Donation-based Crowdfunding is the type of crowdfunding wherein people chip in money for a noble cause. The donation can be done for a social issue or even some personal issue.
For crowdfunding online, you need to launch a campaign with a crowdfunding website. Now there are many crowdfunding sites in India. But there are some of them which specialize in Donation-based crowdfunding. Whenever you want to raise money for a humanitarian cause, you can use these websites. Here are the top 6 donation-based crowdfunding sites in India.
#Wishberry
Wishberry was founded by Priyanka Agarwal and Anshulika Dubey in Mumbai, India in 2010. It is one of the crowdfunding sites in India which focuses just on donation-based crowdfunding. The model they follow is called ‘donations-for-rewards’. The website mainly focuses on creative projects like music, art, dance, stand-up comedy, etc.
The specialty of this website is that they provide a campaign advisor. This campaign advisor guides you throughout the crowdfunding process. Thus, you can have higher success rates.
#Ketto
The founders of this crowdfunding website are Kunal Kapoor, Varun Sheth, and Zaheer Adenwala. Ketto is one of the most popular and efficient crowdfunding sites in India. It supports mainly 3 types of projects:
- Projects meant for a social cause.
- Creative projects.
- Projects for personal development
Also, the charges of the website are pretty reasonable. They charge 5-8% of the amount raised of $30, whichever is higher
#Bit Giving
The founder of the website is Ishita Anand. While, the company headquarters are in New Delhi. This is one of the crowdfunding sites in India which focuses on donation-based crowdfunding. The website allows campaigns for social projects, creative projects, etc. However, 15% of the website’s campaigns are for fundraising for medical causes.
Additionally, the company has made contributions to some national issues. The website raised funds for sending an athlete to the Olympics. Also, they successfully raised funds for the Nepal earthquake victims.
#Catapooolt
Satish Kataria is the founder of Catapooolt. This one as well is one of the crowdfunding sites in India working for donation-based crowdfunding. The company focuses on social, political and creative projects. Additionally, the company is also popular for funding Aam Admi Party – A leading national political party of India.
The website has till date funded more than 50 crowdfunding project. Also, they have successfully raised more than USD 150K.
#Fuel A Dream
Fuel A Dream is one of the Bengaluru-based Crowdfunding sites in India. The website allows campaigns for social, creative and charity projects. Additionally, the website allows you to choose the model of campaign you want. You can either go for the All or Nothing Model or the Keep What You Get model.
Also, the company has its marketing team and a creative team as well. This would help you to launch a successful campaign.
#Impact Guru
This is one of the crowdfunding sites in India which not only allows donation-based crowdfunding but also reward-based and investment crowdfunding. The company headquarters are in Mumbai, India. Various non-profits, NGOs, etc. can use the website for Donation-based crowdfunding.
The website works globally. It has raised money for causes from 6 different countries.
