Plus, Pledges was founded by Murtaza Hussein, one of the co-founders of Streamlabs itself - so if you can trust us you can trust them.

Pledges has extensively vetted each of their nonprofits, and has taken on the legal liability for each of them by vouching for them. Pledges has committed to matching the first $10,000 that each of their charities has raised - so your fundraising efforts for these charities are effectively doubled.All donations made to a Pledges charity will be distributed to that charity by the Pledges organization (at no cost and for with zero fees).All charities under the Pledges umbrella use the 501(c)(3) number for Pledges itself (36–4963438).Pledges charities are the same as other charities, with three exceptions: What this means is that they can get official status and begin fundraising with lightning speed. Pledges takes care of all the administrative busywork involved in getting smaller charities established, so that the founders and volunteers can focus on what matters - their mission.Īs part of the onboarding process, nonprofits under the Pledges umbrella will now also receive a Streamlabs Charity profile. This is why Streamlabs is proud to be partnering with Pledges, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping charities of all sizes receive the benfits of 501(c)(3) status within 24 hours (and without the fees).

Donors want to make contributions with the confidence that the money will be spent on the cause itself (not things like marketing).Īs a result, it can be pretty hard for charities to get the word out - especially smaller charities that don’t have any marketing departments at all. The majority of their operating capital comes from donations, so they’re deeply invested in keeping operating costs as low as possible. For-profit business generally value growth above all else, so spending $1.00 on marketing to make $1.01 makes reasonable fiscal sense. Part of the reason for my unawareness is that charities have a very different approach to marketing than we see in the for-profit sector. I don’t think I fully understood or appreciated how many human-hours were being dedicated to charitable work each year, or how many charities were out there. During the time I’ve spent working on Streamlabs Charity, I’ve gotten to know so many incredible people who are doing amazing work in the nonprofit sector.

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