Connection Point Systems Inc.

Connection Point Systems Inc. (ConnectionPoint) develops fundraising and "collaborative commerce" platform technology that powers both its own consumer-facing products and fundraising platforms operated by other organizations. The company operates three branded platforms: FundRazr, a digital fundraising platform for nonprofits, social causes and professional fundraisers; Crowdfundr, a crowdfunding platform for creators offering flexible project types such as keep-it-all and all-or-nothing models, continuous crowdfunding for a series of projects, and 0% fee crowdfunding; and CoCoPay, a community-powered medical payment solution that integrates into a healthcare provider's payment flow so that friends and family can contribute toward a patient's care, with tax receipts available for contributors in the United States.

The underlying technology is offered as a centralized backbone for customers that want to build their own fundraising platforms, with stated use cases including white-label crowdfunding, fiscal sponsors, international and multi-chapter charities, businesses and creative groups, and affiliate and agency partners. Product capabilities cited include donor engagement functionality, website and CRM integrations, recurring donations, incentives, secure payment processing, social media and Facebook integration, a mobile app, and personal campaign coaching. The company states principles around business and technology transparency, data security and platform stability (uptime above 99.9%), and providing access to its platforms for free or at low cost where possible.

Business model

ConnectionPoint provides fundraising platform technology both directly to campaign creators and nonprofits through its own branded platforms and as white-label/backbone infrastructure that other organizations use to operate their own fundraising platforms, including through affiliate and agency partners.

The company markets 0% fee crowdfunding on its Crowdfundr platform for creators and states an aim to provide platform access to as many organizations as possible for free or close to free; white-label and enterprise platform technology is offered to partner organizations.

Traction

The company reports more than 7,000 organizations raising money across more than 100 countries, over 220,000 campaigns launched and more than $400 million raised through its platforms.