Restaurant fundraiser software that drives local demand
DonationScout helps restaurants attract, capture, and convert community engagement opportunities through branded community marketing websites, local discovery, a free marketplace, and streamlined online request workflows.
First-party platform with marketplace reach
How does DonationScout generate more fundraiser demand? DonationScout combines brand-owned demand infrastructure with a free marketplace that helps schools, nonprofits, teams, and community groups discover participating restaurants and submit high-intent fundraiser, donation, and sponsorship requests.
Branded demand infrastructure
Give every community organization a clear, on-brand path to request fundraisers, donations, and sponsorships from your restaurant.
*DonationScout Enterprise only.
Free marketplace discovery
Help schools, nonprofits, teams, and local groups find participating restaurants when they are already looking for support.
Turn discovery into action
Convert discovery into organized workflows that collect the details your teams need to review, approve, and measure each request.
Across schools, teams, non-profits, and other community groups.
DonationScout has facilitated over $15 million in donations from restaurant partners to the community.
Be discovered where your community is already searching
The free DonationScout marketplace helps schools, nonprofits, teams, churches, and community groups find participating restaurants, compare nearby options, and start high-intent fundraiser, donation, and sponsorship requests online.
- Local search by city, state, or ZIP
- Highlight your fundraiser and donation options
- Traffic routed into structured request workflows
Branded state, city, and location page discovery
DonationScout can power a brand-owned local discovery experience that helps organizers move from a national locations directory to state pages, city pages, nearby restaurant listings, and location-specific fundraiser request pages.
- State pages for broad SEO and market coverage
- Location listings with maps and local details
- Restaurant-specific pages for terms and scheduling
DonationScout has been a true partner and extension of our team, delivering innovative ideas and a flexible platform that has helped us scale our fundraising program. Their technology and hands-on support allow us to create a fully branded experience that drives year-over-year growth and sets our program apart.
We've worked with DonationScout for years now and they've proven to be a great partner. They've tailored their software to our needs which has made the fundraising process seamless for our operations teams. They're always willing to listen to feedback and have been eager to push the future of fundraising for us.
Since implementing DonationScout, we've scheduled more events, strengthened relationships with local schools, teams, and nonprofits, and driven more traffic and sales on our fundraising nights. Most importantly, the platform allows us to support more local causes while creating a win-win for both the community and our restaurants.
Of all the products and services in our marketing toolkit, DonationScout is among the highest sales-generating & ROI tools we use.
DonationScout has completely streamlined the way we manage our fundraiser nights. It keeps everything organized in one place—from scheduling, reminders, details, and follow-ups—which saves our team a significant amount of time and eliminates error. It's made the entire process smoother for both our restaurants and the organizations we support. We've seen the impact not only through positive feedback from organizations but in restaurant sales as well.
DonationScout made what could have been a very complex, portfolio-wide rollout across 13 brands feel seamless. DonationScout platform was tailored to the unique needs of each brand while still maintaining consistency across the portfolio. It streamlined how we manage donation requests and brought much needed structure and efficiency to the process. DonationScout held my hand through the entire launch and has remained responsive, collaborative, and truly committed.
As a multi-brand restaurant franchisee of Jason's Deli and Mr. Gatti's Pizza, DonationScout has been an incredible tool for us, giving us the time to focus on customers and growing our business.
DonationScout has been a vital part of growing our customer base, giving us access to additional channels and people we may never have been able to engage with on our own.
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