Tip Included In Go Fund Me Donation

[Thisoldbird]

Not something I have done before but last night I made a  very small donation to a Go Fund Me appeal. 

I genuinely am so sad that it's needed. A heart breaking situation. 

 

However I was appalled to see during the online process to make the donation it upped my amount by almost another £1... no no no, I do not intend leaving a tip to GFM to improve the service..that's what was suggested!! 

I worked my way round the site til I found how to delete the 'tip'..only then did I authorize my donation to pay. 

What's the general opinion on charging the extra..I'm sure many don't notice or care, buy I did. 

[rockyracoon]

The platform is probably expensive to run and I believe the charges per donation are quite small.

[Canary42]

There's no such thing as a free lunch 😁

[kettledrum]

Does Go Fund Me pass on the whole of your donation, or do they deduct a percentage or charge a fee?

Obviously GFM have overheads / admin costs, but if they already have a formula to cover those I think asking for a tip is OTT.

[THECORBYLOON]

The deduction is 2.9% + 25p per donation.

[albaqwerty]

There was a site which took some of the donated money to cover costs, can't remember which one.

If a site says all donated money is sent but we'll charge £1, upfront and not hidden, then that seems fair.