fundraising software platform

Givebutter

Industry Aid

A fundraising software company for campaigns, events, and donor management that advertises free use funded by optional donor tips and payment processing. Givebutter remains weak because of person-dependent governance, even where the product or service has practical value.

Why this matters: Tip-funded fundraising software can reduce upfront costs while shifting extraction and confusion risk into donation flows.

Letter grade D Extractive Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 7, 2026

Final Score 23* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE23 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material25

Bonus+3

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap28

Penalties-5

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from Reversibility.

Strengths

Extraction4/10
Product Integrity4/5
Loss-Bearing Fidelity3/7

Penalties

Reversibility-5

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
Linked claims6
Direct axis claims5
Coverage5/12

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 78 scored entries below, 21 tied, 127 above on Ownership. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 71 scored entries below, 22 tied, 133 above on Governance. Linked evidence Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	4 / 10	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. That places Givebutter in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates real value but still leaves room for rent extraction, unequal bargaining, or surplus capture. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 62 scored entries below, 32 tied, 132 above on Extraction. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	2 / 7	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. That keeps Givebutter low on Labor Sovereignty: labor remains managerially controlled, replaceable, or exposed to coercive employment and contracting conditions. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 8 scored entries below, 36 tied, 182 above on Labor Sovereignty. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	2 / 7	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. That keeps Givebutter low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 31 scored entries below, 49 tied, 146 above on Solidarity with the Unemployed. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	3 / 7	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. That places Givebutter in the middle of Loss-Bearing Fidelity: there is some willingness to preserve obligations, but the record still leaves meaningful risk-shifting concerns. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 48 scored entries below, 39 tied, 139 above on Loss-Bearing Fidelity. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	3 / 5	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. That places Givebutter in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 54 scored entries below, 51 tied, 121 above on Market Conduct. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	4 / 5	Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. That places Givebutter high on Product Integrity: the core offering is genuinely useful and comparatively less dependent on traps, degradation, or harmful dependencies. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 61 scored entries below, 72 tied, 93 above on Product Integrity. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	3 / 5	Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. That places Givebutter in the middle of Scale Integrity: scale brings useful reach but also weakens accountability, transparency, or local constraint. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 50 scored entries below, 58 tied, 118 above on Scale Integrity. Linked evidence context Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools. [1] context Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs. [2]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Reversibility ? Applied when positive conduct depends on current living leaders, founders, family owners, or other person-contingent governance rather than durable structure. Range: -5 to 0.	-5	The organization’s positive conduct depends materially on current leadership, nonprofit or platform policy, accreditation rules, religious culture, or discretionary operating practice rather than on locked worker or affected-stakeholder control. The organization’s positive conduct depends materially on current leadership, nonprofit or platform policy, accreditation rules, religious culture, or discretionary operating practice rather than on locked worker or affected-stakeholder control. That warrants a severe Reversibility penalty because favorable conduct depends on current people or discretionary leadership rather than locked stakeholder structure. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 0 scored entries below, 95 tied, 131 above on Reversibility. Linked evidence The organization’s positive conduct depends materially on current leadership, nonprofit or platform policy, accreditation rules, religious culture, or discretionary operating practice rather than on locked worker or affected-stakeholder control. [5]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	1 / 3	Givebutter can reduce upfront fundraising-software costs for organizations, though the for-profit tip-funded model remains extractive compared with nonprofit alternatives. Givebutter can reduce upfront fundraising-software costs for organizations, though the for-profit tip-funded model remains extractive compared with nonprofit alternatives. That supports partial Good Deal credit because ordinary users receive unusually fair value, durability, access, or surplus. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 163 scored entries below, 21 tied, 42 above on Good Deal. Linked evidence Givebutter can reduce upfront fundraising-software costs for organizations, though the for-profit tip-funded model remains extractive compared with nonprofit alternatives. [3]
Cost Transparency ? Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.	2 / 3	Givebutter publishes pricing information and explains the optional-tip and transaction-fee model. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 201 scored entries below, 12 tied, 13 above on Cost Transparency. Linked evidence Givebutter publishes pricing information and explains the optional-tip and transaction-fee model. [4]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 62/100

6 verified linked claims 5 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 5/12 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 13/20

6 verified linked claims

Source quality 10/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 6/18

5 direct claims across 12 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 4/10

5/12 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessPartial (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Givebutter is a fundraising platform offering campaigns, events, forms, auctions, and donor-management tools.

Governance Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 7, 2026

Givebutter PricingGeneral web source · 58%

2Givebutter advertises a free core platform funded through optional donor tips plus payment-processing costs.

Product Integrity Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 7, 2026

Givebutter PricingGeneral web source · 58%

3Givebutter can reduce upfront fundraising-software costs for organizations, though the for-profit tip-funded model remains extractive compared with nonprofit alternatives.

Good Deal Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 7, 2026

Givebutter PricingGeneral web source · 58%

4Givebutter publishes pricing information and explains the optional-tip and transaction-fee model.

Cost Transparency Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 7, 2026

Givebutter PricingGeneral web source · 58%

5The organization’s positive conduct depends materially on current leadership, nonprofit or platform policy, accreditation rules, religious culture, or discretionary operating practice rather than on locked worker or affected-stakeholder control.

Reversibility Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 7, 2026

Givebutter PricingGeneral web source · 58%

6Givebutter's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

Givebutter official siteGeneral web source · 58%
Givebutter PricingGeneral web source · 58%

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