Your Donation Should Fund Change—Not a Platform

When you donate to a cause you care about, you expect your money to go directly to the movement, right? But, many platforms ask donors to tip them—on top of the fees they already charge. That means a portion of your generosity doesn’t just help the candidate or cause you support—it’s also keeping the platform afloat. At GoodChange, we believe fundraising platforms shouldn’t compete for donor dollars. Here’s why covering the fee is a better choice than tipping a platform.
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1. We Believe Any Extra Dollars Should Go to the Cause

Tipping funds the platform and does nothing to reduce platform costs. Covering the fee puts more money where it matters—helping candidates and causes, not sustaining a platform.
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2. We Like Candidates & Causes To Keep More
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When you cover the fee, your favorite candidate or cause gets the full donation. Tipping a platform doesn’t help candidates and causes—it just reduces what they bring in.

Think about it like this:

• 💸 You donate $100.
• 🚨 If you tip 10% ($10) to the platform, the cause still pays a processing fee on the remaining $100.
• 📉 That means they’re keeping even less than if you had just covered the fee instea.
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GoodChange eliminates this problem. When you cover the fee, the candidate or organization keeps more of what you intended for them—not less.
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3. No Donor Guilt or Pressure
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We believe that donors shouldn’t feel pressured to tip just to keep a platform running. Giving should be about impact, not platform sustainability.

Your donation fuels impact, not operations.
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4. No Hidden Cost - Just Transparency
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Some platforms suggest tipping is optional, but it's not always clear that the organization still pays processing fees—on top of whatever donors choose to tip. This creates confusion about where the money is actually going.
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GoodChange is different. We make it simple:

• If you cover the fee, your full donation goes to the cause.
• No extra ask. No platform subsidies. Just a better way to give.
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5. We Believe in More for the Movement, Less for the Platform.
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Movements Need Resources—Not a Platform Competing for Tips. Covering the Fee Puts More Money Into Grassroots Efforts.

By covering the fee instead of tipping, you ensure that:
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-Candidates and organizations keep more of what you give
-Grassroots campaigns grow stronger

The Bottom Line: Cover the Fee Is A Winner
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If you want your donation to make the biggest impact, the best thing you can do is cover the fee—not tip the platform.

At GoodChange, we believe every extra dollar should go toward real change and not to keeping a platform running.
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So next time you give, ask yourself: Is my extra money going to the cause—or to the platform?

With GoodChange, the answer is simple: More for the cause. Less for the platform.

Join us and make GoodChange happen.

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