Corporate giving, close to home
Fund something you can go and see.
A team’s new jerseys. A pantry’s freezer. A classroom’s instruments. Direct Impactus connects your company with local projects we have reviewed, then shows you what your money did.
Run a team, school program or nonprofit? Post a project
Here is how it goes.
Four steps, start to finish. You pick the project; we do the checking, the paperwork and the follow-up.
The full guide, with answers for companies and organizations →- 1
Find a project that fits
Browse requests from local teams, schools and nonprofits. We review every one before it is listed, and each comes with a budget and the quotes behind it.
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Pledge what you want to give
Fund the whole thing or part of it, starting at $500. A 2% platform fee is paid by card when you pledge, and we arrange the contribution with you directly.
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We get it where it is going
Your contribution goes toward the project's funding goal. That goal covers the project itself, plus contingency and program costs.
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Watch it happen
The organization posts milestones, photos and receipts as the work gets done. You get an impact report you can share with your team.
Fair questions, straight answers.
Giving through someone new takes some trust. Here is what we would want to know in your seat.
- How do I know a project is real?
- Because we ask to see the paperwork first. Every project comes with quotes or invoices for what it costs, and we review each one before it goes live. Express interest and you can open those documents yourself.
- Where does our money actually go?
- Toward the project you picked. Its goal is built from real quotes and invoices, plus contingency and program costs, so a fully funded project covers everything on the paperwork.
- What does it cost?
- Two percent, up front. Pledge $10,000 and you pay a $200 platform fee by card when you pledge. It is non-refundable, sits on top of your pledge and does not count toward the project. Your full $10,000 contribution goes toward the funding goal, which already includes contingency and program costs. Bank or wire charges on your side are yours.
- What do we get to show for it?
- Proof you can actually pass around. Milestones with photos and receipts as the work gets done, plus an impact report you can send to your team, your board or your customers. It beats a plaque.
- Can we talk to the organization first?
- Please do. Press Express Interest, add a note if you like, then message them right through the site. It's free, and your card stays in your wallet until you pledge.
- Can we give quietly?
- Absolutely. Keep your company name, the amount, or both off the public pages, and change your mind whenever you like. The organization you fund still knows your name, because someone should get to say thank you.
The Last Mile of Giving · A podcast presented by Direct Impactus
Come tell us how your company gives back.
The Last Mile of Giving is an interview show hosted by Greg Keele, VP, Technology at Direct Impactus, for the people who run corporate giving. Each conversation runs about 30 minutes and stays on one question: what happens between a company’s giving budget and the results on the ground?
Guests get a featured conversation and a short written takeaway or clip to share. Want to be a guest, or just talk a project through? Book a short pre-interview.
For teams, schools and nonprofits
Need something funded? Tell us what and why.
Post your project with a budget and a quote or two. Once we have reviewed it, companies can find it and pledge. Posting is free. Your funding goal is built from your quotes and invoices plus contingency and program costs, so a fully funded project covers everything you documented.
Post a project