YourCause slowing you down? Groundswell is the modern alternative.
Outdated tech, high fees, and slow timelines hold your CSR program back. Groundswell delivers 24-hour disbursements, transparent pricing, and innovation that actually moves your impact forward.
Companies that made the switch
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YourCause
24 hours
Donations take 20-50 days
Matching takes 60-90 days
Monthly invoicing
Monthly reconciliations and AP requirements
ACH, payroll, credit/debit, stock, and more
Credit/debit and payroll only
5-star mobile app with full functionality
Separate grants platform
3% distribution fee
Giving, volunteering, grantmaking, and EAF
Multiple platforms with separate logins
Ticketing queues
Clunky technology with few innovations
Why Companies Are Switching from YourCause to Groundswell
One platform. Always improving.
Groundswell unites everything you need for giving, volunteering, and grants — in one platform that is actually easy to use. We ship fast, listen closely, and build for every customer, not just the biggest ones.
Fast, frictionless donations.
Groundswell uses a modern donor-advised fund (DAF) structure to power the fastest distribution timelines in the industry—within 24 hours of donation. That means donations and matches get to nonprofits in record time, with less overhead, fewer delays, and zero manual payout batching. It can take up to 50 days for a donation to reach a nonprofit on YourCause and up to 90 days for the match to get there.
Transparent pricing. No surprise fees.
With Groundswell, what you see is what you get. We offer the lowest processing fees in the industry, never charge for grant disbursements, and don’t nickel and dime for every request. While YourCause charges additional fees for core functionality and slows the process with administrative overhead, Groundswell keeps things simple and transparent. No hidden costs. No extra fees.
Easy tools. Expert help.
Groundswell gives you the power to run your program without waiting on support—but when questions come up, you won’t get stuck in ticket limbo. Our team of real humans is here to help, with fast, personalized support from people who know your program.
The All-in-One Platform for Social Impact Leaders
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See why our customers love us
Real results. Real impact. Hear from the teams using Groundswell to power their programs every day.
"So simple to use and will make a huge difference."
I have worked for very large organizations of 50k down to 4k employees. They have always been hard to work with. I love that Groundswell is so super easy.
Jania Stout
Senior Vice President, OneDigital
"Great platform used by over 70% of our associates!"
This tool has allowed us to rapidly expand our employee matching and employee gifting programs and has been well received by the associates. Groundswell continues to add new features that make the platform even more valuable to us. The partnership with CAF America to include international NGOs allowed us to expand to our India-based associates which has been very well received.
Durward Ferland
Partner, Wipfli
"Easy, impactful and fulfilling!"
Not only does Groundswell let you put corporate giving into the hands of employees, the user experience is seamless and the customer support is A+. The Groundswell team is always proactive about finding new ways for our company to leverage the app and the holidays awareness month toolkits are especially helpful.
Jaclyn Johnston
GHJ
Ready to make a bigger impact?
Big impact doesn’t have to mean big effort. Groundswell makes it simple to launch, manage, and scale programs that matter.
