One of the things that GiveSignup is bringing to the nonprofit community is the power of self serve (and transparent pricing with NO subscription fees that includes credit card fees). You do not need to talk to a sales rep to try out the system. Our contract does not lock you in to using us. And once you start using us – you have the full power of the system in your own hands – add your own domain, your own beautiful cover page on your website, change images and colors, change pricing or donation levels, and so much more.
We were reminded of the power of this from a quote from an Amazon annual letter Jeff Bezos wrote a few years ago:
I am emphasizing the self-service nature of these platforms because it’s important for a reason I think is somewhat non-obvious: even well-meaning gatekeepers slow innovation. When a platform is self-service, even the improbable ideas can get tried, because there’s no expert gatekeeper ready to say, “That will never work!” And guess what—many of those improbable ideas do work, and society is the beneficiary of that diversity.Jeff Bezos in AWS Annual Letter April, 2012
We are looking forward to see how creative the nonprofit community can be with the pwoer of our open, self-serve platform.
And of course, we are always here if you need a bit of help or education!