Reduced fees for nonprofits
Accept donations
Collect more attendee data
For nonprofits, every penny saved is a penny you can put back into the organization. That’s why so many nonprofit event organizers are searching for Eventbrite alternatives.
Ticketstripe is the alternative to Eventbrite you’ve been looking for. You can sell tickets, accept donations, and manage Sponsor registrations for free while passing on reduced nonprofit fees to your patrons. Free tickets are always free. And funding is immediate!
While money may not be the ultimate goal of your nonprofit organization, it is the resource you need to raise awareness for your cause and make a difference. Doesn’t it make sense to save as much as you can?
Eventbrite’s Fees
- A service fee of 3.7% + $1.79 for every paid ticket.
- A payment processing fee of 2.9% per order.
- No fees for free events.
- Fees are passed on to the buyer, but you have the option to absorb fees.
Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing/ as of December 2024. Pricing is subject to change.
Ticketstripe’s Fees
Ticketstripe is passionate about helping charitable organizations help others and is a cheaper Eventbrite alternative for nonprofits.
- Our discounted service fee for nonprofits is 1.5% + $0.50 per ticket sold or donation made.
- Stripe’s payment processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per order.
- No fees for free events.
- Fees are passed on to the buyer, but you have the option to split or absorb fees.
- Free, comped, and cash tickets are always free.
Sell Tickets with Stripe or PayPal
- Use your own Stripe or PayPal merchant account to process ticket sales and donations with Ticketstripe.
- Funding is immediate with both Stripe and PayPal and you set the payout details and intervals.
Who Can Take Advantage of Reduced Service Fees?
- Nonprofits
- Charities
- Fundraisers
- Faith-based Events
- Community Events
- Class Reunions
Our goal is to help as many charitable events as possible. Therefore, we do not require you to be a registered 501(c)(3) organization to qualify for Ticketstripe’s lower rates.
Nonprofit Tools
Mix & Match Donations
Nonprofits thrive on donations. Ticketstripe makes it easy to collect them.
- Flexible donations allow donors to give what they can.
- Suggested donations help your donors avoid decision fatigue.
- Tiered donations give Sponsors special perks and admission (like swag, placements, and VIP tickets).
Tax Write-Offs Written In
Many donors choose to give because such donations can be written off as deductions at the end of the year. To do that, they need to know the Fair Market Value of any charitable purchase. Ticketstripe allows you to set a Fair Market Value that will appear on your donor’s receipt to make tax time much easier for them and you.
Grow Your List Without Lifting a Finger
Any nonprofit organizer will tell you the success of an event often relies on attracting the right attendees. Attracting those big donors and generous patrons depends on targeting the right audience with the right message. Our Ticket Bundles allow you to easily collect valuable, individual attendee information that can be used to grow your lists and build targeted marketing campaigns.
Groups and organizations will often buy many tickets at once. This can cause confusion and delay entry on event day when 10 people show up with only the buyer’s name on a ticket. While having the buyer’s contact information is great, you could multiply your reach by automatically collecting information on every attendee with whom the buyer shares tickets.
Bundling table seats or individual admission tickets into a Ticket Bundle triggers the electronic process by which the Buyer can email tickets to individuals, and the recipient can claim the ticket after entering their information. The whole process takes just seconds, and there is no need for an attendee to create an account.
Eliminate Distraction
Whereas other ticketing platforms show competing events and advertisements on your event page, we wish to shine the spotlight on your organization and eliminate distractions that can interrupt the buying process. With Ticketstripe you can personalize your event page with a logo, background colors, featured image and embed it on your website. If you don’t have a website, you can customize your Ticketstripe event page URL for easy sharing. We understand the important role branding plays in getting a buyer or donor to give up their hard-earned money.
Making your organization and message the focus on an event page has been proven to:
- Reduce ticket buyer and donor confusion.
- Eliminate the risk of buyers getting distracted at checkout.
- Increase the likelihood of a successful ticket purchase or donation.
- Increase brand recognition and engagement.
- Increase trust.
Check us out for yourself or schedule a demo to see which is the better fit for your event!