropping to 7% for larger ones, and donors can edit it to any amount, including zero, before confirming. On average, what donors choose to tip ends up lower than the fixed fees most platforms charge nonprofits, which means more of every dollar goes to your mission. Beyond the dedicated section we include, a note in your form description in your own words can add more context for your specific audience. Two Zeffy tools worth exploring. Zeffy's peer-to-peer fundraising lets your supporters create their own fundraising pages for your cause, which can multiply reach during major campaigns. Zeffy's Donor Mail lets you send personalized thank-you letters and appeals from the dashboard, with printing and mailing handled for you. Really glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 2. Simplicity, No Fees, and Great Support with Zeffy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kay C. | Sales Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 23, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I appreciate the simplicity and no fees with Zeffy. I really like that it offers a download in Excel format, which makes it easy to sort and change the data, and create necessary reports for registration at various checkpoints like the check-in desk and raffles. The initial setup was very easy for me, thanks to my banking background. However, for those without such experience, Zeffy's customer support is awesome and wonderful, answering every question effectively. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** I've had some issues with using Zeffy for a couple of different campaigns, where each campaign has its own QR code. It's been a bit challenging explaining to the different members who are not technology-oriented that you can't just use a QR code over and over again. You have to use the specific QR code for the specific campaign. Maybe Zeffy could offer a master QR code, so that all the different campaigns can have the same QR code. From a programming point of view, I haven't figured out how to do that yet. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Zeffy for simplified payment processing with easy setup. It automatically handles weekly transfers and exports registration data into Excel, aiding in report creation for the conference team. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Kay! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and the simplicity and zero fee model you described are core to what the team builds for, so organizations can focus on their mission rather than managing payment overhead. The Excel export you mentioned is something a lot of event organizers rely on. Being able to pull registration data directly into a spreadsheet and sort it by checkpoint, raffle, or check in desk is a real time saver on event day. On the QR code question: Zeffy's Organization Page might be what you are looking for. It is a single shareable link that aggregates all your active campaigns in one place. You can generate one QR code for that page and it covers every campaign at once, so attendees can choose from a list rather than needing a code specific to each event. Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising tools let supporters create their own fundraising pages linked to your organization, which can extend reach ahead of a conference or annual campaign. Zeffy also has a donor management and CRM built in, where every transaction automatically creates a contact record, useful for the conference team when tracking registration history across years. Glad Zeffy is working for Kay and your team. ### 3. A blessing to all nonprofits, especially startups. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Undefinable A. **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What I like best about Zeffy is the wonderful benefit of receiving the full contribution amount without fees being taken out, which is especially meaningful for organizations and communities that rely on the generosity of those who may already be stretching to share what they can. We host many weekly events, and Zeffy’s scheduler has been incredibly helpful. I especially appreciate that contributions can be made optional when people RSVP for an event. That makes it easier to welcome everyone while still giving people a simple way to support the work if they feel called to. The pages are also becoming more beautiful and engaging, especially with the new animations. Overall, Zeffy has been very helpful, practical, and generous in spirit. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The main thing I dislike, or at least find most difficult, is the event reminder email system. The reminder emails can appear in a strange format or size, which sometimes makes the text look very small and harder to read. I also wish there were more flexible reminder options, such as being able to send reminders more often, including the day of the event or a couple of hours before it begins. Since emails are often missed or overlooked these days, it would also be very helpful to have integrations with tools like Zapier or Make, so reminders could also be sent by text message or through other communication systems. Overall, Zeffy is very helpful, but stronger reminder options and better formatting for event emails would make the event features much more effective. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy is helping us solve the challenge of hosting events while also receiving financial support in a natural and accessible way. Instead of simply offering events and hoping people remember to donate separately, Zeffy allows us to connect event registration with optional contributions in one simple process. This has been a great benefit because it allows us to welcome people to our weekly events while also giving them an easy opportunity to support the work if they are able. It helps reduce the awkwardness of asking for financial aid separately and makes the process feel more generous, open, and community-centered. I also know Zeffy offers many other tools and features, and I hope to continue using it to solve even more needs for our organization as we grow. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this heartfelt review! Zeffy is a zero fee fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and we are glad it is giving your community a practical, generous way to keep every contribution going directly to the work that matters. The optional contribution on event RSVPs is a feature we are especially proud of, and it is great to hear it is helping you make events accessible while still welcoming support from those who want to give. On the email reminders: your feedback on formatting and timing flexibility is exactly the kind of detail that shapes what we build next, and we have passed it along to the product team. For multi channel reminders like text messages, Zeffy's Zapier integration connects to thousands of apps including SMS tools, which can complement the built in email reminders in the meantime. If your organization has recurring members or supporters, Zeffy's membership tool handles multiple tiers, automatic renewals, and digital membership cards at no fee. Zeffy's Donor Mail feature is also worth a look for sending personalized thank you letters and fundraising appeals directly from your dashboard, with printing and mailing handled for you. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 4. Excellent Platform for Event Registration and Merchandise Sales **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Fund-Raising **Reviewed Date:** May 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What we like best about Zeffy is that it allows our fundraising event to keep 100% of the money we collect, without credit card processing fees being taken out. For the Dog Days Wine Tour, which is our annual Silver Wheels Cycling Club fundraiser, that makes a big difference. We also appreciate that Zeffy gives participants the choice to support the platform through an optional donation, while still keeping the checkout process simple and easy. Riders can register and purchase merchandise using credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or even pay by check. This is our first year using Zeffy, and since launching on March 1st, we’ve already registered over 220 riders with no issues. The platform has been reliable, easy to use, and a great fit for our event. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The only thing I would suggest improving is the ability to schedule automatic price changes for tiered pricing. For our event, we offer monthly pricing tiers that gradually increase as the event gets closer. Zeffy does allow us to schedule when a price ends, which is helpful, but it does not currently allow us to schedule the next pricing tier to start automatically. Because of that, we keep a reminder and manually add the new tier the night of the price change. It’s not a major issue, and it has not affected our overall experience, but adding automatic scheduled price changes would make an already great platform even better. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy is solving one of the biggest challenges for our annual fundraiser: keeping more of the money we raise. Before using Zeffy, credit card processing fees were always a concern because every fee taken out reduced the amount that stayed with our organization. Since the Dog Days Wine Tour is the annual fundraiser for the Silver Wheels Cycling Club, every dollar matters. Zeffy allows us to collect registration fees and merchandise sales without processing fees being taken out, which directly benefits our club and the event. It also gives our riders and supporters an easy way to pay. They can register and purchase merchandise using a credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or by check. That flexibility makes the process easier for participants and easier for us to manage. Zeffy is also helping us run both rider registration and merchandise sales in one place. Since launching our campaign on March 1st, we have already registered over 220 riders with no issues. That reliability has given us confidence, especially since this is our first year using the platform. Overall, Zeffy is helping us reduce costs, simplify registration, make payments easier for riders, and keep more of the funds raised for our cycling club. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this detailed review! Zeffy is a one stop fundraising and donor management platform with zero platform fees, and hearing that the Dog Days Wine Tour has already registered over 220 riders with no issues in your first season is a fantastic milestone to be part of. The combination of credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and check support in a single checkout makes a real difference for rider conversion, and keeping 100% of registrations and merchandise sales going to Silver Wheels Cycling Club is exactly how Zeffy is designed to work. On scheduled tiered pricing: this is exactly the kind of experience-based feedback that shapes what we build next. The request for fully automated tier transitions is one we hear from event organizers running phased registration, and it is on our radar. For day-of event payments, Zeffy's Tap to Pay lets your team collect in person payments via smartphone with no card reader or terminal needed. Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising is also worth exploring if you want riders to create their own fundraising pages leading up to the event, complete with leaderboards and automated reminders. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 5. Simply the Best! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management **Reviewed Date:** May 22, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I am a HUGE fan of Zeffy. As a newly established non-profit organization, finding a platform that assists with accounting and fundraising was critical for record-keeping and accepting online donations. As a person who is not technologically savvy, Zeffy has proven to be easy to use for both our organization and donors. We are able to accept monies, offer receipts, and provide thank yous in one platform. What could be very time-consuming can be done with very little effort. Additionally, our donors are appreciative of the optional fees/tips, which allow them to give as little or as much as they'd like to contribute and provides peace of mind knowing that 100% of what they donate directly to our organization is given to our organization. I was totally wowed when I discovered the Zeffy Org page, which allows us to include all our fundraising campaigns in one area. I am truly grateful for Zeffy and its mission to remove financial barriers for nonprofits. It truly has made a difference and had a great impact on our fledgling organization. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Unless I'm misunderstanding the system, Zeffy doesn't seem to include the donations we receive offline to reflect the total amount collected. Also, a lot of people want to pay by Zelle and it is not an offered paying option. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy allows us to accept payments online without charging fees; fees are truly optional, which allows us to keep 100% of our donations. It also saves time. As an organization managed solely by volunteers, Zeffy takes the very time-consuming tasks of providing receipts and thank-yous and automates the process. Additionally, the platform allows us to keep track of who has given throughout the year, information that is necessary for annual reporting. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this wonderful, detailed review! Zeffy is a zero fee fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and knowing it has made a genuine difference for a newly established organization navigating fundraising for the first time is exactly the impact we build for. The combination of online payments, automatic tax receipts, and thank you emails all in one platform is designed to reduce the administrative load so you can focus on your mission, and we are glad the Org page has been a discovery worth getting wowed by. On offline donations: you can log offline contributions in Zeffy's donor management section so they appear in your contact records, though we hear you that having them reflect in campaign totals is a useful next step, and that feedback goes straight to the product team. On Zelle: additional payment methods are actively in development, and Zelle is among the options being considered. Zeffy's full donor CRM is worth a deeper look for tracking your growing donor base, with notes, tags, smart filters, and full contact history. Zeffy's newsletter and email builder is also worth exploring for keeping donors engaged between campaigns, sending broadcasts directly to your list at no cost. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 6. Easy Event Signups with Zeffy—Great Interface, Helpful Support, and Updates **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bill C. | Jazz Pianist and Teacher, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 28, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I have found Zeffy easy to use for the event signups at my jazz studio. The interface is well-designed and leads you through the steps needed to post an event with tickets. I often don’t charge for tickets, so Zeffy allows me to manage a free event. I use Zeffy monthly as well as for a summer workshop where the signup is a bit more complex. I have had a couple of issues that were resolved quickly through a chat session, and the documentation has helped me quickly learn and use the program without outside assistance. I am also impressed with the frequent and well-designed updates to the interface and functionality of the service. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** By design, Zeffy structures the available options to help users create sign-in forms. At times, though, that structure can limit my choices. I’ve submitted a request through their support area asking for a bit more flexibility on one of the screens. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Since I run a very small, one-person jazz piano studio, I was looking for an inexpensive way to manage event sign-ups. Zeffy has met that need, and it’s also helped me collect fees and solicit donations. I really love it. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Bill! Zeffy is a fee-free fundraising and donor management platform, and the event setup you described at your jazz studio, from free admissions to more complex workshop registrations, is exactly what the ticketing module is designed to handle with minimal friction. The quick support turnaround you mentioned matters a lot when you are managing live event signups, and having issues resolved fast before a registration window closes is exactly what that team is built for. The request you submitted for more screen flexibility is exactly where specific feedback like yours is most useful. Our product team reviews all feedback submitted through support and ships improvements weekly. Two tools worth exploring for in-person events: Zeffy's Tap to Pay feature turns any smartphone into a payment terminal for selling tickets or collecting donations on the spot, no card reader needed. Zeffy's online store lets you list and sell items with inventory tracking and discount codes from your dashboard, which pairs well with recurring events where merchandise or add-ons are part of the experience. Glad Zeffy is working for Bill and your organization. ### 7. Effortless Fundraising with Stellar Results **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Philanthropy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 23, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I use Zeffy to organize fundraising campaigns and connect with donors. I really like that the campaigns are clear and straightforward. The donations go straight to our bank account, which means I don't have to deal with checks or cash. All the donor emails are in one place, and I can send out emails, newsletters, and reminders instantly. I appreciate how easy the tool is to use and that there are no fees involved. The payment organization and donor information pages are valuable to me because I can track what a donor has given, their exact donation dates, and their contact information. The initial setup was really simple too; I just needed to have the bank account, EIN, and nonprofit info ready. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** I've seen some other donation sites that organize the donor information as a chart and have a few more features - beginning date of first donation. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Zeffy to organize fundraising campaigns and communicate with donors, with clear campaigns and direct bank donations. It consolidates donor emails for instant communication, offers easy payment organization, and donor info tracking, plus it's easy and lacks fees. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this review! Zeffy is a zero-fee fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and having campaigns, donations, and donor outreach all in one place with direct bank deposits is exactly the kind of streamlined experience it's designed to deliver. The weekly automatic payouts and the ability to manage all donor emails in one dashboard are included at no cost, so you can focus on campaigns rather than logistics. One thing you might not have found yet: the first donation date for each donor is available in their individual contact profile inside Zeffy's donor management dashboard, where their full transaction history is recorded. A visual chart overview of donor data across your whole database is great feedback for the roadmap and our team ships improvements weekly. If your organization does any in person fundraising, Zeffy's Tap to Pay lets you collect donations or sell items from a smartphone with no card reader required. Zeffy also has an Online Store where you can list merchandise or other products with inventory tracking, which pairs well with your existing campaign setup. Glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 8. Great Experience Overall **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jill V. **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Zeffy has been very easy to use and manage overall. From the user standpoint, it’s as simple as scanning a QR code or clicking a link, and within minutes they’re members. The funds are deposited directly into our account weekly, and the new member information is easy to export into a spreadsheet for tracking and management. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The only limitation I’ve encountered is not being able to apply more than one discount code at a time, which only affects a very rare and unique situation for us. We’ve found a workaround that still makes it manageable, so overall it has not been a significant issue. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a charitable organization, we are always looking for ways to eliminate unnecessary fees so more of our funds can go directly toward our mission. Zeffy has helped us accomplish that by operating on a tip-based model rather than charging standard platform fees. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you! An experience smooth enough that members can scan a QR code, complete payment, and be registered within minutes is exactly the kind of frictionless onboarding Zeffy is built for. Zeffy is a nonprofit fundraising software with no platform fees and no transaction fees, and the weekly deposit schedule you mentioned is designed to keep cash flow predictable for organizations running ongoing membership programs. The export capability for new member data is one of those admin time-savers that adds up significantly over a membership cycle. On multiple discount codes: that is genuinely helpful feedback, and our product team ships improvements weekly with all feedback going directly into the roadmap. Two more Zeffy tools worth knowing. Zeffy's donation forms let your members give additional one-time or recurring gifts directly to your mission, separate from their membership dues, with no platform fees on either transaction. Zeffy's newsletter tool lets you send branded updates and communications from the dashboard to keep members engaged between events and renewals. Really glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 9. Free to Use and Helps Nonprofits Keep More of What They Fundraise **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrea P. | Treasurer of the board., Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I like that it is free to use and allow non profits to keep more of the money they fundraise. I like that we can use it for many different types of fundraisers. It is easy to add different users, so it makes spreading the work out between volunteers and sub groups. I love that it is Canadian. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** I would like the ability to use it to print off packing/order lists for clients. I would also like the ability to deposit into different accounts for different fundraisers. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has made selling 50/50 tickets so much easier to track. We have been able to sell tickets to a fundraising movie event. We have sold orders for a popcorn fundraising. I has made it so that I don't have to worry about paying invoices after an event. We get to keep the money earned. The software is user friendly and easy to play around with. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this! Zeffy is an all-inclusive fundraising platform with 0% platform fees, and supporting Canadian nonprofits with zero-fee fundraising across multiple campaign types is exactly what the platform is built for. The multi-user setup means volunteers and subgroups can each have their own access, which keeps your team organized without putting everything on one person. On the packing lists and per-fundraiser bank routing: that is genuinely helpful feedback. Our product team ships improvements weekly and all feedback we collect goes directly into building the roadmap. Zeffy's Peer to Peer Fundraising tools are worth exploring with your volunteer base, as each supporter can create their own fundraising page with a personal goal, letting your subgroups run their own campaigns under your main organization. Zeffy's Raffles tool is also worth setting up if you run lottery-style events, with multiple ticket bundles, prize tiers, and 50/50 support included at no cost. Nonprofits using Zeffy keep 100% of what they raise, and it is great to see that working for your organization. ### 10. Mission First, Fees Last **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lauren R. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I appreciate Zeffy because it allows us to keep 100% of the funds we raise. As someone who thinks constantly about efficiency and sustainability, I value platforms that don’t chip away at hard-earned donations. Every dollar matters — especially when you’re building scalable, impactful, and operationally excellent nonprofit capacity building. I like that Zeffy removes friction. I don’t have to overthink transaction fees or hidden costs, which allows me to stay focused on strategy and growth rather than administrative drain. I appreciate that the model invites donors to voluntarily cover processing fees. It feels aligned with transparency and shared ownership — people understand what it costs to move money, and they step in willingly. I like that it’s simple but still functional. I can spin up a clean, professional donation page quickly without needing a developer or a long onboarding process. For a lean team, that matters. I value that Zeffy makes fundraising accessible for organizations at different stages of growth. It democratizes tools that historically have only been available to larger nonprofits with bigger budgets. Most of all, I appreciate that it supports mission first. The platform doesn’t try to upsell me — it simply allows us to focus on impact. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** There honestly aren’t many downsides to Zeffy — especially given that it allows nonprofits to keep 100% of their donations — but there are a few limitations to consider. I’ve found that while it’s incredibly cost-effective and easy to use, it doesn’t offer the same depth of integrations, advanced reporting, or built-in marketing automation that some larger, paid platforms provide. For more complex fundraising strategies or enterprise-level needs, I sometimes need to supplement it with other tools — but for straightforward, mission-focused fundraising, it’s hard to beat the value. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy is solving a few of the core challenges that many nonprofits face — and those solutions are genuinely beneficial in how I work. First, it eliminates fundraising fees so organizations can keep 100% of the donations they raise, which means more resources go directly to mission impact rather than being eaten up by processing costs. It also simplifies the giving experience with intuitive donation pages and peer-to-peer campaigns, which saves time and reduces technical overhead for lean teams. By making fundraising more transparent and accessible, Zeffy helps me focus less on administrative headaches and more on growth, strategy, and serving our community — which ultimately strengthens our financial sustainability and impact. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this! Zeffy is a zero-fee fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and keeping 100% of every dollar raised is the foundation of what makes this model work for organizations that think seriously about efficiency and sustainability. The zero-fee model applies across every campaign type on the platform, so whether you are running donations, events, or peer-to-peer campaigns, the same 100% retention principle holds. On the depth of integrations and advanced features: that is genuinely helpful feedback. Our product team ships improvements weekly and all feedback we collect goes directly into building the roadmap. Zeffy's Donor Management and CRM tools are worth exploring for operational efficiency, with automatic contact creation on every transaction, full giving history, tags, and smart filtering to help you track and segment your supporter base. Zeffy's Online Store is also worth setting up if your organization sells any merchandise or branded items, with inventory tracking and the same zero-fee model throughout. Nonprofits using Zeffy keep 100% of what they raise, and it is great to see that working for your organization. ### 11. Zeffy Makes Campaigns Easy and Fee-Free for Our Foundation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Douglas C. | President, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** The software is easy to use, and it’s simple to create campaigns. For our Kiwanis Literacy Club Foundation and Kiwanis Clubs, not having to pay fees helps our foundation save money and put more books into kids’ hands. We can create a quick campaign on the fly to accept donations for sponsoring books. We don’t sell books; instead, we find sponsors for them, and those sponsors get to hand the books out. So far, we’ve done over 500,000 books. We’ve tried Square, Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal, but Zeffy has been the best for us, and it’s the only one we use now. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Only that I did not find it sooner!!! But really there is nothing they keep the interface the same and its easy. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Saving lots of money. We used to pass on the credit card cost and now we do not have to. We have had a customers cancel when they had to pay the fees. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for sharing this! Zeffy is nonprofit fundraising software with no platform fees and no transaction fees, built so foundations like yours can put every dollar directly into the mission. The ability to spin up campaigns quickly and accept donations on the fly is exactly what Zeffy is built for, and with zero fees across the board your Kiwanis Literacy Club Foundation keeps 100% of every dollar it raises. Two tools worth exploring as you deepen your Zeffy use: Zeffy's Memberships feature lets you manage tiered membership levels with automatic renewals and digital membership cards, which could be a great fit for managing Kiwanis Club members in one place alongside your fundraising. Zeffy also includes email newsletters built right into the platform, so you can send updates, appeals, and thank you notes to your donor list at no extra cost. Glad Zeffy is helping put more books into kids' hands. ### 12. Easy to Use, Elegant Design, Saving Money **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sophia B. **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** My organization switched to Zeffy because of the "no fees" policy, and it has proven to be so much more. Organizing donors and saving their information is simple, and the newsletter templates are easy to use. Our first fundraiser on the platform is going well and has saved us $150 in fees. Donors like the interface as well! We look forward to utilizing the ticket sales platform soon. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** My only complaint about Zeffy is the high volume of emails I received as a new user. While it is useful to see what Zeffy can do as a platform, I wanted to explore those at my own pace rather than sift through emails about it. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Removing fees from donations has allowed us to fully benefit from donor contributions, allowing us to reach our fundraising goals faster. Tracking donor engagement has also been a useful feature. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you! Saving $150 in fees on your very first fundraiser while getting a smooth experience for your donors is a strong start. Zeffy is an all-inclusive fundraising platform with 0% platform fees, and that savings compounds as your campaigns grow in volume and size. The donor management and newsletter tools you mentioned are two of the most used features for organizations building long-term donor relationships, not just one-off campaigns. On the onboarding emails: that is useful feedback, and our product team tracks all of it as we continue refining the new user experience. Two more Zeffy tools worth exploring. Zeffy's ticketing module handles event registrations with QR code check-in and multiple ticket types, all at zero platform fees, which sounds like a natural next step given your interest. Zeffy's Online Store lets you sell merchandise and other items directly through the platform, with sales tracked in the same dashboard as your fundraising campaigns. Really glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 13. No fees, Easy to use, Easy to learn **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kim B. | Secretary, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Zeffy makes it easy to create the forms needed for donors to fill out and donate with a debit or credit card. Zeffy also has other forms one can create for auctions, stores, lotteries, and events. I have never used a platform like Zeffy and found it easy to learn. I like that it is easy to create and embed QR codes and form links into my organization's website and onto different flyers. The QR codes and links can be shared and will still work. Zeffy automatically sends donations to your bank account and will send receipts to the donors for their taxes. At the end of the year, Zeffy will send donors a full list of their donations if they donated to different organizations through Zeffy. Makes it easier for taxes. We have not been charged any fees to use Zeffy by Zeffy. Zeffy does ask each donor for a small donation to Zeffy to keep them from having to apply fees. This has been working for them. Zeffy keeps all the information about your donors for you and it is there any time you need it. You can send thank you emails directly to your donors through Zeffy too. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** There are not many downsides to Zeffy from my perspective. We needed something that would meet our needs and not cost us a lot of money because we are a non-profit and just starting out. Zeffy is a basic donation platform that is secure and easy to use for both the users and donors. There are not a lot of frills, bells and whistles that someone might be looking for. You can only make the donation forms look so good with the features allowed. And that is good for us. Our story is on the form. The needed information from the donors is on the form. There are not a lot of downsides. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We needed a way to take online and card donations. Zeffy was the best one for us because of the $0 fees. We are a new non profit organization. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Kim! Zeffy is a one-stop fundraising and donor management platform with zero platform fees, and it is great to hear that everything from donation forms and QR codes to automatic tax receipts and donor records is working well for your organization as you get started. The year-end donation summaries you highlighted are sent automatically to donors who have given across multiple organizations through Zeffy, which saves your team from having to compile and send that information manually at tax time. On the form design options, it is good to hear that the current approach works well for your mission-focused storytelling. Zeffy continues to add customization options and our product team ships improvements weekly. As your organization grows, Zeffy's membership tools let you manage recurring supporter programs and renewals with automated receipts at 0% fee. And for any in-person fundraising moments, Zeffy's Tap to Pay turns any smartphone into a contactless card reader so you can collect donations on-site alongside the QR codes you are already using. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 14. Free, Simple, and Superb for Nonprofits **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John C. | Vice President, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 04, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I use Zeffy for our non-profit community theater ticket sales, membership, and email. I love that Zeffy is free with no fees involved. It's simple to use, which makes managing our ticket sales so easy because we can see how many tickets have been sold instantaneously. The information provided is relevant, and the technology is superb. The initial setup of Zeffy was very simple and straightforward. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The use of in-person credit cards isn't optimal. I think incorporating the tap feature on the app and making the app more conducive to in-person sales would improve it. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Zeffy for free, no-fee ticket sales, membership, and email for our non-profit. It's simple, superb technology makes managing ticket sales easy and instantaneous. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you John! Zeffy is built for this kind of complete nonprofit toolkit, combining ticketing, memberships, and email all in one platform at 0% fee so community theaters can run everything without switching between tools. The instant ticket sales visibility and ease of setup you mentioned are core to Zeffy's design. Your theater can track sales as they come in, manage multiple ticket types and pricing tiers, and send automated confirmation emails with QR code tickets, all included at no cost. One thing you might not have found yet: Zeffy's Tap to Pay lets you accept in-person card payments directly from a smartphone, no card reader or terminal required. It works with tap, chip, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. iOS is available now and Android 13+ support is launching later in 2026. Two other Zeffy tools that work well for community theaters: Peer to peer fundraising lets cast members, volunteers, and patrons run their own fundraising pages linked to your main campaign. Auctions are a great fit for gala events, with live bidding, automatic winner payment collection, and no bidder account required. Glad Zeffy is working for John and your community theater. ### 15. Essential Tool for Nonprofits with No Fees **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Wil W. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 28, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I love that I can create newsletters, stay connected with families, and also place tickets for families for our workshops. It's amazing how I don't have to deal with fees when I receive donations, which is great for our very small nonprofit. I'm able to share with families what's happening in our nonprofit on a monthly basis, including images of our work and impact, which helps us receive donations. When I place the link for our workshops, families can easily purchase tickets to attend events like dance classes for students with special needs. Zeffy allows me the best of both worlds—connecting with families and selling tickets for a charitable cause—while making them feel included in our impact. The setup was very easy, manageable, and accessible—I've loved it. It's a very great platform, free of fees, and it gives me the opportunity to be creative and share newsletters and the creative outcomes of the impactful work that we're doing. I would definitely recommend Zeffy to a friend or colleague. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** N/A **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I don't have to deal with fees when receiving donations, which is amazing for a small nonprofit. I love creating newsletters, staying connected with families, and placing tickets for our workshops. I share our impact to receive donations and engage families with our work. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Wil! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform built for nonprofits exactly like yours, where newsletters, event ticketing, and donation forms all work together at zero platform fee so every dollar from your community stays with your mission. The combination you described is what Zeffy is specifically built for. The email builder supports newsletters with images and campaign links built in, event ticketing handles multiple ticket types and QR code check in, and donation forms accept online giving with no fees deducted. Nonprofits using Zeffy keep 100% of what they raise. Two Zeffy tools worth exploring for your next step: peer to peer fundraising lets your families and supporters create their own fundraising pages on your behalf, a natural extension of the community you already build through newsletters. And Zeffy's memberships let you formalize that ongoing relationship with recurring membership tiers and automatic renewal. Glad Zeffy is working for Wil and your organization. ### 16. Excellent and accessible! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rachel S. **Reviewed Date:** April 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Zeffy is a well-featured, simple to learn and helpfully free CRM for startup and small non-profits and charities. High functionality with a small learning curve gets charities on their feet quickly. Tools and recommendations are provided to help donors understand how Zeffy is funded. Embedded forms work well and look great. Good app to support web forms, on site registration and payments. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Some of the more robust features of paid CRMs are not present (pipelines, form logic, automated pathways, etc), but these can also be overwhelming for small organizations. Some of the more detailed customizations for forms, etc are limited. There is no option to create entirely private forms - this could be a really helpful option to have. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Low cost CRM keeps overhead down. Getting contact management out of a spreadsheet. Allowing secure access to donor information for multiple users. Well-designed, easy to use web forms for donations help the organization look professional and trustworthy. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Rachel! Zeffy is a 100% free nonprofit fundraising platform built to give small organizations the full toolkit including donation forms, donor management, on-site payments, and event ticketing with no platform fees. The embedded forms are designed to look professional right out of the box, and they accept Apple Pay and Google Pay automatically on mobile, which helps donors give quickly at events and from any device. The feedback on pipelines, automated pathways, and private form options is genuinely useful. Zeffy's product team ships improvements every week and every feature request feeds directly into what gets built next. Two Zeffy tools worth exploring if you haven't already: Zeffy's ticketing tool handles multiple ticket types, capacity limits, and QR code check-in at no cost, which is useful for in-person fundraising events. And Zeffy's email builder lets you send broadcast updates and newsletters to your full donor list directly from the same platform, so outreach and donor management stay in one place. Glad Zeffy is working for Rachel and your organization. ### 17. Zeffy is my new best friend! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Susan P. **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Zeffy's support team is extremely helpful and responsive. They have always been able to answer my questions and keep me on track. The system is very user friendly for both myself and the event participants. Highly recommend!! **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** At this point I don't have any downsides. However I do need to email support and ask a few questions. Depending on the answers, I may have some suggestions then. One question I have is does Zeffy put an EIN number on receipts that are sent out? Another question is when one person sponsors a table that includes other people, can Zeffy send out an email to each person who is registered to that table getting their credit card information so that purchases can be charged directly to them at the event? If one or both of these aren't currently available then those would be my "downsides." **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have had very few issues with Zeffy and each one has been solved. Mainly they were questions I had on how to find/create things on the different campaigns. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Susan! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and hearing that both the platform and the support team made your events run smoothly is exactly what the team works toward. Zeffy's support team is available via live chat and email to walk through setup, campaign configuration, and anything that comes up mid-event, so you are never managing things alone. On your two questions: Zeffy's automatic tax receipts are IRS-compliant for 501(c)(3) organizations and the support team can confirm exactly which fields are included for your setup. On sending individual charge requests to people registered under a shared table booking, that is a great question to bring directly to support at support@zeffy.com, since the answer depends on how your event is configured. Two tools worth exploring for your events: Zeffy's Tap to Pay on iPhone lets you collect in-person payments on the spot without any card reader or hardware, which is useful for on-site or last-minute purchases. And Zeffy's auction tool runs real-time bidding at in-person events via QR code, with automatic payment collection from winners at no cost. Glad Zeffy is working for Susan and your organization. ### 18. Easy-to-Use Interface, Zero-Fee Transactions, and Helpful Engagement Tools **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Zhen L. | President/Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** The interface is easy to use, and I appreciate the zero-fee option for transactions. The engagement tools are also a nice recent addition for nonprofits that wish to track the behavior of their target audience. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Zeffy doesn’t offer an integration with Canva, which really limits how I can design email templates. It also takes extra steps to upload data from Zeffy into a CRM like Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud. On top of that, the tools that are easiest to use tend to be expensive. That said, I understand these may not be Zeffy’s top priorities. I also wish to see more languages being supported, such as Chinese. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are a young nonprofit and our budget is very limited. We use Zeffy to save the transaction cost, fundraising marketing/design cost, and having more data to understand our audience. I think Zeffy understands us. So, thank you! **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this! Zeffy is a one-stop fundraising and donor management platform with zero platform fees, and having easy-to-use tools alongside engagement features at no cost is exactly what the platform is built to offer nonprofits. The engagement tools give you real visibility into how donors and supporters interact with your campaigns, which makes it easier to focus your outreach where it matters most. On the Canva integration and Salesforce data sync: that is genuinely helpful feedback on both fronts. Our product team ships improvements weekly and all feedback we collect goes directly into building the roadmap. Zeffy's Donor Mail tool lets you send personalized thank-you letters and fundraising appeals directly from the Zeffy dashboard, with printing and mailing handled for you, which can complement your digital outreach. Zeffy's Peer to Peer Fundraising tools are also worth exploring to expand your reach, letting your supporters create their own fundraising pages and bring new donors into your network. Nonprofits using Zeffy keep 100% of what they raise, and it is great to see that working for your organization. ### 19. Zero Learning Curve, Maximum Impact **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Cake & B. **Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I really love everything about Zeffy. The setup process was simple and easy to understand, even as a newer nonprofit getting started with fundraising and event support. The customer service has also been great, which made the experience even better. I appreciate that Zeffy gives nonprofits an affordable way to collect donations, sell tickets, and manage campaigns without high platform fees taking away from the mission. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The only thing I would say is that the mobile app seems to have limited editing capabilities, or I may not have fully learned how to use all of the features yet. For me, setting things up and making edits feels much easier on the desktop version than on mobile. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy is solving the problem of expensive fundraising and ticketing platforms for small nonprofits. As a newer nonprofit, every dollar matters, and Zeffy allows us to collect donations, sell event tickets, and create fundraising campaigns without losing money to high platform fees. It also helps us look more organized and professional when sharing donation links or event pages with supporters. Instead of trying to manage everything manually, Zeffy gives us one place to track donations, ticket sales, and campaign progress. This benefits us because it saves money, saves time, and makes it easier for people to support our mission. It allows us to focus more on serving the community and creating meaningful celebration experiences instead of worrying about complicated systems or extra costs. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform built for newer nonprofits and established organizations alike, so every dollar raised from donations, ticket sales, and campaigns stays with the mission instead of going to platform fees. Zeffy's support team is available via live chat and email to help with setup, campaigns, and anything that comes up, so you are never navigating this alone as a growing organization. On the mobile editing experience: that is valid feedback and something the product team is actively working on. For in-person situations right now, Zeffy's Tap to Pay on iPhone lets you collect payments at events without any card reader, and the mobile check-in app handles door check-in entirely from your phone. Two tools worth exploring as your nonprofit grows: Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising lets your supporters create personal fundraising pages for your organization with leaderboards and automated reminders, which can expand your donor reach well beyond your own network. And Zeffy's donor management gives you a full CRM with contact records, transaction history, and tags for every supporter, all in the same platform at no cost. Glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 20. Zeffy: The Nonprofit's Secret Weapon **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amanda H. | Director, Mortgage Operations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2025 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I like Zeffy for our nonprofit because they help us collect funds from donors, host raffles, and send follow-up emails and newsletters. I appreciate that we receive 100% of the profits, which is crucial for a small nonprofit like ours. I love the ease of setting up new campaigns with their templates, which makes the process super simple. Their newsletters and thank you letters are amazing; using the thank you letters felt like a great addition to their services. These features help us keep our name in front of potential donors, driving repeat donations to our cause. The initial setup was very easy—we just added our emails, Facebook, EIN, and bank information, and we were ready to go. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** No issues. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy ensures our nonprofit receives 100% of the profits, crucial for our funding. It simplifies setup with templates, keeps our name in front of donors, and drives repeat donations with effective newsletters and thank you letters. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Amanda! Zeffy is a fee-free fundraising and donor management platform, and it is great to hear that raffles, newsletters, thank-you letters, and campaign templates are all working together to keep your nonprofit's name in front of donors and drive repeat giving. The combination of automated thank-you letters and newsletters you highlighted is one of the most effective ways to build donor loyalty, and having both built directly into Zeffy means you can run the full donor engagement cycle without any additional tools or subscriptions. If you want to expand your donor base even further, Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising lets your supporters create their own fundraising pages and share them with their networks, bringing in new donors you would not have reached on your own. And if recurring supporter programs would fit your mission, Zeffy's membership tools let you manage enrollments and renewals with automated receipts at 0% fee. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 21. Zeffy makes it easy to create, manage & track the success of fundraising events! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Beth B. | Chief Operating Officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 06, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Creating events using their step-by-step process is very easy. We can tailor it to not only include our brand, but elements of the event itself. This is our first year using Zeffy. They made it easy to track payments and donations made for our two events. I am not well-versed in current technology, so the ease in which I was able to set up forms, etc. was very helpful and intuitive. I had just a few questions and was able to use their chat option. Customer support was very responsive. I have recommended Zeffy to several nonprofits in our area! **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** If one can even call it a dislike...it is more of a concern. As a nonprofit and chief operations officer, I need to know the bottom line, financially. When setting up our Zeffy account, I wondered if I needed to see or acknowledge when our supporters pay the extra few dollars to Zeffy. We had been using 3 other payment methods for our events and the fees we had to pay took money away from the purpose of our non-profit, which is to help veterans. I was told by Zeffy that I would not be able to see those, but if our supporters didn't pay, then we would not be able to participate in Zeffy. So I added verbiage to our emails to our supporters which states that when they pay the extra percentage, they help keep it free for us. I still don't know how much our supporters are giving...I just hope it's enough for us to remain Zeffy customers. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy helps me know the bottom line for each event financially. This reduces the amount of time I spend on accounting tasks and gives us a clear picture of funds accrued. I can easily track payments back to participants for accounting and acknowledgement purposes. Zeffy helps us easily create our advertisements for the events by providing QR codes and links to the events. We can easily upload our files with our logos, keeping our brand consistent and professional and cute! **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Beth! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and knowing it has made a genuine difference for a veterans organization in its first year is meaningful to the whole team. We also appreciate you recommending us to other nonprofits in your area. On the tip: we want to clarify something important. Zeffy is free for your organization regardless of whether donors choose to tip. There is no tip threshold required to remain a Zeffy customer. The optional tip is how Zeffy covers its operating costs, but your access to the platform does not depend on how much your donors contribute through it. Beyond the dedicated section Zeffy includes at checkout to explain the optional tip, adding a note in your form description in your own words is a great way to set context for your donors before they reach that step. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 22. Perfect for Small Non-Profits, Effortless Setup **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carrie L. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Having a free platform like Zeffy is amazing for our micro non-profit because every dollar saved advances our mission. I love that Zeffy generates tax receipts, integrates into our website, and has a mobile app for taking payments on our cell phones. It's a relatively user-friendly donation platform compared to others, integrating a database, payment processor, and fundraising campaign tool all in one. Zeffy allows us to track and import donors, see how much they donated, pull reports, send donation receipts, send email blasts, create fundraising campaigns, sell tickets, and manage everything in a mobile fashion. The initial setup for Zeffy was extremely easy, much easier than setting up an account for Paypal. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** I dislike that there isn't a way to quickly add a campaign or record a donation without assigning it to a campaign. We receive donations regularly that aren't for a specific event or fundraiser. We should be able to record those to a donor's profile without having to input or make up a campaign to do it. I would love additional email templates and pop-ups on the sides of the templates that explain how to operate the template. There is a learning curve to tailoring a template. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy provides a free platform, saving us money on donation fees, and helps integrate tax receipts, mobile payments, and our website. It simplifies tracking donations, managing donor info, email blasts, campaigns, and more, all while being user-friendly compared to competitors. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this review! Zeffy is nonprofit fundraising software with no platform fees and no transaction fees, and for a micro nonprofit where every dollar saved is a dollar that advances your mission, that model makes a concrete difference to what you can accomplish each year. The combination you described, tax receipts, website embed, and mobile payments from your phone, covers a lot of ground in one platform. For a lean organization, not having to stitch together three separate tools for those three things is a meaningful operational advantage. On recording off-campaign donations directly to a donor profile: that is a specific and practical feature request. Our product team prioritizes exactly this kind of workflow feedback and it goes directly into the roadmap. On templates and the learning curve: the request for in-template guidance and additional email templates is well-noted. Improvements to the template experience are an active area of development. Two more Zeffy tools worth knowing about: peer-to-peer fundraising lets your supporters create their own fundraising pages on behalf of your organization, expanding your reach without requiring additional bandwidth from your team. An online store lets you sell merchandise or fundraising items directly through Zeffy, keeping all revenue centralized in your existing account. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 23. Love it! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stephanie W. **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** We love that Zeffy actually listens to feedback and delivers! Just recently they improved the integration between Zeffy and QuickBooks where we can see each program payouts vs in a lump sum. We also love that they are improving the efficiencies of our processes for both our company and our customers. Lastly, we love how it's still a free platform - so many small businesses need something like Zeffy! **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Currently none! This isn't really a dislike - there are still invoices we need to set up in QuickBooks as they are more customized by customer. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Efficiency! We used to send each invoice for each program. Now customers can click on a Zeffy program link and sign up and pay themselves! The Zeffy home page is also superb as it's easier for customers to see all programs in one page versus multiple links. We also like being able to view and export programs and payout details. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Stephanie! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and a platform that ships real improvements based on real user feedback, including per program QuickBooks payout visibility, is exactly what Zeffy is committed to. Zeffy's native QuickBooks Online integration now syncs transactions by program automatically, and the Organization Page letting customers see and register for all your programs in one place is a great example of the efficiency gains Zeffy keeps building on. On customized per customer invoicing in QuickBooks, that is a real gap the product team is aware of. Invoicing within Zeffy is one of the most requested features on the roadmap. Two other Zeffy tools worth exploring as you grow: Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising lets your participants and supporters create their own fundraising pages on your behalf, with automated reminder emails and leaderboards at 0% fee. Zeffy's email and newsletter tool lets you send broadcast emails directly to your full contact list from the same Zeffy dashboard. Glad Zeffy is working for Stephanie and your organization. ### 24. Intuitive UI Built for Nonprofit Fundraising and Communication **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christina E. | Founder | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I find the user interface incredibly intuitive. The features are also clearly designed by someone familiar with the needs of a nonprofit manager or founder, with the focus correctly placed on fundraising and communication. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** I wish reminder emails for events would a.) NOT be automatically sent (not all of our members need or want them) and b.) I wish event email lists were automatically created or able to be used a filter. For example, if five people register for an event, I'd like to be able to send an email to just those five people using the event itself as a filter for recipients. I think there does need to be some integration or consideration of the fact that not all organization events are fundraisers. Some of simply events at which the opportunity to donate will be present. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Definitely all of our CRM problems and ease of event attendance and donor tracking. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Christina! Zeffy is a zero-fee fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and that observation about features being designed for nonprofit managers resonates with how Zeffy was built. Every tool starts from the question of what a small nonprofit team actually needs. The intuitive interface means your team can build campaigns, manage communications, and track results without a learning curve or outside help. That focus on fundraising and communication in one place is intentional. On the event email settings and recipient filtering: that is genuinely useful feedback. Giving organizers control over which reminder emails send automatically, and the ability to target just the registrants of a specific event when sending follow-ups, would be meaningful improvements. Your input goes directly to the product team. If you want to extend your fundraising reach beyond your direct audience, Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising lets your most engaged supporters create their own pages on behalf of your organization. Zeffy also has an online store if you ever want to offer branded merchandise or products to your member community. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 25. Zeffy is free, easy to use, multi-purpose and Canadian! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** BestGrad2026 . **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** It is free, no hassle, multi-purpose, and Canadian! **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The finances setup was a bit complicated and could use more instructions, for example I found the Resolution of Authorization by accident when trying to resolve an issue with setup re authorization. I had to look online for the solution. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are a non-profit parent organization raising funds for our grade 12 graduation events and needed a platform that will give us the most return for our fundraising as well as be easy to use and all encompassing. After a lot of research online and asking around we came upon Zeffy and at first thought it was too good to be true. We have used it for a few different events and it worked really well: Raffle Ticket, 50/50, Online Silent Auction, Ticket Sales. It is free, no hassle, deals with different types of events, allows multiple people different levels of access and most importantly, Canadian ! **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you BestGrad2026! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and a free, multipurpose Canadian platform that handles raffles, 50/50s, silent auctions, and event ticketing in one place at 0% platform fee is exactly what Zeffy is built to deliver. Running all four event types through one platform with multiple access levels means your grad committee spends less time on logistics and more time on the celebration. On the Resolution of Authorization being hard to find, that is genuinely useful feedback. Our support team at support@zeffy.com is always happy to walk through banking and authorization setup step by step, and improving onboarding guidance for first time finance configuration is something the product team continues to work on. Two other Zeffy tools worth exploring: Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising lets your students and parents launch their own fundraising pages on behalf of the grad, with automated reminder emails and leaderboards at 0% fee. Zeffy's online donation forms let your community make direct gifts with Canadian tax receipts generated automatically for every donation. Glad Zeffy is working for BestGrad2026 and your organization. ### 26. Zeffy’s No-Fee Platform Maximizes Our Charity’s Donor Funds **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tanya F. | Financial Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** As a registered charity, we have a duty and responsibility to ensure we’re maximizing the funds our donors so graciously give, and Zeffy is one of the ways we can do that. We moved from a platform where monthly and annual fees had a real impact on our bottom line, and that platform didn’t offer anything that Zeffy doesn’t. We’re truly grateful for the no fees. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** There isn't anything we have found that we don't like yet. The only area for improvement would be to have training videos/tutorials easily available. If these are indeed already available, then my suggestion would change to ensure that users are made aware. All in all, there has been little I needed to do that I could not figure out; but videos would be just a little more helpful and a time saver. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy helps us track donations and make sure receipts are issued when appropriate. It also lets us stay connected with our supporters through mailouts and updates, so donors can see where their money is going and the great work it supports. Without Zeffy, we’d be doing all of this manually or paying someone else to do it, which isn’t as responsible as we’d like to be. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Tanya! Zeffy is nonprofit fundraising software with no platform fees and no transaction fees, and that transition you described, moving from a platform with real monthly costs to one where every dollar stays with your charity, is exactly the kind of change Zeffy was built to make possible. The duty to maximize donor funds you mentioned is something Zeffy takes seriously on the product side too. Every feature, from donation forms to event ticketing, is built without any additional charges so your charity keeps what it raises. On the training resources: that is useful feedback. Zeffy has a help center with written guides, and if video tutorials are not easy to find from within the platform, that is worth flagging. Your input goes directly to the team working on the onboarding experience. If your charity runs fundraising events, Zeffy's raffle tool is built specifically for nonprofits and lets you manage ticketed draws with dedicated purchase pages included. Zeffy also has a built-in auction feature for live or online fundraising auctions, both at 0% platform fees like everything else on Zeffy. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 27. “Seamless, Simple, and Reliable” **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** La-Kasia B. **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Zeffy makes it incredibly easy to set up volunteer registrations, manage donations, and organize sponsor lists all in one place. The platform simplifies the entire fundraising process, allowing you to get everything up and running quickly and efficiently. What really stands out is the customer service, responsive, helpful, and always willing to support. Overall, a smooth and reliable experience for any organization looking to streamline their efforts. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The only downside is that there is not always a direct contact for support. However, the customer service team is still very responsive and helpful when reached through available channels. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy solves the challenge of managing multiple systems for fundraising, volunteer registration, and event coordination by bringing everything into one platform. It has been extremely beneficial to our organization by saving time, reducing administrative work, and allowing us to focus more on serving our community. The ease of use and streamlined setup have helped us efficiently organize events, track engagement, and increase overall participation. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you La-Kasia! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and a single platform that unifies volunteer registrations, donations, and event coordination at 0% platform fee is exactly what Zeffy is designed to deliver. Zeffy's forms, ticketing, and donation tools all share one contact database so supporter data syncs automatically without managing separate systems. Nonprofits using Zeffy keep 100% of what they raise regardless of which tool they use. On support access, the team is available via live chat and email at support@zeffy.com and prioritizes fast response times. Feedback about direct contact options is genuinely valuable as support continues to scale. Two other Zeffy tools worth exploring: Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising lets your community members create their own fundraising pages on your behalf, with automated reminder emails and leaderboards at 0% fee. Zeffy's email and newsletter tool lets you send branded updates and outreach directly to your full contact list from the same platform you use for everything else. Glad Zeffy is working for La-Kasia and your organization. ### 28. I'll only recommend Zeffy to fellow non-profits! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Melissa M. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I feel fortunate that I discovered Zeffy for my non-profit organization nearly a year ago. Many platforms utilized to raise money take a portion of the proceeds which is understandable in order for them to make money, but it also affects the organization trying to raise the money they need to provide essential services to the community at no cost. Zeffy does not do this. We've received all of our funds raised through Zeffy. Not a single dime was kept by them which is amazing in itself, but Zeffy has also been seamless to use. The site is very responsive and intuitive to navigate around in. I've never needed assistance finding a certain tool or piece of information. I also, personally, love putting a new campaign together and being able to customize every detail about it that is followed by multiple ways to "share" it with others whether through a link or a QR code. Finally, Zeffy is always sending emails of helpful information regarding their site or even tips to get the most out of their features or your ongoing campaign. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** There is nothing I have come to dislike about the Zeffy site. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'd say the number one thing is offering a platform to raise money on accurately and fully due to the fact that they don't keep any portion of it. There are not many platforms with this benefit, at all. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Melissa! Zeffy is a one-stop fundraising and donor management platform with zero platform fees, and your experience of keeping every dollar raised is exactly what Zeffy is built to deliver. The fact that not a single dime was kept from your campaigns is a core guarantee of how the platform works. The campaign customization you described, from the fine details of the layout to sharing through links and QR codes, gives every Executive Director the control they need without requiring a developer or extra budget. The regular helpful emails and feature tips you mentioned are how Zeffy works to help organizations get more out of the tools they already have access to. If you haven't tried peer to peer fundraising on Zeffy, it lets your supporters create their own campaign pages on your organization's behalf, which can extend your seasonal drives significantly with very little extra effort on your end. Zeffy also has a full raffle feature built in at zero fees, which works well as a standalone campaign or alongside your existing fundraisers. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 29. 100% your donations! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management **Reviewed Date:** May 28, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** We get 100% of our donations, the interface is very easy to use, lots of campaign options from tickets to auction to raffle and they can be repurposed for your own needs and you can communicate with your donors on the same platform. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** We were blacklisted on time from using the newsletter function and it took a while to get it resolved as they do not have a live customer agent but i believe they are working it since they are a new product **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can send newsletters to our supporters and sell tickets all on the same platform. This allows us to collect all of our supporters' contact information in one place, regardless of the functions they use. We won't need to transfer information from one platform to another. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this detailed review! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and keeping every dollar your donors give going directly to your mission is exactly what the platform is designed to do. The ability to run tickets, auctions, and raffles from the same platform and repurpose them across different campaigns saves nonprofits real time, especially combined with the built in email and donor communication tools. On the newsletter issue: email deliverability flags can happen when sending volume increases quickly, and we know a slow resolution is frustrating. Our support team handles these cases as a priority since email health directly affects your outreach, and improving response times is something we continue to invest in. If you have not yet explored Zeffy's membership tool, it handles multiple tiers, automatic renewals, and digital membership card delivery automatically. Zeffy's Tap to Pay is also worth a look for in-person events, letting your team collect payments via smartphone with no card reader needed. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 30. Every Dollar Goes Back to the Mission **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Program Development **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** We’ve had an amazing experience using Zeffy for our nonprofit, Kindred Connection. The zero-fee model has been a complete game changer for us. As a small and growing organization, every dollar matters, and knowing that 100% of what we raise goes directly back into our programs for kids, families, and educators is incredibly meaningful. I also really appreciate how user-friendly the platform is. I don’t always feel the most confident with technology, but Zeffy makes it easy to set up fundraisers, collect payments for services, and manage everything without feeling overwhelmed. One of my favorite features is the ability to export all transactions into spreadsheets. It makes tracking payments for both our programs and fundraising efforts simple, organized, and efficient. That has made a big difference for staying on top of reporting and operations. I also love how customizable the event features are, especially the ability to schedule multiple email reminders leading up to an event. It helps ensure our participants stay informed and show up, which makes a big difference in our program success. Zeffy has supported us in focusing more on our mission and less on logistics. I would highly recommend it to any nonprofit looking for a simple, transparent, and impactful fundraising platform. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** As a small nonprofit, we haven’t experienced any major downsides so far. The platform has worked really well for our needs and has been easy to use. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy is helping us collect payments for both our programs and fundraisers in one place, without losing money to fees. That’s been huge for us as a small nonprofit. It also makes it easy to track everything and stay organized, which saves us a lot of time. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for sharing this! Zeffy is built for exactly what Kindred Connection is doing: running a nonprofit where every dollar raised needs to go straight back into the work, not to platform fees. The transaction export and the customizable event email reminders are two features that make a real operational difference, and it's great to hear they're helping you stay organized across both programs and fundraising. Nonprofits using Zeffy keep 100% of what they raise, which is exactly what the 100% free model delivers in practice. Two Zeffy tools worth exploring as Kindred Connection grows: peer to peer fundraising lets your supporters create their own individual fundraising pages tied to your campaigns, which is a strong way to expand your reach beyond your direct network. Memberships lets you set up recurring supporter tiers with automatic renewal, which can bring more predictable revenue to fund your programs throughout the year. Glad Zeffy is working for Kindred Connection and the kids, families, and educators you serve! ### 31. A Game-Changer for Nonprofit Program Registration **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jake R. | Finance and Administration, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What we like best about Zeffy is how simple and cost-effective it is for a nonprofit arts organization like ours. We use Zeffy for our Evening Program registration, and it has significantly streamlined our payment and registration process. The platform is intuitive for both staff and families, eliminates transaction fees, and makes tracking registrations and payments much easier. It has reduced administrative time and allowed us to focus more on programming and student experience rather than payment logistics. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** There isn’t much to dislike. The platform is continually improving and actively rolling out new features. If we had one recommendation, it would be to continue expanding reporting and customization options as organizations grow, but overall Zeffy has been very responsive to the needs of nonprofits and arts organizations. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy solves the challenge of managing registrations and payments in a way that is intuitive for both the organization and community members registering for our programs. For us, this has made the process smoother, reduced confusion, and improved the overall registration experience. A major benefit is that Zeffy charges no transaction fees, which allows us to retain 100% of our program revenue, something that makes a meaningful difference for a nonprofit arts organization like ours. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Jake! Zeffy is a fee-free fundraising and donor management platform, and streamlining program registration and payment for a nonprofit arts organization without any transaction fees is exactly the kind of use case it is built for. Reducing administrative time so your team can focus on programming and student experience rather than payment logistics is a meaningful outcome. The fact that families and staff both find the platform intuitive is something the design team works hard to maintain as new features roll out. On expanded reporting and customization: that is exactly the kind of feedback the product team wants to hear as organizations grow. Our team ships improvements weekly and scaling reporting and customization tools for growing organizations is an active area of development. If you haven't set up donation campaigns alongside your program registration, Zeffy's donation tools are a quick add that include automated tax receipts and are just as easy to configure as your registration forms. Zeffy's membership tools are also worth a look for arts organizations: you can offer annual or seasonal supporter memberships with automated renewals and receipts at zero fees. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 32. Effortless Donations, Happy Donors **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carmen C. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I find Zeffy incredibly helpful for end-of-year tax donations, sending thank you emails, and making it easy for our repeated donors to set up recurring donations. It's also quite straightforward to review and create reports, significantly reducing the burden for our Treasurer. The best part for our donors is being able to select the free option, ensuring their entire donation goes directly to our organization since we are a 100% volunteer group. I really appreciate the email updates Zeffy provides. Its ability to deposit funds directly into our account without additional steps like logging into PayPal is really convenient. The initial setup of Zeffy was very easy. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The only issue we have experienced is helping someone change from using their credit card to their checking account. It took a couple of messages and she was able to make the change. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy helps our organization manage end-of-year tax donations, sends thank you emails, allows easy setup of recurring donations, and simplifies reporting for our Treasurer. It reduces extra steps compared to PayPal by depositing funds directly to our account. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Carmen! Zeffy is nonprofit fundraising software with no platform fees and no transaction fees, and for a 100% volunteer organization where every donation dollar going directly to the mission matters, that promise is exactly what Zeffy delivers. The combination of automatic tax receipts, recurring donation management, direct deposits, and easy reports for your Treasurer is core to how Zeffy works. Having all of that in one place without extra steps or third party platforms like PayPal means your team can focus on the mission, not the mechanics. On the payment method change: that is useful context. The chat support team is always available to help donors through these kinds of updates, and making that process smoother is the kind of workflow improvement the team works on continuously. If your organization ever runs ticketed events, Zeffy's ticketing tools include full attendee management and registration at zero fees. Zeffy's raffle tools are also worth exploring as a standalone fundraiser: you can run prize draws with full ticket management at no extra cost, which pairs well with your existing year-end campaigns. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 33. Free, User-Friendly Fundraising with Transparent Tracking for Nonprofits **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amanda M. | Vice President - Alumni Association, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** CMSAA has truly appreciated using Zeffy as a fundraising platform. One of the biggest benefits is that Zeffy is completely free for nonprofits, which means every dollar raised goes directly back into supporting our mission. For an organization focused on scholarships, food pantry services, and community support, that makes a meaningful difference. Zeffy is also incredibly user-friendly. Setting up campaigns, events, memberships, and online forms has been simple and intuitive, even for volunteers who are not tech-savvy. The platform makes it easy for supporters to donate, purchase tickets, or participate in fundraisers with confidence and ease. Another feature we value is transparency. Zeffy provides clear reporting and tracking tools that help us stay organized, accountable, and informed. Being able to easily see where funds are coming from and how campaigns are performing has helped CMSAA manage our finances responsibly. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** While we appreciate many aspects of Zeffy, there are a few challenges. Some features are limited in customization, which can make branding and campaign layouts feel restrictive. The donor experience can also be confusing at times, particularly when the optional contribution prompt appears, requiring extra explanation to supporters. Reporting, while helpful, can feel basic and may require manual sorting for more detailed tracking. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy solves one of the biggest problems nonprofits face: high fundraising fees that eat into donations. By eliminating platform and transaction fees, Zeffy allows CMSAA to keep 100% of what we raise and put it directly toward scholarships, food pantry support, and community programs. It also simplifies online fundraising, making it easy for volunteers and supporters to give, track funds, and manage campaigns. Those things help save us time, money and stress. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Amanda! Zeffy is an all-inclusive fundraising platform with 0% platform fees, and it is wonderful to hear that every dollar raised through CMSAA goes directly back into your scholarships and food pantry programs. Automated tax receipts, donor history, and real-time campaign tracking are all part of that same zero-cost commitment. Zeffy supporting your full mission without taking a cut is exactly what the platform is built around. On the tip: thank you for this feedback. Donors see the optional contribution line before confirming payment and can adjust or remove it entirely. Beyond the dedicated section we include, a note in your form description in your own words is one of the easiest ways to set expectations with your audience upfront. We are always happy to help with wording that fits CMSAA's voice. Two tools worth knowing about: Zeffy's Ticketing feature lets you manage galas or scholarship dinner events with built-in RSVP and payment at no additional cost. Donor Mail lets you send personalized thank-you letters and fundraising appeals directly from your Zeffy dashboard, with printing and mailing handled for you. Really glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 34. Fee-Free Donations and a Feature Request System That Truly Listens **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ed Y. | Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** First, Zeffy does not charge our organization an annual fee or a transaction fee, either to us or to our donors, which allows all donations to go toward our mission. Second, Zeffy allows Users to submit Feature Requests and it is easy to view the status of such requests. This feature shows that Zeffy listens to the needs of the Users and is committed to improving the software. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Based on what I wrote about Zeffy allowing users to easily submit feature requests and giving users the ability to view the status of those requests (submissions, requests in progress, and completed requests), I haven’t found anything to date that I dislike. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main feature request I submitted to Zeffy is to allow the same email address to be used for a donor who gives both as an individual and through a business. In other words, it should support duplicate email addresses in cases like this. Right now, only one donor can be associated with a given email address, which makes it difficult to properly receive and track donations when the same person donates personally and also donates through their business using the same email. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Ed! Zeffy is an all inclusive fundraising platform with 0% platform fees, so every dollar donated goes to your organization's mission rather than covering software costs for you or your donors. The feature request system you highlighted is one of the ways Zeffy stays accountable to the organizations it serves. With transparent status tracking that shows what's been submitted, what's in progress, and what's shipped, you can always see where your feedback sits in the queue, which reflects how seriously user input shapes what gets built. Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising tool lets your supporters become active fundraisers on your behalf, creating their own campaign pages that connect to your main fundraiser and expanding your reach organically. Zeffy's donor management and CRM tool also gives you a complete view of every supporter, their giving history, and contact details in one place, so you can build lasting relationships without needing a separate system. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 35. Zero-Fee Fundraising Made Easy with Friendly, Prompt Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mary Beth O. | Creative Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** As the Creative Director of a small non-profit, I was originally drawn to Zeffy because of the zero-fee platform for fundraising. I have found, after using it for 2+ years for event ticket sales, merchandise sales, and donations, that it is easy to use, with friendly and prompt customer service. Zeffy has been very simple for us to implement and integrate into our fundraising efforts. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** There have been a couple of times when I wished for a feature that didn’t yet exist. In those moments, I was able to send a message to request that it be considered. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We instituted a new, major special event in 2024 and needed a way to sell the tickets and manage other aspects of the event, without losing income from platform fees. We found Zeffy to be a perfect fit for our event and our organization. Since then, we have used Zeffy for merchandise sales and our Giving Tuesday campaign. We will continue to move our fundraising efforts to Zeffy, as we are very pleased with the ease of use, communication, and organization of data that Zeffy provides. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for sharing two years of experience with Zeffy! Zeffy is a one stop fundraising and donor management platform with zero platform fees, built for organizations like yours to keep every dollar raised going toward the mission. The combination of ticketing, merchandise, and donations you described in a single platform is exactly how Zeffy is designed to work: all three tools live in one dashboard with shared donor data, automated tax receipts, and no fee on any transaction. On the feature requests: every submission goes directly to our product team and shapes the weekly roadmap. The team genuinely reads them. To deepen your relationship with the donors you have built over two years, Zeffy's Newsletters feature lets you send branded email updates and fundraising appeals directly from the platform. And Zeffy's Donor Mail handles printing and mailing personalized letters on your behalf, so you can reach supporters who prefer physical mail without leaving the Zeffy dashboard. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 36. Easy to Use, Great-Looking Forms & Tickets—No Fees **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eddie M. | Marketing and Events Coordinator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Easy to use! App forms and tickets look nice. NO FEES! Messaging from Zeffy is friendly and authentic. Reporting is easy for our Finance person. She loves when we use Zeffy. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** You desperately need to integrate with a credit card reader. The biggest issue we are having is selling tickets at the door and telling everyone to scan the QR code and make a purchase. Older people get MAD and want to just scan their card. I believe their are workarounds for this, but we have not been successful at implementing them. We use Square for some events/programs for this reason, and we hate Square. Zeffy fees default to extremely high %. I know you make your money off of these fees, but you might be better off having a 10% fee available, and removing the ability to assign a 0% fee. Honestly, the inclination we have now- in order to sell more tickets- is to let people know that they can edit the fee -- and once they do that, they see that they can set it to 0, which is bad for you guys. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy ticket sales for event without fees. We use Zeffy specifically for large scale events that have paid tickets. The ONLY issue with this is the at-the-door sales which are complicated by not having a card reader. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Eddie! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and we are glad the easy ticket setup, form aesthetics, and reporting are saving your team real time. On Tap to Pay at the door: you are right that it works, and the setup does require a few steps in the app first. Our help center has a step by step guide if the workaround has not clicked yet. On the tip: thank you for the candid feedback. The suggested percentage scales with the donation amount, so larger ticket purchases carry a lower suggested tip, and donors can edit it to any amount including zero before confirming. Adding a note in your event description in your own words is the best way to prepare attendees before they reach checkout. On keeping the zero option: it is intentional, both for donor trust and for donors who genuinely cannot afford to contribute to Zeffy. Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising is worth a look for events where you want supporters to build their own fundraising pages and drive ticket sales from their networks. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 37. Zeffy: A 100% Free, "Swiss Army Knife" That Replaces Your Nonprofit's Tech Stack **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matt P. | Nonprofit Business Advisor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** As an advisor to nonprofits, I give Zeffy.com my highest recommendation. Zeffy is a nonprofit technology platform that, unlike it's competitors, is completely transparent when it comes to pricing -- it's 100% free. Zeffy is like a Swiss Army knife! Multiple features are contained in a single integrated platform that covers every aspect of fundraising and nonprofit operations. Zeffy recently added newsletters that eliminate the cost and hassle of Constant Contact and MailChimp. Their free mobile app has a "Tap to Pay" feature that transforms your standard iPhone or Android device into a credit card terminal. You no longer need to buy clunky hardware or Square readers to accept payments at a gala, bake sale, or charity run. You simply open the app, enter the donation amount, and the donor taps their card or phone against yours. It is seamless, professional, and like the rest of the platform, completely free of transaction fees. It is a game-changer for live events. When you consider all the standalone services your nonprofit is currently paying for, replacing them with Zeffy is the logical choice. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** When I tell my nonprofit clients about Zeffy, they are usually skeptical—we are all used to "free" software having hidden transaction fees or "pro" tiers. Zeffy is the exception. It is genuinely 100% free for the nonprofit. They cover all credit card processing fees (which usually eat up 3-5% of your revenue) by asking donors for a voluntary tip at checkout. Zeffy provides appropriate messaging during the process. However, not all donors are familiar with the concept of "tipping" Zeffy. Donors are unaware of the substantial investment Zeffy made in creating, maintaining and improving their technology platform. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** As an advisor to nonprofits, I know that my clients will have an easy transition to the Zeffy platform and will substantially reduce their cost of operations. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you, Matt! Zeffy is a fee free fundraising and donor management platform built for nonprofits, and hearing this endorsement from a nonprofit business advisor who recommends it to clients across the sector is incredibly meaningful. The combination of donations, ticketing, peer to peer fundraising, newsletters, Tap to Pay, and donor management in one platform with zero transaction fees is exactly what we set out to build so nonprofits can retire multiple paid tools in one move. On donor awareness of the optional tip: your framing is exactly right. The form description field is a natural place for your clients to add context in their own words before checkout, giving donors the full picture before they reach the editable line. Two more tools worth adding to your recommendation toolkit: Zeffy's membership module handles recurring member dues with automatic renewals and digital membership card delivery at no fee. Zeffy's auction tool supports live in-person bidding at galas with automatic payment collection from winners and no platform fee. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 38. After 25+ Years Using CRMs, Zeffy Stands Out **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management **Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What I like best about Zeffy is the simplicity combined with functionality. After more than 25 years using CRM and donor platforms, I really appreciate how easy it is to track donors, view their communication history in one place, and see engagement such as email opens and link clicks. I also love the organization page, which gives supporters a clear landing page to see our activity and ways to engage. Compared with many costly platforms, Zeffy offers tremendous value and has the features nonprofits truly need. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** I do not have any major dislikes. One of the things I appreciate most is that Zeffy listens to its users and continues to improve. The platform keeps getting better, and that responsiveness gives me confidence that they are building with nonprofits in mind. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy helps solve the problem of having to piece together too many different tools to manage fundraising, donor engagement, events, and outreach. Instead of jumping between platforms, we can do much of it in one place. I especially appreciate features like built-in QR codes, easy campaign setup, and the ability to track donor activity and communications. For our organization, that means less administrative burden, lower costs, and more time to focus on serving our community. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you! After 25 years working with CRM and donor platforms, your perspective on what Zeffy gets right carries real weight. Zeffy is built to replace the fragmented patchwork of tools most nonprofits have had to piece together, with a 0% fee platform that covers fundraising, donor management, events, and outreach in one place. The donor history view, engagement tracking, and Organization Page you described reflect how Zeffy's CRM is designed. Every contact automatically consolidates their full transaction history, email opens, link clicks, and campaign activity in one record so your team never loses context. The responsiveness point is something we take seriously. Zeffy serves over 100,000 nonprofits and the product team ships improvements weekly, so the platform you use today is genuinely different from the one you started with. Two other Zeffy tools worth knowing about: Peer to peer fundraising lets your community run their own fundraising pages tied to your campaigns, which extends your reach without adding to your team's workload. Donor Mail lets you send personalized physical thank you letters and appeals directly from the Zeffy dashboard, with printing, postage, and delivery included. Glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 39. Simple, Cost-Effective Fundraising **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rachel B. | Director of marketing and community engagement, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What I like best about using Zeffy for Alberta Northwest Palliative Care Society is how simple and cost-effective it is. I’ve used Zeffy for a bunch of different types of campaigns, and it’s been amazing every time. Because Zeffy doesn’t charge transaction fees, we know that 100% of donations go directly to supporting palliative care in our community. The platform is easy to use for both our team and our donors, which saves us time and reduces stress, and it makes tracking donations and managing campaigns really straightforward. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** One drawback is the CRM management. It’s not super easy to use, and managing donor information can feel a bit clunky at times. There’s a learning curve compared to other platforms, which can make some tasks take longer than expected. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy is solving the problem of high transaction fees and complicated fundraising tools that take money and time away from nonprofits. By offering a zero-fee platform, Zeffy allows us to keep 100% of our donations, which directly benefits Alberta Northwest Palliative Care Society and the people we serve. It also simplifies setting up and running different types of fundraising campaigns, making it easier for us to raise funds efficiently while focusing more on our mission instead of administrative costs. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for sharing this! Zeffy is an all-inclusive fundraising platform with 0% platform fees, and knowing that every dollar donated to Alberta Northwest Palliative Care Society goes directly to your community work is the whole point of how Zeffy was built. The flexibility to run different campaign types at zero cost, paired with an experience that works smoothly for donors, is exactly what makes Zeffy a practical fit for organizations with a mission as important as yours. On the donor management experience: that feedback is useful and honest. The CRM tools are an area we are actively improving, and the specifics you have described around what feels clunky help us prioritize what gets refined in upcoming product cycles. Zeffy's Donor Mail lets you send personalized thank you letters and future fundraising appeals by physical mail, with printing and mailing handled for you directly from the platform. Zeffy's raffle tool is also worth exploring for community events, letting you run ticketed draws tied to your fundraising goals at zero platform cost. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 40. Every Penny to Charity—THIS IS HUGE **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mary B. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I was extremely excited to learn how there are no processing fees and that a group of individuals took this on as a project. Thank you from us but the many donors and other charities that you are helping, truly a great idea and software. Nice to know that I can say "every penny you donate, is coming to the charity, no processing fees, no software fees..." This speaks volumes to our donors and it's so great to have a NFP company who listened and took this on. Clearly have a system that is intuitive, easy to use and the customer support is switch and really good. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. The software is really easy to use. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cost of software - it's expensive and yours is free to use with all of the benefits of saving the processing fees, and people who actually help when you contact support. If you need support... The software is simple to use, easy to set up and the money transfers are seamless. You don't even have to initiate, the automation is wonderful as well. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this! Zeffy is nonprofit fundraising software with no platform fees and no transaction fees, and being able to tell donors that every penny they give goes directly to your cause is one of the most powerful things any nonprofit can say. Keeping platform fees at zero exists precisely so that conversation can happen honestly with donors. Donors give more when they trust that their contribution goes where they intended, and Zeffy is built to make that trust easy to earn. Zeffy's Donor Mail lets you send personalized thank you letters and fundraising appeals by physical mail, with printing and delivery handled for you, for donors who appreciate a more personal acknowledgment of their contribution. Zeffy's ticketing tool is also worth exploring if you ever run benefit events, handling registrations, payments, and automated confirmations all in one place at zero platform cost. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 41. Zeffy’s Zero-Fee Model Makes Fundraising and Registrations a No-Brainer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 26, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** The zero-fee model is, hands down, the best part. Unlike other platforms we’ve used, Zeffy lets us collect donations, run fundraisers, and manage youth sports registrations without losing money to transaction fees. The platform is also very user-friendly: it’s easy to set up, and it’s simple for our supporters to navigate. Knowing that more of every dollar goes directly to our mission makes Zeffy an easy choice for our nonprofit. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Honestly, there’s very little to dislike. Since it’s a growing platform, there are a few more advanced features and customization options that could keep evolving over time, but nothing has gotten in the way of us successfully running registrations, collecting donations, or hosting fundraisers. Overall, the benefits—especially the zero-fee model and the ease of use—far outweigh any small limitations. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Zeffy addresses one of the biggest challenges nonprofits face: losing a significant portion of donations and registration fees to platform and transaction costs. With a truly zero-fee solution, Zeffy helps us keep more of what we raise and put it directly toward our youth programs and fundraising efforts. It also brings registrations and donations together in one easy-to-use platform, which saves us time, cuts down on administrative work, and makes the overall experience smoother for both our organization and our supporters. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and keeping more of every donation, registration payment, and fundraiser dollar inside your organization is exactly why Zeffy charges zero fees. Youth sports registrations, donation campaigns, and fundraisers running together in one platform at zero cost is the kind of setup that lets your team focus on the mission rather than administrative overhead. The simple experience for supporters matters too, since parents and families completing registrations online want the process to feel as fast as it should. On advanced features and customization: that is a fair observation for a growing platform and exactly the kind of note that shapes what gets prioritized. The team ships improvements weekly and the roadmap is built directly from user feedback. Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising is worth exploring if you want parents, alumni, or community members to raise funds on your behalf through their own pages, which works especially well for youth sports. And if you ever run charity auctions, Zeffy's auction tool handles listings, bidding, and checkout in one place at zero platform cost. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 42. Frictionless Tap to Pay and Seamless Registration-to-Donation Flow **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Colleen S. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 26, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Zeffy has completely transformed how we handle transactions at our window. The donor UX is incredibly frictionless: we use Tap to Pay directly on our phones (iOS and Android), so there’s no clunky hardware to faff with. The moment a donation is made, the system sends an automatic receipt, which donors love for their records and saves us hours of manual work. The biggest "win" for us is the ability to link campaigns directly to participation waivers and registrations. We’ve actually seen an increase in donations because we’ve integrated the "ask" into the registration process. By making it one seamless step instead of two separate tasks, people are much more likely to give. It’s professional, fast, and ensures that 100% of the funds go toward our mission. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** It’s hard to find a downside when the platform is free and works this well. Any time we've had a question about setting up a new campaign link, their support team has been quick to jump in and help. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We moved away from PayPal and Zeffy solved the "fee problem" while simultaneously making our check-out and donation process much faster for our supporters. We’ve seen a direct increase in donation volume by linking our waivers to our giving campaigns. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you! Zeffy is nonprofit fundraising software with no platform fees and no transaction fees, which is exactly why organizations like yours can run Tap to Pay, automatic receipts, and integrated donation asks without losing any of what you raise. The combination you have built, connecting the donation ask directly to your registration and waiver flow, is one of the most effective ways nonprofits use Zeffy. Seeing 100% of every gift go to the mission in real time while keeping the donor experience seamless is what the platform is built for. Two things you may not have explored yet: Zeffy's dedicated ticketing tool gives you a separate layer for event registrations with attendee tracking, seat limits, and automatic confirmation emails, which pairs well with your existing waiver campaigns. Zeffy's Donor Mail lets you send personalized thank you letters and fundraising appeals with printing and mailing handled for you directly from the dashboard, keeping your most loyal donors engaged between campaigns. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 43. Zeffy has meant more money in our community! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Morgan H. | Treasurer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 26, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What I like best about Zeffy is how much money and time it saves us. We keep 100% of every donation or sale, no transaction fees, which has saved us $2,212 in just one year. It’s easy to issue refunds, quick to set up same-day campaigns for concessions or on-site sales, and flexible enough to handle our events without added hassle. It just works, and that makes a big difference. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** At this point, there isn’t anything I strongly dislike. It’s been reliable, easy to use, and has consistently met our needs. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Most platforms skim 2–5% off every donation or ticket sale. Zeffy doesn’t. That means when someone pays $20, the organization actually receives the full $20 — not $18.73 after processing, platform, and “surprise” fees. Over the past year alone, we’ve saved $2,212 by using Zeffy, which is real money back into programs instead of payment processors. Refunds are straightforward and easy to manage, which matters more than people realize when running events. We’re also able to create same-day campaigns for concessions and on-site sales during events, making it incredibly flexible and practical. It’s reduced administrative headaches, simplified our workflows, and honestly just made things easier across the board. It’s been amazing — one of those rare tools that actually does what it promises. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for sharing the concrete savings! Zeffy is a fee-free fundraising and donor management platform built for nonprofits, and $2,212 kept in your community in just one year is exactly the kind of impact we want to amplify. The ability to spin up same-day campaigns for concessions or on-site sales shows how flexible Zeffy is built to be. Automated tax receipts and easy refund processing are part of that same setup, all included at 0% fee so your organization keeps every dollar raised. Two more Zeffy tools that fit naturally with how you work: Zeffy's Tap to Pay feature lets your team accept contactless payments directly on a phone without a separate card reader, which is a strong match for concession and on-site event setups. Zeffy's raffle feature is also worth exploring for your next event, with raffle ticket sales processed at 0% fee and built-in draw management included. Glad Zeffy is working for you and your organization. ### 44. The perfect balance between simplicity and expertise **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** ALZA F. **Reviewed Date:** April 09, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What sets it apart is the intuitive interface; it’s incredibly easy to use, yet it doesn’t sacrifice the advanced features needed for a more personalized configuration, especially for the newsletters. Having marketing, fundraising, and CRM tools in one connected environment is a game-changer. Everything talks to each other smoothly, which has significantly streamlined our workflow. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The only area for improvement: We still have to manually enter donations received externally. A direct bank integration to auto-capture those offline donations would make this a truly 'zero-touch' platform. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a small nonprofit with a very limited budget, we needed to ensure every dollar went to our cause rather than administrative costs. Discovering Zeffy was a total game-changer because of their 100% free model. The platform is so smooth that it eliminated our fear of losing donors to technical hurdles—they actually appreciate the experience. Additionally, it has allowed us to bridge our fundraising and marketing by building a targeted list of both current and potential donors, making it easy to engage our community effectively. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you ALZA! Zeffy is built to give small nonprofits with limited budgets a complete fundraising and marketing toolkit at 0% fee, so every dollar stays with your cause rather than covering administrative overhead. The connected environment between fundraising, marketing, and CRM you described is intentional. Every donation automatically creates or updates a contact record, and those same contacts feed directly into your newsletter segments and campaign lists without any manual sync between tools. On offline donation entry: the request for direct bank integration to auto-capture offline donations is specific and useful feedback. That kind of automation is exactly the type of workflow improvement the product team builds toward, and it goes directly into the roadmap. Two other Zeffy tools worth exploring: Peer to peer fundraising lets your community and supporters create their own fundraising pages linked to your main campaign, which is one of the most effective ways for small nonprofits to scale reach without scaling cost. Donor Mail lets you send personalized physical letters directly from the Zeffy dashboard, with printing, postage, and delivery included, which rounds out your outreach beyond digital channels. Glad Zeffy is working for ALZA and your organization. ### 45. User-Friendly and Customizable **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nikki K. **Reviewed Date:** April 09, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** It is super easy to use. It took me step by step to create our campaigns. I was able to add our logo and customize each campaign with attention grabbing graphics. And Zeffy doesn't take a % of our sales so 100% of the money raised goes towards providing educational opportunities for our students! **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** There was nothing to dislike about Zeffy. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We used to use Cash App, Venmo and EventBrite. Venmo and EventBrite took a % of our fundraising efforts. That wasn't fair to our students who worked so hard to fundraise. Cash App gave us 100% of our revenue, but it crashed when more than a handful of people donated at the same time. That caused a lot of frustration and we lost sales/donations. Zeffy gives us 100% of the money we raise and does not crash when multiple people purchase or donate money at the same time. We have only received positive feedback from our parents and families. They love how easy it is to use the platform. We can even translate our campaigns to Spanish. This is extremely important for our bilingual parents and families. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Nikki! Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform built so every dollar your students raise goes directly to your cause, with zero platform fees and zero transaction fees, which is exactly the difference your students deserve after working so hard to fundraise. The multi-language support you highlighted is built into every Zeffy account. Campaign forms can be displayed in Spanish, which makes participation genuinely accessible for bilingual families rather than being an afterthought. Two other Zeffy tools worth exploring for a school environment: Peer to peer fundraising lets students and supporters create their own individual fundraising pages that all roll up to your main campaign, which is one of the most effective ways for schools to scale reach through community networks without scaling the workload for your team. Raffles let you run ticket bundles, multiple prize tiers, and even 50/50 formats, which tend to be a crowd favorite for school events and generate strong participation across age groups. Glad Zeffy is working for Nikki, your students, and your school community. ### 46. Zeffy has made my life easier! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lakota R. **Reviewed Date:** April 16, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** What I like the most is having my event registration and payments in the same form. Too many times were we chasing payments for camp registrations or travel fees when using forms and then another payment platform. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** I would love a better way to organize my active and past campaigns. Currently it is by creation date so sometimes I have active ones that are older and newer ones we aren't using yet all mixed in together. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Event registrations and fee collection all in one form/link. Another plus is the scheduled bank transfers. Having it be automatic saves the manual transfers. Being able to create a report to see what campaigns the money goes to also makes life easy for me as we transfer into a single bank account but then have to transfer the money into different accounts for different parts of our organization. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Lakota! Zeffy's event registration and payment forms are designed to solve exactly the problem you described: collecting registrations and fees in one place so nothing falls through the cracks between sign up and payment. The automatic weekly payouts and the campaign reporting are two features that make a real difference when managing multiple programs with separate budget buckets. Knowing exactly which campaign each dollar belongs to without manual reconciliation is the kind of operational clarity that adds up over time. On campaign organization: the ability to sort or filter campaigns by active status is useful product feedback, and it's the kind of workflow improvement the team tracks and ships on a regular basis. Two more Zeffy tools worth exploring: the donor and contact management features let you see every participant across all your campaigns in one place, with filters and tags so you can segment by program or registration type. Zeffy's email and newsletter builder lets you follow up with registrants directly from the platform, useful for sending reminders, updates, or announcements for next season. Glad Zeffy is working for Lakota and your organization! ### 47. Easy, No fee fundraising for our youth group fundraisers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brenda R. **Reviewed Date:** March 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** We were looking for a way for donors to use a credit card but didn't want to have to pay any fees. There are NO fees for non-profits which is absolutely awesome! When coming to our fundraisers not everyone has enough cash these days so it is so nice to have this option available. I have used it myself several times and it is very simple. I just have people scan a QR code and it just walks them through it to the payment. Love how it sends me an email immediately to let me know that a payment has been received. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** Nothing, but I wish more people would use it. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use zeffy at our HUGE church rummage sale mostly. People were always looking for a way to pay digitally and this solved that problem. Some people come without enough cash and this helps them spend more money at this fundraiser, etc. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Brenda! Zeffy's in person payment tools are built for exactly this: letting supporters pay by credit card via QR code at fundraising events at 0% fees, so every dollar from a church rummage sale stays with the organization. The QR code checkout flow you described works alongside Zeffy's Tap to Pay feature for in person payments. For volunteers running tables, Tap to Pay on a smartphone accepts credit cards without a card reader or terminal, which is another handy option depending on the situation. Since you run large sale events, Zeffy's ticketing tools could work well for selling admission or reserved spots in advance, with multiple ticket types and QR code check in at the door. Zeffy's auction feature also pairs naturally with rummage sales, supporting real time bidding on higher value items with automatic payment collection from winners, and no account required for bidders. Glad Zeffy is working for Brenda and your organization. ### 48. Versatile, Effective, and it lets us get to know our Attendees. A huge bonus! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment **Reviewed Date:** March 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** When we needed to update or make clearer our levels of tickets of sponsorship, we could do that. If we needed to create a specialized ticket level for someone (like a wedding party), Zeffy showed us how to do that. When I could not get into the site to edit for a couple of days, they responded and we got the issue fixed. I love getting money deposited every week. It gives us the ability to pay our bills and invest in advertising. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** "Dislike" is a bit too drastic. There are some areas I would like to suggest changes. a) In their ticket section, I would like to have a "Menu" section first before the tickets, outlining what the various tickets are in that category. b) I would like to be able to filter a list to see just the various levels of people who have registered (Those with RVs. Those without Cars. Those who need ADA spots, etc). **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collecting Funds for me, and transferring that money into our non-profit's accounts so smoothly. SIMPLE refund procedures. I do wish they had an automatic "collect tax for this zip code" function so automatically add tax to the tickets. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you for this thoughtful feedback! Zeffy's ticketing tools are built for exactly the complexity you described: multiple sponsor and ticket levels, custom ticket types for specific groups, and weekly automatic payouts so funds stay moving. Your suggestion about filtering registered attendees by category, like separating RV campers from ADA guests, is a real operational need. Zeffy's custom questions on registration forms can help bridge this today: you can ask registrants to identify their category at checkout, and that answer populates in your export for sorting. Deeper attendee filtering and automatic tax calculation by zip code are both requests our product team tracks actively and our team ships improvements regularly based on input like yours. Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising tools could also be a strong complement for events with an engaged community. Supporters create their own fundraising pages on behalf of your event, each with a personal goal and leaderboard, which can extend reach well beyond ticket sales alone. Zeffy's donor management CRM also lets you tag and track attendees across multiple events over time, building a clearer picture of who your community is. Glad Zeffy is working for your organization. ### 49. Feature-Rich, Fully Customizable Campaigns with 100% of Donations Received **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Courtney H. | Head of School, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** I like its many features and that we receive 100% of our donations. I have been able to customize campaigns for our different donation needs. For example we have a general donations campaign, a ticket sales campaign and a corporate sponsorship campaign. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** It would be helpful if different campaigns could be linked to different bank accounts. Some campaign funds are designated differently than others and having them automatically separated would be helpful versus transferring the funds manually. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is allowing us one place to collect donations, sell event tickets and take corporate donations. I am not having to use multiple apps or websites. It streamlines our donation process. The event features of guest check-in, e-tickets and email capabilities is saving me so much time. Before these features I was having to manage those things manually. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you Courtney! Zeffy is an all-inclusive fundraising platform with 0% platform fees, and the ability to run separate campaigns for general donations, ticket sales, and corporate sponsorships is exactly the kind of customization it is built to support. Customizing each campaign independently lets your school tell a clear fundraising story to each audience, and having 100% of donations reach your organization makes every one of those campaigns more impactful for your mission. On bank account routing: worth knowing that Zeffy does support multiple bank accounts in your settings. If you have not already added a second account there, that may help with separation. Linking specific campaigns to specific accounts automatically is something our product team hears often from organizations with designated funds, and that feedback goes directly into the roadmap. If your school runs annual giving or community support programs, Zeffy's Memberships tool lets you set up multiple tiers with automatic renewal, which works well for recurring school community donors. Zeffy's peer to peer fundraising is also a great fit for schools where students, parents, or alumni can create their own fundraising pages on behalf of your organization, with team leaderboards and automated reminders built in. Glad Zeffy is powering your school's campaigns, Courtney. ### 50. Clear Donation Reporting and Flexible Fee-Free Expense Tracking **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 05, 2026 **What do you like best about Zeffy?** Reports and formatting of app bring clarity on donations and payments, and of course, the ability to focus on true expenses rather than having to factor in payment processing fees for every event or offering. **What do you dislike about Zeffy?** The campaign system can be difficult to navigate with special circumstances or offerings, but I have seen them work to add more flexibility and options. **What problems is Zeffy solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main problem was the payment processing fees of Stripe and PayPal which were requiring us to ask for more from our donors and members. The donations are now all going to our school and its mission. As we have explored Zeffy more and as Zeffy continues to rollout new features, we have found other benefits in this resource: easy email communications, clear reports of income and donors, immediate donor contact and receipts, and access points for staff. **Official Response from Hubert Fanneau:** > Thank you! Zeffy is a zero fee fundraising platform built for nonprofits, and the ability to see clean reporting on donations without processing fees eating into the numbers is exactly the kind of financial clarity the platform is designed to give. Zeffy's reporting also connects to QuickBooks Online automatically through the native integration launched in April 2026, which makes reconciling donations with your actual expense tracking even cleaner. On the campaign navigation: thank you for the feedback. The flexibility improvements you mentioned are ongoing, and all input on specific use cases goes directly into our roadmap. Two more Zeffy tools worth knowing about: Zeffy's newsletter and email builder lets you send branded campaign updates and donor communications directly from the platform, with open rate tracking included. And Zeffy's Online Store works well for selling merchandise or branded items, with inventory tracking and discount codes built in. 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