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Ready to raise money for your project or cause, but tired of paying Kickstarter or Indiegogo a chunk of every dollar you earn? 💰 Kickstarter takes 5% of the money you raise, plus processing fees. Worse, if you don't hit your funding goal, you walk away with nothing. The good news? You can run your own crowdfunding campaign directly from your WordPress site. Full control, lower fees, and no all-or-nothing risk. We share the 2 easiest ways to set up crowdfunding in WordPress. Here is what you will learn: ✅ Method 1 - @wpcharitable (Best for Full Campaigns): The top-rated WordPress crowdfunding plugin, used by 10,000+ nonprofit organizations. Includes 10+ ready-made templates for environmental, medical, event, and club campaigns, all customizable in a drag-and-drop builder. Accept Payments Your Way: Charitable supports Stripe, PayPal, and offline payments out of the box, plus Mollie, Paystack, Braintree, Authorize(dot)net, and more. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Enable the Ambassadors addon so your team members and supporters can launch their own campaigns that roll up into your main goal. Word-of-mouth fundraising, on autopilot. ✅ Method 2 - @easywpforms (Best for Simple Forms): Use the drag-and-drop form builder and its built-in Nonprofit Crowdfunding Form template. Integrates with Stripe, PayPal, Square, and Authorize(dot)net. Free WPForms Lite version available. Automate Donor Confirmations: Set up automatic email notifications for the admin and personalized thank-you confirmations for donors when they contribute. Ready to launch a crowdfunding campaign that keeps more of every donation? Read the full step-by-step guide 👇 (Link is in the thread below)