Case Study: The Open Sanctuary Project raises $15K fee-free with Zeffy

Open Sanctuary Beats PayPal Fees Raising $15K+ Without Losing a Cent

The Open Sanctuary Project, an educational nonprofit for animal sanctuaries, was struggling with the high and complex fees from its previous fundraising platforms, PayPal and Anedot. These fees were consuming hundreds of dollars from their lean budget, forcing difficult choices between operational costs and creating new resources for the sanctuaries they support, and their donors found the software clunky to use.

By switching to the fee-free fundraising platform Zeffy, The Open Sanctuary Project was able to raise over $15,000 without losing a single cent to platform or transaction fees. This switch saved them $785, which was directly reinvested into their mission, allowing them to create and distribute more free global resources and transforming their relationship with fundraising into an empowering and accessible experience.

The Open Sanctuary Project

Mckenzee Griffler

Project Executive Director