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[quote=Anonymous]Anonymous says "A 15% fee is ridiculous! As someone who works in fundraising for a major nonprofit, I can tell you that that is a total rip-off. If you want to give a charitable gift, please make it directly to the organization. Don't go through a group like this that is skimming a significant portion of the money away from nonprofits who need it. "

Anonymous have you ever thought who is supposed to pay:

- development costs for the site (roughly $50usd an hour) to ensure site is maintained and bug free. You dont just put a website up and leave it and expect it never to get a bug!

- bank transaction fees - EVERY time a guest makes a contribution the site and its owners  incur  a bank transaction fee

- hosting fees - can be about $300 a year depending on service

- maintenance of site - the owners of the site have to make a living somehow so this can continue.

If you want to ask people to donate directly to a charity - fine but this site is a part planning site. It simply handles all donations AND allows the party parent to get a tax receipt for amt donated. This would NOT happen if everyone donated individually.

Get your facts right.

And yes I too work for a large charity and think its a great idea.

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