Small stickers. Big impact for your cause.
CharityStickers.org puts small countertop sticker stands in local cafés and shops. Customers scan a QR code, give $3 or more straight to your nonprofit, and take a sticker they love. Your volunteers keep them stocked.
Free pilot of up to 5 stands · No contracts · Donations go straight to you
What you can raise
Every stand can bring in $70 to $212 a month
Most host shops move 1 to 3 stickers a day. Slide the numbers to see what a handful of stands around town could do for your mission.
A sponsor can cover your stickers
Local businesses often pay for sticker refills in exchange for their logo on your stand signs and a thank-you on your social pages. When a sponsor covers the stickers, your nonprofit keeps the full $3 or more from every sticker. We can help you find one.
Estimates assume each sticker taken comes with a $3 donation. Results depend on each shop's traffic; your donation reports show the real numbers.
Free pilot
Try it in up to 5 locations, on us
See real results before you spend a dollar. We set you up, your volunteers place the stands, and you watch the gifts come in.
- Set up your giving pageCreate a free Zeffy or Givebutter page with a $3 option. It's the only thing you set up, and we'll walk you through it.
- We ship your standsStands, signs with your logo and QR code, and starter stickers arrive at your office.
- Volunteers place themYour team asks local cafés and shops for a spot by the register. We'll help with the first few asks.
- Restock and growOrder refills at $0.65 a sticker, or let a sponsor cover them. Larger orders can be mailed straight to your host shops. Add stands as more shops say yes.
Everything you need for 5 stands
- Up to 5 clear acrylic stands, sized for a busy counter
- Printed signs with your logo and a QR code to your giving page
- Starter stickers for every stand, from our best-selling designs
- Help setting up your Zeffy or Givebutter page, with a QR code for each location
- A simple pitch your volunteers can use to ask shops for counter space
After the pilot, refills are $0.65 a sticker, or $0 when a sponsor covers them. Orders that meet our minimum can ship straight to your host shops. No contract and no minimum term.
How donations work
Every gift goes straight to you
Each stand's QR code opens your own Zeffy or Givebutter donation page. We never touch the money. You own the account, the donor list and the receipts.
Give each location its own link or QR code, and you'll see exactly which shop raises the most.
Zeffy
Completely free for nonprofits
- $0 in platform or card fees. It runs on optional donor tips, so you keep 100% of each gift.
- 100,000+ nonprofits use it, and they've raised $2B+.
- Rated 4.9/5 on G2 by thousands of users.
- Apple Pay, Google Pay and cards, with donation receipts built in.
Givebutter
Free with optional donor tips
- 0% platform fee and no processing fees with tips turned on.
- $5B+ in donations processed since 2016.
- Payouts to your bank with no limits or payout fees.
- A free donor database with unlimited contacts.
This is the only thing you need to set up. Both platforms are free, trusted by nonprofits and put donations directly in your bank account. We handle the stands, signs, stickers and QR codes.
Why stickers
A donation jar asks. A sticker gives back.
A jar asks people to give. A sticker stand gives them something they actually want for $3, at the exact moment they're deciding on small extras.
| Donation jar | Charity Stickers | |
|---|---|---|
| Reason to stop | Charity alone | A funny or cute sticker, plus a local cause |
| Amount | Loose change | A clear $3 ask, with an option to give more |
| Payment | Cash only | Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay by QR code |
| Tracking | Count coins by hand | Every gift recorded, by location |
| Afterward | Nothing to remember you by | A sticker on a laptop, water bottle or car |
Sources: Kantar, Retail in Transformation: Impulse; Federal Reserve, 2025 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice; Towards Packaging / Precedence Research, 2025; Marketing Charts, 2020 consumer cause survey.
Host shops
Why local shops say yes
Your volunteers make an easy ask: a few inches of counter space for a good cause. Here's why owners agree.
It costs them nothing
No inventory to buy, no cash to handle and nothing to ring up. Customers scan and give on their own phones.
Customers see them giving
Their counter shows they back a local cause, which customers notice and remember.
A monthly shout-out
Your nonprofit thanks each host on social media every month. We'll help write the post if you need it.
It fits anywhere
About the length of a ruler. Volunteers keep it stocked, or refills arrive by mail, so staff never have to think about it.
Great hosts: coffee shops, bakeries, hardware stores, convenience stores, bookstores, salons, gyms and local restaurants.
About us
Built by people who've run real stores
CharityStickers.org was started by two brothers who've spent their careers in retail, e-commerce, merchandise and marketing. We kept meeting nonprofits doing great work with no time or budget for fundraising, so we built the simplest fundraiser we could think of.
After more than a decade working retail and counter sales, we know what sells at a register, how to keep inventory moving and how to make a small product look good on a busy counter. Now we put that to work for causes.
From the team behind RuffLaunch, which runs the same sticker program for animal shelters.
Questions
Good to know
What if someone takes a sticker without paying?
It rarely happens. Stands sit right by the register, in full view of staff and the people in line, so nearly everyone scans first. If stickers ever go missing, tell us and we'll replace them free.
What if the stickers don't sell?
Our numbers so far show they do sell. What varies is how fast, depending on each shop's traffic. To keep it risk-free, we offer a buy-back promise: if you'd like to return unsold stickers your nonprofit purchased, send them back and we'll refund you.
Who restocks the stands?
Usually your volunteers: refills ship in bulk to your office, and volunteers top up the stands in their area with a quick weekly check. No volunteers nearby? Once your refill order meets our minimum, we can mail stickers straight to each host shop instead.
How do I order more stickers?
Order refills from us at $0.65 a sticker, or let a sponsor cover them. We ship them to your office, or directly to your host shops when the order meets our minimum.
Do we need to change our website?
No. The QR codes point to your Zeffy or Givebutter page. That's the only setup on your end.
Do we need to be a 501(c)(3)?
Zeffy is built for registered nonprofits. Givebutter supports a wider range of groups. Tell us about your organization and we'll help you pick.
Get in touch
Start your free pilot
Tell us about your nonprofit and the shops near you. We'll help set up your giving page and ship your first stands.