A custom donation form that saves 2.9% on every transaction.
Travel For Purpose needed a donation flow that didn't bleed money to third-party platform fees. We built it from scratch — Stripe integration, custom checkout, fully tested, deployed in production. Every dollar that would've gone to platform fees now goes to the cause.
Direct connection to Stripe — secure, PCI-compliant, supports cards and Apple/Google Pay. No third-party donation platform in between.
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Custom-coded checkout
Brand-aligned form built in clean HTML/CSS/JS. Designed to convert — no friction, no distracting platform branding.
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End-to-end testing
Full test passes on every flow — success, declined card, network errors, mobile, desktop. Shipped only when every path was solid.
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Netlify deployment + functions
Hosted free on Netlify with serverless functions handling the Stripe webhook. Scales to thousands of donations a month with zero infrastructure cost.
Why custom matters
Every dollar in fees is a dollar not in the mission.
Platform fees saved
2.9%
On every transaction, forever.
Most donation platforms — Donorbox, Givebutter, Classy — layer their own 2.9% platform fee on top of payment processing. For a nonprofit moving real volume, that's thousands of dollars a year that never reach the cause.
Going direct to Stripe with a custom-built form cuts that layer out completely. Same secure checkout. Same trusted payment processor. None of the middle-platform overhead.
It's not just about saving money. It's about respect for every donor's intent — when someone gives $100, all $100 should go to the work.
The flow — from form to Stripe in one click.
🔒 donate-travelforpurpose.netlify.app
01 The donation form — branded, simple, conversion-focused.
🔒 checkout.stripe.com
02 Stripe checkout — every payment method, branded, secure.
Custom forms, checkouts, payment flows — we build them.
Donation portals are just the start. If you have a payment, signup, intake, or checkout flow that's being held hostage by a third-party platform, we can build you a custom version — branded, conversion-focused, and yours forever.
