Why flat beats percentage for nonprofits
A $40 gala ticket on a 6.5%-plus-$1.79 platform costs your supporter about $5.50 in fees. On TixKarma it's $3.87 — and the bigger the ticket, the bigger the gap. For free community events, you pay nothing at all and still get a real RSVP list with names and emails.
What nonprofits use
- Free RSVP events at zero cost — build your list every month
- Tiers for individual / couple / table-of-eight / sponsor
- Custom checkout questions (meal choice, t-shirt size, dietary needs)
- Waiver acceptance for races and physical events
- Full export of attendees for your CRM or donor database
- Repeat-attendee tracking so you can see who shows up year after year
A note on donations
TixKarma is a ticketing platform, not a donation processor. Ticket revenue is yours at face value. If you need to accept free-form donations or issue tax receipts, pair TixKarma with your existing donation tool and use us for the event itself.
Common questions
Free events are already free. For paid events the $2 buyer-paid fee applies; reach out if you're running a large gala and want to discuss Pro.
Yes — add custom questions to checkout, required or optional, and export the answers alongside the buyer list.
No. Guest checkout is default. Tickets arrive by email with a QR code.