The internet has become one of the most deeply integrated parts of the world into our lives in the twenty-first century. From the cars we drive to work, to the microwaves in our offices, to the televisions we watch every night, to the automation of our home gates, to how we close our windows in our homes. As the digital revolution sweeps across the country, infiltrating our daily lives, fundraising has not been left behind in the famous migration into the digital world.
But first, what exactly is fundraising? According to the Oxford Dictionary, fundraising is the pursuit of financial support for a charity, cause, or other enterprise. Fundraising dates back to the early 1900s, when people, villagers, or friends would gather over a cup of tea to raise money, clothes, or whatever they could for a dear colleague or villagemate.
This means for gathering for a ‘Harambee’ is still in use today, though it is slowly fading. Since the internet is currently reducing the world to a small global village and connecting us with thousands upon thousands of strangers. The internet is brimming with willing donors and friendly strangers eager to contribute to various fundraising campaigns, which is why people are increasingly turning to online fundraising. To meet new donors and broaden their network!
Moving to online fundraising, of course, has its challenges and uncertainties, such as trust difficulties, how to convince donors online, sharing platforms for your narrative, and how to attract more sincere donors to the platforms you use for your fundraising.
Due to this, businesses and developers worldwide have started to build platforms that will
aid in bridging the gap between fundraisers and individuals who are making contributions to
the fundraisers. Through these tools, you may manage your fundraising campaign, set up an
online fundraiser, sell your fundraising story, and assure a successful fundraising campaign.
Some of this fundraising platforms include:
- Pepeo africa
- GoFundMe
- Mchanga among others.
Pepeo is an online tool to help fundraising treasurers manage fundraisers transparently, efficiently and affordably
With Pepeo you stand to gain:
- Zero transaction fee on contributions towards your fundraiser.
- Fast M-pesa payment process.
- Users can pledge for a fundraiser.
- Auto-generation of contribution and pledge list including totals with instant sharing on WhatsApp.
- Any time withdrawal, instant M-PESA settlement at just 1.75% platform fee + KES 50 sending fee.
Start by creating an account here and welcome to Pepeo Africa.
PEPEO AFRICA, YOUR NUMBER 1 ONLINE FUNDRAISING TOOL
