For businesses
Your customers live next door to people who need help. Put your name behind them, in public, and make every gift count twice.
Ways to help
Pick what fits. All of it is public, simple and paid securely through Stripe.
- Match giftsFund a matching pot, from $50. For 30 days every new gift to that need is matched dollar for dollar, with your business name on the page.
- Boost local needsPut a need in front of more people for a few days, from $9. Great for needs in your neighborhood.
- Give near youBrowse needs by country, state, city or ZIP and give directly, as a team or for a cause your customers care about.
Matching gifts
The strongest reason to give today is knowing your gift will be doubled.
Choose a need
Find one in Browse needs. Filter by your city to stay local.Open “Match gifts to this need”
It is under the donate box. Enter the amount you want to put up and the name to show, for example your business name.Pay once
Your matching pot is paid up front. For 30 days, each new gift is matched from it until it is used up.Anything left goes to the need
After 30 days, the rest of your pot is given to the fundraiser. Nothing comes back to you and nothing is wasted.
Tell your customers
Share the page on your social accounts and at the counter. Printable flyers with a QR code are on every need.
Boosting local needs
A boost shows a need first on the home page and at the top of matching searches, marked “Boosted”.
- Flat price, no auction3-day boost: $9 · 7-day boost: $19 · 30-day boost: $49
- Receipts for your booksEvery boost and matching pot comes with an emailed receipt. Boosts are a promotion fee; matching pots are gifts to an individual.
Questions
Is this tax-deductible?
Usually not. Gifts go to individuals, not registered charities, and boosts are a fee to HelpBLESS. Ask your accountant how to record them.
Can we sponsor many needs at once?
Yes. Fund a match on each need you choose, or contact us about a larger program for your town or cause.
How do we know the needs are real?
Every post is checked for scam patterns, owners can add photo and ID badges, and donors can ask questions before giving. See Trust & safety.
Can we choose which needs appear with our name?
Yes. You choose every need you match or boost. Your name only appears next to the matches you fund.