The platform for social finance
Certified B Corp
The charitable giving account for non-profits
The bcause donation account is free, automates administration, pays interest on the donation balance, and directly provides the digital fundraising tools for organizations.
Collect donations
With bcause, donations are collected together.
Free donation account
The donations will earn interest in the donation account.
My organization
The organization withdraws the funds when they are needed.
Free donation account
Organizations receive donations through the organization profile with its integrated donation account.
Automatic sending of donation receipts
bcause creates and sends all donation receipts in a legally secure and fully automated manner to all donors.
Foundations
Major donors can establish their own foundations to strengthen their impact. This can serve either as a tool for fundraising campaigns or as a permanent digital foundation.
Transaction fees
No transaction costs for registered bcause users. Guest donors only pay 1.5% transaction costs when using credit card and Paypal. Bank transfer and SEPA are always free.
Flexible drawdown of funds
The organization decides when and in what amount to withdraw the credit. Entirely according to actual need.
Interest rate
From 10,000 euros on the donation account, the balance increases with 2% bonus payments p.a. for the actual mission.
Fundraising tools
Benefit directly from the largest group of major donors in Germany: around 200 of our members move five-figure amounts annually via bcause. As an exclusive network, the Club Neues Geben also offers a curated space for exchange and orientation within this community.
All advantages at a glance
The donation account
The organization profile on bcause is the digital business card and, at the same time, the control center. This is where all donations flow together centrally. The integrated donation account makes it possible to keep funds securely and view the entire history transparently. Organizations can export donor data at any time to seamlessly initiate communication with their supporters. There are no fees for the organization.
Transaction fees
We pass efficiency gains directly on to you. Incoming donations via bank transfer or SEPA direct debit are completely free of charge. For payments made by credit card or PayPal, bcause only charges a flat rate of 1.5%. If a donor is already registered with bcause, we cover 100% of the transaction costs.
Interest: Multiply donations
Capital should never lie idle. For balances of 10,000 euros or more on the donation account, bcause grants an interest rate of 2% p.a. Even with a balance below 10,000 euros, interest is already paid at 1% p.a. These earnings flow directly into the organization's balance in the form of monthly bonus credits, thereby increasing the funds available for the actual project work.
Donation receipts: Fully automated & legally compliant
The administrative effort for sending donation receipts is completely eliminated. bcause automatically creates a legally compliant donation receipt for every donation received and sends it directly to the donors.
Time independence through flexible fund drawdowns
Organizations need to be able to use funds when they are needed, not when they are received. The bcause donation account acts as a strategic buffer: the balance can be accessed at any time, either in part or in full. This creates planning security beyond rigid deadlines.
Fundraising tools:
By registering, professional tools become available: customizable donation forms for your own website, individual direct links for social media, and QR codes for print materials. All tools redirect the donations directly into the organization's donation account without any detours.
Foundations
Major donors and entrepreneurs can set up their own foundation on bcause with just a few clicks. Whether as a short-term fundraising campaign within their network or as a long-term digital foundation: these structures bind major donors closer to the organization, support the CSR department, serve as an employer branding measure, and open up new, scalable financing paths. If you would like to learn more, please feel free to contact us.
Organizations at bcause
Organizations in creation: Your bridge to non-profit status
Setting up a new organization often fails due to a bureaucratic hurdle: without an official notice of tax exemption, you cannot issue donation receipts, which makes initial funding extremely difficult. bcause resolves this standstill. Through our infrastructure, you can already raise funds during the founding phase. We handle the legally compliant processing and immediately issue donation receipts to your donors. The capital remains in an interest-bearing donation account and is paid out to your organization as soon as formal recognition of non-profit status is received. This wins you valuable time for your mission.
Existing grant-making foundations: Administrative relief
For established grant-making foundations, bcause serves as an efficient digital front-end for fundraising. By integrating as a non-profit organization on our platform, you can digitally bundle endowment contributions and donations without needing to maintain your own administrative resources for issuing receipts. The collected funds are systematically transferred into your existing system, where they can be booked as usual and made available for your charitable purposes. We reduce your administrative complexity so that more capital flows directly into your cause.
