OneCause VS Blackbaud
OneCause charges $2,995 a year, or 5% of funds raised on pay-as-you-go. Blackbaud publishes no software pricing and quotes per organization. Both take a cut of what you raise; Zeffy takes none.
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OneCause VS Blackbaud
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Why choose Zeffy over OneCause and Blackbaud if you're a nonprofit
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OneCause and Blackbaud charge thousands before you raise a dollar
OneCause takes 5% of funds raised on pay-as-you-go, and Blackbaud's published Tier 1 card processing is 2.99% + $0.30. Zeffy covers all fees, so 100% of your raffle proceeds go to your mission.
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Your raffle shouldn't fund their enterprise contracts
OneCause sells event packages from $2,995 a year, and Blackbaud quotes its software per organization rather than publishing a price. Zeffy gives you raffles, auctions, donations, and CRM with zero fees and free help for everyone.
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Run raffles, auctions, and year-round fundraising in one place
OneCause is built for big galas, Blackbaud for hospitals with IT teams. Zeffy handles raffles, 50/50s, silent auctions, ticketing, and donor management in one simple platform you can launch today.
Frequently asked questions
Is OneCause or Blackbaud better for peer-to-peer fundraising?
Both sell it, but they come at it from opposite ends. OneCause builds peer-to-peer around events and campaigns: runs, walks and rides, DIY supporter-driven pages, ambassador fundraising, and tributes and memorials. Blackbaud sells peer-to-peer as one module inside an enterprise suite built around its fundraising CRM. In practice, pick OneCause if the campaign itself is the product you need, and Blackbaud if its CRM is already your system of record. Zeffy includes peer-to-peer fundraising at no cost, with no module to add on.
Which is better for small nonprofits, OneCause or Blackbaud?
OneCause is the one you can price without a sales call. It publishes a $2,995 Professional Auction & Event package, or a pay-as-you-go option starting at $200 with a 5% pay-later fee on funds raised that it says it caps. Blackbaud publishes no pricing at all and quotes per organization, sized by records and users; eTapestry is the product it points small and growing nonprofits toward. For an organization running one gala a year, that difference in transparency usually decides it. Zeffy is $0 with nothing to quote.
OneCause vs Blackbaud: what is the real difference?
They are not really the same category. OneCause is event and auction fundraising software — mobile bidding, ticketing, golf events, donation forms, Text2Give and peer-to-peer. Blackbaud is an enterprise nonprofit suite of more than thirty products spanning fundraising CRM, finance, grantmaking and education. Plenty of organizations run one of each, with Blackbaud as the database and OneCause as the gala tool. Zeffy is the option where donations, ticketing, auctions, memberships and donor management sit in one place for free.
Does OneCause or Blackbaud have better donor management?
Blackbaud, clearly. Donor management is its core business, through Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM for large organizations and Blackbaud eTapestry for smaller ones. OneCause's published product list does not include a donor CRM, so nonprofits using it generally push event data into a separate database afterwards. The cost is the second system and the sync between them. Zeffy includes donor management in the same free platform as the fundraising tools, so there is nothing to sync.
Which one handles grant tracking, OneCause or Blackbaud?
Neither, if you mean tracking grants your nonprofit applies for and receives. OneCause does not list any grant product. Blackbaud Grantmaking exists, but its own product page describes it as "grant management for funders" and software "built for grantmakers" — it is for foundations awarding grants, not for nonprofits managing the ones they win. If grant tracking is your requirement, neither platform answers it and you will want a grants tool or a CRM that records them.
Why should I choose Zeffy over OneCause or Blackbaud for my nonprofit?
Zeffy is 100% free: no platform fee, no processing fee, no monthly charge. OneCause publishes either a $2,995 annual package or pay-as-you-go from $200 with a 5% pay-later fee on funds raised. Blackbaud publishes no pricing and quotes per organization. You get the same fundraising tools without losing part of what you raise to fees.
Can I run both events and year-round fundraising without paying for multiple tools?
Yes. Zeffy handles donations, ticketing, auctions, raffles, memberships and email in one platform at zero cost. OneCause's catalogue is built around events and campaigns, while Blackbaud sells more than thirty separate products that are bought and implemented individually.
Do I need technical expertise or training to get started with Zeffy?
No training needed. Zeffy works out of the box and you can launch a campaign in minutes, with no setup fee and no plan upgrade to unlock a feature.
What if I need help setting up my fundraising campaigns?
Zeffy offers free email and phone support to every nonprofit, whatever size you are and whatever you raise. There is no support tier to buy, because there are no tiers.
Can I accept all payment types without extra hardware or setup costs?
Zeffy accepts credit cards, ACH bank transfers, Apple Pay and Google Pay at zero cost, and you can take payments in person from a phone without buying a terminal.
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