Givealittle page

NZ's largest donation platform: free to set up, 5% fee, tax receipts issued automatically for donee organisations.

Typically raises

$2,500

$300–20,000 per campaignest.

About $385 per organiser hour

Based on one community cause page

Is it right for us?

Money: $2,000–10,000
Work: An afternoon
Helpers: 1–2 people
Lead time: A week or less
Red tape: None

Everyone’s done it: Givealittle is the default way Kiwis donate online

People: 1-2
Organiser time: 3-10
Lead time: 1 day to set up; 2-6 week campaign
Up-front cost: Nothing up front
Risk: none
Who can use it: Individuals can run pages, but only donations to a verified payee with donee status get tax-credit receipts. Givealittle itself is a registered charity (CC57443) and issues the receipts.

Suits: Team going to a tournament or tour, One person (athlete, performer, student), Charity, Kapa haka, choir, theatre or band

Less usual for: Kindy or early learning, Primary or intermediate school, High school, Sports club or team, Church, Community group, marae or service club

When: Summer (Dec–Feb), Autumn (Mar–May), Winter (Jun–Aug), Spring (Sep–Nov)

How big a job: An afternoon, 1–2 people

How it works

The money, as an example sum

Nothing to pay up front, and the typical result for one community cause page is about $2,500 per campaign.

From the typical figure on this page. Your result will differ.

Where the money figure comes from

ESTIMATE: no published median found; range is illustrative for a community cause page. Fee facts from Givealittle.

Last checked October 2026. Ran this? Tell us what you raised and we’ll use real results to improve the figures.

Step by step

Decide whose page it is: the organisation (tax receipts possible) or an individual (no tax receipts).
Create the page with a clear goal, closing date, photo and a plain-English budget.
Get payee verification done early so funds are not held up.
Seed the page with a few gifts from the inner circle before sharing publicly.
Share with a personal message, not just the link.
Post updates at 25/50/75% and when you hit the goal.
Close the page, thank donors through the page, and post a final 'what we did with it' update.

Getting the word out

Even a well-run plan fails if nobody hears about it. There are two asks, and the first one goes out first.

Ask for help: Members to pass the ask on to people they know.
Ask people to buy: People and businesses to give.
When to start: Ask for helpers first, as soon as the date is set. Start the public ask about 1–2 weeks out, and book newsletter and paper notices before that: small newsletters close early.

Where to put it

Asking people yourselfMost yeses come from someone asking directly. Give every member a short message they can send to family and workmates.
Email lists and group chatsYour members’ email list and the class, team or church group chats. Short, with one date or one link.
School, club and church newslettersYour own newsletter is free and read by the families most likely to say yes. Check when it closes.
Local Facebook pages and community groupsPost in your town’s community page and local groups (check their rules), and share from your group’s own page.

The full guide to getting the word out: every channel from flyers to the evening news, with lead times and costs.

What you’ll need

Place: Not neededNone needed
Landowner’s permission: Not needed
Council permit: Not needed
Food rules: Not neededNo food sold
Alcohol: Not neededNo alcohol sold
Gambling rules: Not neededNot gambling

5% fee plus a 1.5% card fee paid by donors. Only donations to a verified donee organisation get tax-credit receipts; pages for individuals do not.

Make more from it

Business matches donations for a set window
can double gifts up to the cap
donors give more when each dollar counts twice

Tips

Use matching (see ‘Matched giving’) for a one-day push.
Break the goal into tangible items.

Watch out for

Telling donors they can claim a tax credit when the page is for an individual.
Leaving a page open with no updates; momentum dies.