DonorsChoose vs FundRazr

DonorsChoose connects donors with public school teachers requesting classroom resources. Teachers submit supply or project requests, donors contribute, and DonorsChoose orders and ships funded goods to verified teachers. Teachers can sign up and post projects for free. Classroom Essentials offers curated basic supplies with no minimum, shipping items as funding arrives. Classroom Projects use a catalog of more than 1 million products from over 20 teacher-favorite stores, including Lakeshore, Amazon, and Staples. These projects require a $100 minimum and can remain posted for up to four months; if the goal is missed, donors may redirect contributions to the teacher’s next project. Submissions are reviewed before posting, typically within five business days. Eligibility covers full-time educators at public or public charter schools working directly with students, subject to detailed rules. DonorsChoose says it vets requests, reviews student privacy, and requires permission for student photos. Teachers provide donors a thank-you package with two project photos.

FundRazr is a crowdfunding and online fundraising platform for individuals, nonprofits, organizations, businesses, schools, sports teams, and other causes. Campaigns can use words, pictures, and videos, with Keep-it-all or All-or-nothing funding. Keep-it-all campaigns can run as long as needed; All-or-nothing campaigns can last up to 60 days. Payments connect to Stripe or PayPal, and funds go directly to those accounts rather than being held by FundRazr. Supported payment methods include credit and debit cards, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Campaigns can include events, registration forms, tickets, teams, roles, permissions, leaderboards, wishlists, rewards, product variants, inventory, and shipping. Sharing options include Facebook, X, LinkedIn, email, Messenger, and WhatsApp; campaigns can also be embedded on websites. CRM and marketing integrations include Mailchimp and connections through Zapier. Organizations legally able to issue tax receipts can issue them automatically at no extra charge. The Optional Tips plan has no platform fee and payment processing of 2.9% + $0.30, with 95% of donors covering fees. Fee Recovery has a 1% donation-form or 5% fundraising-page platform fee, plus payment processing of 2.9% + $0.30.