One campaign, one purpose
Run a campaign per program, restricted fund, capital push, or annual moment. Money raised stays tied to what donors gave for, and reports break out cleanly when it's time to brief the board.
For non-profits
Bring in the people who already believe in your work.
Every nonprofit has more supporters than it ever asks. Shareathon makes it easy for staff, board members, volunteers, and the people you've already served to share a campaign in seconds — and the sharer whose personal link brings in the donation gets a referral thank-you from Shareathon. Your cause keeps the lion's share of every dollar, and donors are never charged a fee.
What this looks like for non-profits
Built around how you already work.
Reports your finance committee will actually read
Per-campaign and per-org exports of donations, donors, payouts, and sharer thank-yous. Hand them over without re-keying anything into a spreadsheet.
Many programs, one place
Run several campaigns at once across programs, chapters, or service areas. Each one has its own page, its own goal, and its own people sharing it.
Most non-profits pick
One simple 60 / 20 / 20 split
Your organization keeps 60% of every donation. Invite another org in and you earn 20% of their fundraiser. Sharers get a $20 gift card for every $500 they help raise.
See the full 60/20/20 breakdown →Common campaigns
The fundraisers leaders run on Share-a-thon.
Annual giving day
A focused 24- or 48-hour push around your highest-energy moment of the year. Staff, board, and supporters share the same campaign so one effort moves the whole goal.
Scout troops & youth programs
Camp fees, summer trips, equipment, high-adventure travel — funded by the families who already know the work.
After-school & mentorship
Pay for the program your kids show up to on Tuesday. Tutoring, mentorship, weekend enrichment — kept running by the parents and alumni who lived it.
Capital & restricted gifts
Building funds, equipment drives, scholarship endowments. Kept clean and separate from operating support so designated giving stays designated.
Service trips & community outreach
Mission travel, service learning, neighborhood projects — funded one participant at a time, with each person bringing their own circle.
Sister-org collaborations
Two or three related orgs launching together. Every $500 a sharer brings in earns them a $20 digital gift card — no matter which org's campaign they shared.
Safety & oversight
Built for leaders who care about doing this well.
Restricted gifts stay restricted
One campaign per restricted purpose, with reporting that keeps each one separate. Designated giving doesn't get co-mingled.
Every share is shaped by your team
Program leaders review the share templates and approve what goes public, so anything sent in your name actually sounds like you.
Sharer thank-you: $20 per $500
Whoever shares — staff, volunteer, parent, alum, neighbor — earns a flat $20 digital gift card for every $500 their share brings in. No tipping, no guesswork.
Donor receipts in your name
If you're a registered 501(c)(3), receipts reflect your organization. Shareathon is the processing platform; your non-profit is the receiving charity.
Donor-friendly by design
Donors are never charged a fee.
We absorb payment processing so 100% of what someone gives is real support to your cause — nothing added at checkout, no tips solicited.
$20 thank-you, on us
Shareathon pays for the sharer's $20 gift card.
Every $500 a sharer's personal link brings in earns them a flat $20 digital gift-card thank-you. It's a referral thank-you from Shareathon — no cost to your organization or your donors.
What people usually ask
The good questions, answered.
- Do we need to be a registered 501(c)(3) to start?
- No. PTOs, booster clubs, churches, scout troops, and youth programs are all welcome whether they hold their own 501(c)(3) or operate under a parent entity. Tax-deductibility on receipts depends on your status.
- How do we keep restricted-purpose funds separate?
- Use one campaign per restricted purpose. Reporting breaks down funds by campaign, so designated giving never gets mixed with operating dollars.
- What does our board actually get to see?
- Per-campaign and per-organization exports of donations, donors, payouts, and sharer thank-yous — formatted for finance-committee review without extra re-keying.
Ready to see it for non-profits?
Set up your first campaign today. Bring your community in — and thank the sharer whose personal link brings in each donation.