CHEDDAR UP
🏅 Sports Mom's Pick
What It Is
Cheddar Up helps teams, schools, organizations, and individuals collect payments, donations, sponsorships, registrations, fundraiser orders, and forms all in one place through an easy-to-use online platform.
At a Glance
✔ Nonprofit Required: No
✔ Individual Fundraiser Available: Yes
✔ Upfront Costs: Free Plan Available
✔ Individual Sales Tracking Available: Yes
✔ Inventory Required: No
✔ Sales Method: Online
✔ Accepts Credit Cards, ACH & Apple Pay
✔ Track Fundraising by Athlete
✔ Sponsorship-Friendly Platform
✔ Forms, Registrations & Payments in One Place
Kathy's Take
I used Cheddar Up for all of our behind-the-scenes volleyball club management, including uniform sizing, coach gifts, fundraising, and team payments. We raised over $13,000 toward individual athlete fees while keeping everything organized in one place. I especially love that individual athletes can create their own fundraisers to help offset travel sports expenses.
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SPONSOR PLACE
🏅 Sports Mom's Pick
What It Is
SponsorPlace helps schools, teams, booster clubs, and youth organizations create, manage, and sell sponsorship opportunities through an online sponsorship platform designed specifically for youth programs.
At a Glance
✔ Platform Fee: Free
✔ Nonprofit Required: No
✔ Individual Sales Tracking Available: Yes
✔ Upfront Costs: None
✔ Sales Method: Online
✔ Custom Sponsorship Storefront
✔ Custom Link & QR Code
✔ Secure Online Payments
✔ Funds Typically Available Within 72 Hours
✔ Customer Support Included
Kathy's Take
I love that SponsorPlace helps programs move beyond simply asking businesses for money and instead creates real sponsorship opportunities that benefit both the organization and the business. The platform makes sponsorships look more professional, keeps everything organized, and gives teams access to experts who can help along the way. If you're serious about building a sponsorship program, this is one of the best tools I've found.
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📚 Sports Mom's Guide to SponsorPlace
Zeffy
What It Is
Zeffy is an all-in-one fundraising platform designed exclusively for registered nonprofits. The platform offers online donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, event ticketing, auctions, raffles, membership management, and more—all with no platform fees. Instead of charging nonprofits, Zeffy is funded through optional donor tips.
At a Glance
✔ Platform Fee: 0%
✔ Nonprofit Required: Yes
✔ Upfront Costs: None
✔ Individual Sales Tracking Available: Yes
✔ Sales Method: Online
✔ Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Available
✔ Event, Auction & Raffle Tools Included
✔ Membership & Donor Management Tools Included
✔ Funded Through Optional Donor Tips
Kathy's Take
If your organization is a registered nonprofit, Zeffy is definitely worth a look. The biggest draw is that there are no platform fees, which means more of the money raised stays with your organization. Just be aware that Zeffy is funded through optional donor tips, so it's important that donors understand those tips support the platform, not your organization.
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Give Butter
What It Is
Givebutter is an all-in-one fundraising platform that helps nonprofits raise money through donation campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising, events, auctions, raffles, text-to-donate, and more. The platform is known for its modern fundraising tools, donor engagement features, and 0% platform fee model.
At a Glance
✔ Platform Fee: 0%
✔ Nonprofit Required: Yes
✔ Individual Sales Tracking Available: Yes
✔ Upfront Costs: None
✔ Sales Method: Online
✔ Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Available
✔ Event, Auction & Raffle Tools Included
✔ Donor Management & Marketing Tools Included
Kathy's Take
If your organization qualifies as a nonprofit, Givebutter packs a lot of fundraising tools into one platform. I like that it goes beyond simple donation collection and gives groups access to peer-to-peer fundraising, events, auctions, raffles, and donor management tools without hefty platform fees. And it is fairly user-friendly!
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