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24 alternatives to HandUp

Direct giving to SF's homeless for the things they need.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HandUp launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   HandUp▲24

   Direct donations to homeless people and neighbors in need

   2014 · handup.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HandUp▲2

   Donate directly to a homeless neighbor in need.

   2015 · handup.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HandUp Campaigns▲133

   Assemble your community to donate to those in need

   2015 · handup.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HandUp Gift Cards▲293

   Give directly to a homeless neighbor on the street

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Simple Donation▲73

   People give more on simple forms.

   2015 · simpledonation.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Txt2Give▲70

   Make giving easy and raise more money

   2015 · txt2give.co · its alternatives →

7. 7AW
   A website aiming to fix homelessness in SF▲45

   Hi everyone, I am organizing a crowdfunding campaign to give blankets/food/books/glasses and new year's postcards to 1000 homeless people in San Francisco. Since we as the residents already spend a lot of money on the homelessness issue in SF via government(200MM+/year), I thought some of us would be willing to take a more active role in fixing this issue by donating to campaigns like this one(and to more sustainable ones). So, I am thinking of turning this campaign into a crowdfunding platform for activists and organizations that want to work on homelessness related…

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   HandUp▲2

   Kickstarter for folks who need help

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CentUp▲82

   Get paid for your content. Raise money for charity.

   2014 · centup.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scan to Donate▲58

    The new way to accept donations

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Referrral▲90

    Recommend your friends, pay it forward.

    2014 · referrral.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Feeding Forward▲1

    Donate surplus food to those in need (works only in SFO)

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Homeless Partners▲8

    Crowdsourced gift platform for homeless people

    2015 · homelesspartners.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Christmas Present Thing▲67

    From Crowdrise, give back instead of giving something dumb

    2014 · gofundme.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Volunteer Match▲61

    Bring good people & good causes together

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    donate.ly▲64

    The Simplest Way to Fundraise.

    2014 · donately.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LendUp▲84

    Micro-loans made simple

    2014 · lendup.com · its alternatives →

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    Peerby▲73

    Borrow the things you need from people in your neighborhood

    2014 · peerby.com · its alternatives →

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    Homeless Fonts▲88

    Homeless can create a font and get paid for it.

    2014 · homelessfonts.org · its alternatives →

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    GiftStarter▲122

    Crowdfunded gift-giving and gift concierge

    2015 · giftstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    1FORhunger▲112

    Buy a meal, give a meal, get a picture of the donated meal

    2015 · 1for.com · its alternatives →

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    Donatemates▲122

    Donation matching made easy.

    2017 · donatemates.com · its alternatives →

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    Giveffect▲103

    Shopify meets Salesforce for nonprofits

    2015 · giveffect.com · its alternatives →

24. 24GG
    Givecrew: Give back with your friends (beta in SF)▲5

    2019 · givecrew.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →