LaunchGood vs M-Changa

LaunchGood is a crowdfunding platform for Muslims raising money for causes, community projects, and creative ideas. Campaign types include flash campaigns, pre-sales, technology, education, nonprofits, arts, and fundraising dinners. A fundraiser sets a goal, chooses a settlement currency, adds details, and submits the campaign for review before it goes live. Supported currencies are USD, AUD, CAD, SGD, NZD, GBP, EUR, and MYR. Organizations can group campaigns on customizable community pages, invite supporters to fundraise, and download campaign and donor reports. The dashboard includes fundraiser and donation views, influencer tracking, payout details, and report downloads. Donors can set up recurring giving through plans such as Daily Givers and Friday Givers, or use a Giving List to schedule donations to selected fundraisers. The free plan has no platform fee; card processing costs 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction. Review is required for every fundraiser, and most reviews take 1 to 6 hours, though some take 24 to 48 hours or longer. Fundraising and payouts depend on supported countries and eligibility checks.

M-Changa is an online and mobile fundraising platform for individuals and institutions. Fundraisers can create a customizable share page with a story, pictures, videos, and a target, for causes such as medical bills, construction, emergencies, funerals, weddings, churches, school fees, group projects, and sports clubs. Donations can be made through mobile money, Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal; card and PayPal options are listed for worldwide use. Recurring donations are supported. In Kenya, users can register, share, and manage a fundraiser by dialing *483*57#, and USSD fundraisers can view donation, withdrawal, and expense statements. Campaigns can be shared through Facebook, X, WhatsApp, and SMS. The listed platform fee is 4.25% on donations, reduced to 3.5% for fundraisers that raise KES 3,000,000 or more within 30 days. Withdrawal fees vary by method and amount. A phone line can manage one active fundraiser at a time, though it can contribute to unlimited fundraisers. The service is available on iOS and the web.