Fundraising tech was built to process donations. elev8 was built to create giving that wasn't happening before, then run everything else under the same roof. One roof. One login. One fee.
A donor links the card already in their wallet. Every eligible purchase rounds up in real time. Then, instead of nickel-and-diming that card every day, Smart Sweep moves the pooled change once a week in one clean line item.
The average card on file generates about $30 a month in round-ups alone, based on monthly transactions. That number includes zero sponsor giving and zero employer matching. The trifecta stacks on top of it.
Day one: sign up, give $10, feel it instantly. The kickstart gift makes donors part of something special from the first minute. Never a $25 month-end batch. Never a subscription in disguise.
The donor stays in control the whole way. Caps, cadence, and pause are donor-set from day one. That control is why they stay.
No asks. No decisions. No lifestyle change. This isn’t merchant-controlled giving. It’s donor-controlled generosity.
Donors, sponsors, and your organization all fund the same giving event. Here is one $21.20 purchase, side by side.
| Purchase | Round-up | Sponsor match | Donation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional round-ups | $21.20 | $0.80 | $0.00 | $0.80 |
| With elev8 | $21.20 | $0.80 | $2.12 | $2.92 |
| Traditional round-ups | With elev8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase | $21.20 | $21.20 |
| Round-up | $0.80 | $0.80 |
| Sponsor match | $0.00 | $2.12 |
| Donation | $0.80 | $2.92 |
average sponsor match on everyday spend, at no cost to the supporter
more per swipe than the round-up alone, week after week
change in donor behavior required. The sponsor funds the lift.
That table runs on the 10 percent average give back. Now watch the same math on a bigger basket, the way it plays out at a sponsoring retailer.
The supporter changed nothing. The sponsor funded the lift. The organization received 13 times what a round-up alone would have delivered. Nothing new to a supporter. Everything new for an organization.
Give back rates run 5 to 15 percent by agreement. The supporter never pays a cent beyond their own round-up.
Brands get measurable community impact. Organizations get new funding. Supporters get an easy way to give. elev8 connects all three, and nobody pays twice.
Sponsors contribute 5 to 15 percent of everyday spend wherever a match is active, and the average runs at 10. A $100 purchase at 10 percent sends $10 toward research, care, or a child’s wish, at no cost to the supporter.
Brands stop buying banners and start sponsoring behavior. Monthly ROI reports show spend, dollars generated, and transactions, which makes renewal the easy decision. Read the sponsor story.
in employer matching gifts goes unclaimed every single year
of donors have no idea their employer matches gifts
large companies will match their employees' donations
On elev8, employees pick the cause they love, the employer matches their giving up to a defined cap, and one monthly sweep delivers everything to the organizations they chose. No portals, no forms, no claims.
When matching gets this easy, revenue jumps. One platform that automated its matching saw match revenue climb 92 percent, an incremental $3.4 million. elev8 builds the whole program in. The full employer matching story.
Nothing new to a donor. Everything new for an organization. Every giving type your supporters already know, plus the ones only elev8 creates.
Everyday spending becomes weekly impact. The Friday sweep is a ritual, not a bill.
Milestones, memorials, moments. Fast, simple, and done in seconds.
Monthly, quarterly, and annual cards keep every commitment, and join the always-on loop too.
Game day boosts, founders day challenges, building campaign pushes. Urgency, on demand.
5 to 15 percent of everyday spend, 10 on average, funded by sponsors at no cost to the supporter.
Employees choose, employers match to a cap, monthly sweeps deliver. Every dollar can double.
Local businesses become heroes. Spirit nights that keep giving after the tables are cleared.
Giving behavior, engagement, retention, lifetime value. Insight that strengthens every campaign you run.
Donors watch their impact stack in real time. Organizations run a command center, not a spreadsheet.
Organization dashboard
Raised this month
A real-time command center for campaigns, sponsors, ambassadors, and disbursements. Total contributions in one number: recurring and one-time gifts alongside round-ups, give back, and matches.
Your impact this month · Goal: $15 monthly
Goals, streaks, badges, and leaderboards. Giving that feels like a game, never a bill.
Sponsor dashboard
Give back this month
A complete view of sponsor performance: give back spend against your caps, transaction attribution, impact by vertical, and lifetime contribution to the causes you fund.
We work alongside your system of record, not against it. The table is the argument. Nobody else can post it.
Scheduled donor contributions
Gift totals, campaign performance, donor counts
Secure fund movement and reconciliation
Automated donor acknowledgment
Connects with CRM, analytics, and third-party tools
Real-time giving off everyday spending, no new ask after setup
Employees choose the cause, employers match to a defined cap, monthly sweeps deliver
Spend-first giving opens a new donor cohort
Donors, sponsors, and the organization fund one giving event
Spending patterns and giving frequency in real time
Hard metrics: spend, dollars generated, transactions
How the round-up really works. What happens to your existing givers. What sponsors actually see. The answers are written down, in plain language, with the math attached.
One walkthrough. Every giving type, live, on your organization’s numbers. Bring your CFO.
Real humans, fast replies. Tell us a little and we'll take it from there.
