I want to collect money to fund meals for a colleague who is ill. How do I accomplish this without a manila envelope of small bills on my desk?
The money will be used to purchase grocery/meal deliveries. I do not want to handle cash. Ideally I would have a link that anyone could use to donate, with the most minimal sign-up process possible and a low-pressure vibe. Do I want to use SignUpGenius group gifts, Paypal Money Pool, Gofundme? Please tell me about what you have used and liked.
Also online services all have fees which can be a turn off to donors.
In general, GoFundMe is the way this is done in offices where there isn't an official collection protocol.
Online services afaik do not have fees that the donor pays. Paypal charges nothing if you are sending to friends/family (as opposed to goods/services, but even then it's the recipient who gets charged) Gofundme takes a small percentage of your overall donations, but again that cost is not borne by the givers.
I frequently use Go Fund Me to raise money for things like this within my community. It's easy to use, their take is small, and people trust the platform.
Thanks, everyone. I plan to use GoFundMe. GoFundMe itself does not charge a fee for personal fundraisers, but payment processing costs 2.9% plus $0.30 per donation. My (large employer) HR department gave the thumbs up, and also recommended Meal Train.
Meal train is outstanding for this, by the way.