Instant Websites for Nonprofits | Bellstrike

by sahillavingia on 8/30/2011, 3:38 PM with 20 comments
  • by p0ppe on 8/30/2011, 6:59 PM

    According to the main page, Bellstrike will receive 9.5% of the total amount that people donate through the site. The TOS does, however, list a different commission; "As the sole consideration for Zekten's provision of the Service, each Client Nonprofit agrees to pay Zekten a transaction fee of 6% for each donation made to the Client Nonprofit using the Service, with a minimum transaction fee of $1.50."

    Which one is it?

  • by garethsprice on 8/30/2011, 7:37 PM

    Beautiful design.

    What was the thought process behind choosing a commission-based business model over a flat monthly subscription?

    Are you sure that business model is going to be profitable, and (perhaps more importantly) not negatively affect your clients' conversion rate? I know if I was going to make a sizeable donation and saw that 10% of it was being eaten up in fees I'd be calling around see if I could mail in a check.

    Edit: Also, have you looked into getting a referral fee when people sign up for an account with wepay?

  • by aculver on 8/30/2011, 5:53 PM

    I ran into this on HN randomly the other day when I looked up the wrong user and saw this in a user's profile. The whole site, introductory video, tours, etc. are so tight! Amazing job, guys. Best of luck!

  • by bbornstein on 8/30/2011, 9:00 PM

    What features or services differentiate Bellstrike (9.5%) from WePay Giving (3.5%) or First Giving (7.5%)?

  • by masondesu on 8/30/2011, 5:38 PM

    Congrats to the Bellstrike team. Looks great, feels great, never lets you down.

  • by JonLim on 8/30/2011, 9:09 PM

    This looks really great!

    A couple questions:

    - What language/framework do you guys use?

    - How secure are the transactions?

    - What do you guys use for transactional emails (welcome, password recovery, donation receipts, etc)

    I'm the Product Manager of PostageApp (http://postageapp.com) and I'd love to give you a hand with transactional emails, if you are so inclined! Let me know, keep up the awesome work!

  • by jamhan on 9/5/2011, 2:34 AM

    The most effective charities spend around 10% of donations on all administrative costs and another 10% on fundraising. The current 9.5% fee for this "service" seems excessive.

  • by chintan on 8/30/2011, 10:19 PM

    This is really a fresh breath of air. The current state of art in this industry is http://www.convio.com/

    Good Luck Guys!

  • by dw0rm on 8/30/2011, 7:40 PM

    Answer "Sure" to "Can I use my own web address?" is a bit misleading. The correct answer would be "No you can't."

  • by cubicle67 on 8/31/2011, 12:19 AM

    an audible bell strike when I pull the bell would be cool :)