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Raise Money From Your YouTube Audience

You have built an audience that shows up for you. When you want to raise money for a cause, fund a project, or run a real event, you should not have to hand 30% to the platform or register as a charity to do it. PayIt2 gives you one link your viewers can pay through in seconds.

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How to Raise Money on YouTube

YouTube gives creators a few built-in ways to earn, but every one of them either takes a large cut or is not built for raising money for a specific goal. Super Chat, Super Thanks, and channel memberships all run on a 70/30 split, meaning YouTube keeps 30% of what your audience gives. And YouTube's actual fundraiser tool, YouTube Giving, only sends money to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits and requires at least 10,000 subscribers, so you cannot use it to raise money for yourself, a friend in need, a creative project, or your own event.

That leaves a real gap. When you want to run a charity livestream, rally your community after something happens to a fellow creator, fund a documentary or a new studio, or sell tickets to a meetup, you need a way to collect money directly that keeps the cut small and does not require charity paperwork. That is exactly what PayIt2 is for: you create a page, share one link in your video description, pinned comment, or community post, and your audience pays from any device with no account required.

There are two ways to do it, depending on what you are raising money for:

Run a Fundraiser (any amount)

For charity streams, a cause, a creative project, or helping someone out. Supporters give whatever they want. The fee is 3.85% per donation plus Stripe processing, with no monthly fees, so the vast majority of every gift reaches the goal instead of a 30% platform cut.

Sell Tickets to an Event (set amount)

For meetups, live workshops, premieres, paid Q&As, or a fan event. You set the ticket price and the fee is a flat $1.49 per ticket plus Stripe processing. On anything but the smallest ticket, a flat fee beats a percentage, so more of the ticket price stays with you.

Not sure which to use? A rough rule: if you are asking for support with no set price, use a fundraiser; if people are paying a specific amount to get something (a seat, access, a ticket), use an event. You can always check the current rates on the fees page before you launch.

Supporting your channel

You can absolutely use PayIt2 to raise ongoing support for your channel; a "support the channel" fundraiser is exactly that, and you keep far more of it than the roughly 30% YouTube takes on Super Thanks and memberships. The real difference is integration, not capability: Super Thanks and channel memberships are wired into the YouTube player and your channel, so a viewer can chip in without leaving the video, whereas PayIt2 is a link you share in your description, a pinned comment, or a community post. You trade the in-player button for keeping the money and not being bound by YouTube's eligibility rules. One honest note on taxes: contributions to a personal fundraiser are generally not tax-deductible unless you are raising on behalf of a qualified nonprofit.

PayIt2 vs. YouTube's Built-In Tools

Keep More of Every Dollar

YouTube keeps 30% of Super Chats, Super Thanks, and memberships. A PayIt2 fundraiser is 3.85% per donation, and an event is $1.49 per ticket, plus Stripe processing. No 30% platform cut.

No Nonprofit Status Needed

YouTube Giving only pays out to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits and needs 10,000 subscribers. PayIt2 works for any creator raising money for any legitimate cause, project, or event.

One Link, Anywhere

Drop your link in the video description, a pinned comment, a community post, or your bio. Viewers pay from any device with no app or account, and you see who paid in real time.

How It Works

1

Create Your Page

Choose a fundraiser (any amount) or an event (set ticket price), add your story or event details, and your page is live in minutes.

2

Share the Link

Post it in your video description, a pinned comment, the community tab, or call it out on stream. Viewers pay in seconds, no account needed.

3

Get Paid Fast

Funds deposit to your bank in 2-3 business days. Track contributions and ticket sales from your dashboard and thank your supporters.

Frequently asked questions

Raising money from a YouTube audience

YouTube's built-in options are Super Chat, Super Thanks, and channel memberships (which share revenue 70/30, so YouTube keeps 30%) and YouTube Giving (which only pays registered nonprofits). To raise money directly for a cause, a project, or your own event, creators use a collection link instead: set up a PayIt2 fundraiser or event, drop the link in your description or a pinned comment, and your audience pays from any device. Funds reach your bank in 2 to 3 business days.
Not through YouTube's own fundraiser feature. YouTube Giving only sends money to US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits and requires at least 10,000 subscribers. A PayIt2 fundraiser has no nonprofit requirement and no subscriber minimum, so any creator can raise money for a personal cause, a creative project, or someone in need. Note that contributions to a personal fundraiser are generally not tax-deductible.
For Super Chat, Super Thanks, and channel memberships, YouTube keeps 30% and the creator receives 70%. By comparison, a PayIt2 fundraiser charges 3.85% per donation and a ticketed event charges a flat $1.49 per ticket, each plus standard Stripe processing and with no monthly fee. See the fees page for the current rates.
Create an event page with a set ticket price and share the link with your audience. PayIt2 charges a flat $1.49 per ticket plus Stripe processing, so for meetups, workshops, premieres, or paid Q&As you keep more of each sale than you would on a percentage-based platform. You can see who has bought tickets in real time from your dashboard.
Yes. YouTube's monetization tools require joining the Partner Program (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours), and YouTube Giving needs 10,000 subscribers. A PayIt2 page has no follower minimum at all, so even a small or brand-new channel can run a fundraiser or sell event tickets to the audience it has today.
Funds deposit to your connected bank account in 2 to 3 business days after each payment, not at the end of the campaign, so you can put the money to work as it comes in.
No. Viewers pay from any phone or computer with just a card. There is nothing for them to sign up for, which removes the most common reason people mean to give and never do.
Yes. Every payment is processed by Stripe, a PCI Level 1 certified payment processor, and card details are handled by Stripe rather than stored by PayIt2.
Yes. You can absorb the fees yourself, or add them at checkout so viewers cover them and you keep the full amount. You choose when you set up the page.

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Set up a fundraiser or an event in minutes. No monthly fees, no 30% cut, no nonprofit paperwork. Funds in your bank in 2-3 business days.

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Selling tickets to an event? See Event Ticketing. Raising for a cause? See Fundraisers & Causes.