E-Commerce Fundraising is an innovative approach that combines online shopping with charitable giving. Through platforms like Our Mayberry, nonprofits, small businesses, and supporters collaborate in a virtual marketplace where every transaction contributes to meaningful causes.

Our Mayberry offers three primary solutions for E-Commerce Fundraising:

1. Curated Online Store: Nonprofits can feature branded or mission-aligned products with a portion of every sale supporting their cause.
2. Digital Gift Cards: Access to over 400 national brand gift cards, where a percentage of every purchase benefits the nonprofit.
3. Small Business Engine: A marketplace connecting nonprofits with local businesses, enabling services and product purchases to generate impact with features like “Invoice with Impact” and QR-based payment systems.

This approach turns everyday shopping and transactions into a seamless way to support nonprofits, offering transparency, sustainability, and engagement for all involved.

While both Our Mayberry and the former Amazon Smile allow supporters to contribute to causes through purchases, Our Mayberry offers a more robust, transparent, and customizable solution:

1. Local Business Partnerships: Our Mayberry connects nonprofits with local businesses, enabling them to create unique partnerships where a percentage of sales from products or services directly supports their cause. This empowers communities by keeping commerce local.

2. Customizable Offerings: Nonprofits have greater control over their fundraising, with options to feature curated products, sell digital gift cards from over 400 national brands, or collaborate with small businesses for impact-driven transactions.

3. Higher Impact: Our Mayberry provides nonprofits with a larger share of the proceeds, compared to Amazon Smile’s standard 0.5% donation rate.

4. Event and Campaign Integration: Beyond e-commerce, Our Mayberry supports fundraising events, auctions, and peer-to-peer campaigns, creating a comprehensive solution for nonprofits.

5. Transparency: Nonprofits using Our Mayberry have full visibility into transactions, donations, and impact metrics, ensuring accountability for every dollar raised.

In short, Our Mayberry’s E-Commerce Fundraising focuses on empowering nonprofits with sustainable, localized, and impactful fundraising solutions, unlike the limited and generic scope of Amazon Smile.

Our Mayberry does not charge any fees to create and operate your e-commerce fundraiser. However, we partner with ProPay, a secure and reliable payment processor, to ensure your funds are deposited directly into your organization’s bank account. ProPay charges a one-time-setup fee of $5 and then a $2 per month fee for this service, which includes detailed reporting and advanced fraud protection.

No, Our Mayberry goes beyond online purchases to support both online and in-person fundraising efforts. Local businesses participating in your fundraiser gain access to additional tools, including:

1. Invoicing with Impact: Businesses can create invoices that include a contribution to your cause, allowing seamless fundraising through service-based transactions.
2. In-Store Selling: Tools are available to enable businesses to collect contributions during in-store purchases, ensuring they can support your cause in person as well as online.

This flexibility makes Our Mayberry an all-encompassing solution that connects online and offline transactions to generate maximum impact for your nonprofit.

Our Mayberry’s E-Commerce Fundraising Suite is uniquely aligned with Rotary’s values and principles, making it an ideal solution for Rotary clubs looking to raise funds while engaging their communities. Here’s why:

1. Embodies the Four-Way Test:

   • Is it the truth? Funds go directly to the intended parties, ensuring complete transparency and accountability for every transaction.
   • Is it fair to all concerned? Local businesses, nonprofits, and supporters benefit equally, creating a win-win partnership.
   • Will it build goodwill and better friendships? By engaging local businesses in meaningful ways, the platform strengthens relationships within the community.
   • Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Every dollar raised supports causes the community cares about most, creating real, measurable impact.

2. Harkens Back to Rotary’s Origins:
   Rotary was founded on the idea of uniting business and community leaders to serve the greater good. Our Mayberry revitalizes this spirit by involving local businesses in your fundraising efforts. Businesses can offer products or services, with a portion of proceeds supporting Rotary-backed causes, while being recognized for their contributions to the community.

3. Strengthens Local Engagement:

   • Encourages businesses to take an active role in community support, fostering stronger connections with Rotary members and the causes they champion.
   • Showcases Rotary’s leadership in addressing community needs, boosting public image and engagement.

4. Transparency and Accountability:
   Rotary clubs and their supporters have full visibility into every transaction, ensuring that funds are used exactly as intended. This builds trust with donors, members, and the broader community.

5. Innovative and Easy to Use:

   • Quickly launch fundraisers that integrate seamlessly into your club’s website, keeping visitors engaged.
   • Promote your club’s causes while amplifying the contributions of local businesses, creating a true partnership between Rotary and the community.

With Our Mayberry, Rotary clubs can honor their history, embrace the Four-Way Test, and engage local businesses in creating lasting impact for the causes that matter most.