Share Good

What Share Good does

Share Good is a US-based 501c3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, that operates a community engagement platform connecting local nonprofits with individual donors, volunteers, event attendees, and item purchasers. The company's product consolidates four interaction pathways — DONATE (low-fee donation processing), VOLUNTEER (browsing of hands-on, skills-based, internship, and board opportunities), SHOP (direct purchase of items shipped to nonprofits), and ATTEND (a unified calendar of local nonprofit events) — into a single web-based platform designed to be usable in five clicks or less. Distribution is delivered through a network of regional SHARE chapters that operate semi-autonomously in Charlotte, Omaha, Greater Lynchburg, Detroit, Middlesex, Iowa, Norfolk, and Central Louisiana.

Underlying technology is a community platform built on standard web infrastructure (hosted on Squarespace CDN based on asset URLs), with no disclosed proprietary models, APIs, or AI components. The platform's differentiator is interoperability — aggregating fragmented local nonprofit information into one discovery and engagement surface — rather than novel technology. No native mobile application is offered, and no integration partners, certifications, or patents are disclosed.

Revenue mechanics are transaction-fee based on donation processing, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers or SaaS-style plans. The organization supplements fee revenue with philanthropic funding, including a disclosed $750,000 round in 2018 from RSVP Capital and the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation. Customer segments are split between individual community members (primary) and local nonprofits (primary), with foundations as a secondary segment. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, indicating a lean operating model consistent with a mission-driven nonprofit structure rather than a venture-scale technology business.

Name

Share Good

Legal name

Share Good

Website

https://sharegoodsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Share Good is a 501c3 nonprofit that operates a community platform connecting individual donors, volunteers, and event attendees with local nonprofits across regional SHARE chapters in the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Engagement Software

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interest-Based Communities & Forums (BPAMABAC)

Keywords

• Community engagement platform
• Nonprofit technology software
• Volunteer management platform
• Donation processing services
• Local philanthropy platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donation Processing: The platform facilitates donations to nonprofits with low processing fees. As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Share Good generates revenue through transaction processing fees on donations made through the platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Share Good operates a community engagement platform that brings local nonprofits together in one place and offers four integrated pathways for community members to engage: DONATE (instant giving with low processing fees), VOLUNTEER (browsing hands-on, skills-based, internship, and board opportunities), SHOP (purchasing items nonprofits need, shipped directly to them), and ATTEND (a consolidated calendar of all local nonprofit events). The platform is distributed through regional SHARE community chapters serving Charlotte, Omaha, Greater Lynchburg, Detroit, Middlesex, Iowa, Norfolk, and Central Louisiana, with all designed to allow users to find and support causes in five clicks or less.

Product overview

Share Good is a nonprofit organization offering a unified community platform that brings local nonprofits together in one place. The platform is distributed through regional SHARE communities (such as Share Charlotte, Share Omaha, Share Greater Lynchburg, Share Detroit, Share Middlesex, Share Iowa, Share Norfolk, and Share CENLA), each serving their local geographic areas. The core platform provides four integrated features: DONATE (instant giving to nonprofits with low processing fees), VOLUNTEER (browsing volunteer opportunities including hands-on, skills-based, internships and board positions), SHOP (buying items nonprofits need, shipped directly to them), and ATTEND (a unified calendar of nonprofit events).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Share Charlotte: Regional Share community chapter serving Charlotte area.
• Share Omaha
• Share Greater Lynchburg
• Share Detroit
• Share Middlesex
• Share Iowa
• Share Norfolk
• Share CenLA

Products and services

• Share Good Community Platform A community engagement platform that brings local nonprofits together in one place and offers four integrated engagement pathways (DONATE, VOLUNTEER, SHOP, ATTEND) for individual community members to find and support causes in five clicks or less. Designed for both individual community members seeking to engage with local nonprofits and for nonprofit organizations seeking visibility, donations, volunteers, and event attendance.
• Regional SHARE Community Chapters Regional implementations of the Share Good platform serving specific U.S. geographies, including SHARE Charlotte, SHARE Omaha, SHARE Greater Lynchburg, SHARE Detroit, SHARE Middlesex, SHARE Iowa, SHARE Norfolk, and SHARE CENLA (Central Louisiana). Each chapter operates as a local hub connecting community members with nonprofits in their region using the core Share Good platform technology.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SHARE CharlottecoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in Charlotte, NC area. Serves as local hub for connecting community members with area nonprofits.
• SHARE OmahacoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in Omaha, NE area. Connects local community with nonprofits through the Share Good platform.
• SHARE Greater LynchburgcoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in the Greater Lynchburg, VA area. Facilitates local philanthropy and volunteer engagement.
• SHARE DetroitcoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in Detroit, MI area. Provides platform for connecting Detroit community with local nonprofits.
• SHARE MiddlesexcoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in Middlesex, NJ area. Hosted at riseandshare.sharemiddlesex.org for local nonprofit engagement.
• SHARE IowacoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in Iowa. Expands Share Good's reach to the Iowa nonprofit community.
• SHARE NorfolkcoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in Norfolk, VA area. Connects local community members with Norfolk-area nonprofits.
• SHARE CENLAcoreOthersRegional chapter of Share Good operating in Central Louisiana (CENLA). Serves the local nonprofit ecosystem in the region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Givebutter: Givebutter is a nonprofit fundraising and engagement platform offering donations, events, peer-to-peer campaigns, and auctions — a closely comparable multi-feature model to Share Good's donate/attend/shop stack, serving the same SMB nonprofit customer segment.
• GivePulse: GivePulse combines volunteer management, donations, and community engagement for nonprofits and universities, mirroring Share Good's integrated donate/volunteer/attend model for the same community-based nonprofit buyers.
• Bonterra (Network for Good): Bonterra, home to Network for Good, offers donation forms, CRM, volunteer, and fundraising software for small and mid-sized nonprofits — directly comparable to Share Good's mission of providing local nonprofits with simple, integrated engagement tools.
• VolunteerMatch: VolunteerMatch is a long-standing volunteer opportunity matching platform connecting individuals with nonprofits — a subset of Share Good's VOLUNTEER pathway, serving the same individual-volunteer and nonprofit-recruiter customer pair.
• Idealist: Idealist lists volunteer opportunities, jobs, internships, and events for mission-driven organizations, closely overlapping with Share Good's volunteer and event calendar functionality for individual community members.
• Classy (GoFundMe Pro): Classy (now part of GoFundMe Pro) provides donation forms, event ticketing, and peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofits — comparable to Share Good's DONATE and ATTEND pathways, with a similar mid-market nonprofit buyer.
• Mightycause: Mightycause provides online fundraising, event management, and donor tools for small and mid-sized nonprofits — directly comparable to Share Good's core nonprofit engagement stack for the same grassroots nonprofit buyer.
• Funraise: Funraise offers nonprofit fundraising software including donation forms, events, peer-to-peer, and CRM — a comparable integrated platform targeting the same mid-sized nonprofit customers Share Good serves.

Broad incumbents

• GoFundMe: GoFundMe is the dominant consumer giving/crowdfunding platform with vastly greater scale and brand recognition, overlapping with Share Good's DONATE pathway while serving a much broader personal-cause and nonprofit mix.

Emerging players

• Daffy: Daffy is a digital charitable giving platform that bundles donations for individual donors, partially overlapping with Share Good's donation-focused value proposition though focused on donor-side rather than nonprofit-side aggregation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/share-good-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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