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Bonfire assures compliance and automates nonprofit payments with Change

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Bonfire is a free online platform where anyone can design, sell, and buy custom products. The platform manages payment processing, order fulfillment, and customer service, enabling customers to focus on connecting with their communities through fundraising.
Industry:
Fundraising
Website:
bonfire.com
Use Case:
Fundraising

Challenge

Bonfire needed to ensure compliance with commercial co-venturer (CCV) laws to securely handle payouts to thousands of nonprofits. Due to evolving legislation, such as California’s AB-488, Bonfire wanted a reliable compliance solution to meet all regulatory requirements and maintain streamlined operations for their users.

Results

With Change’s compliance solution, Bonfire streamlined all CCV compliance, allowing them to process charity payouts confidently and avoid regulatory issues. As a result, Bonfire increased compliance efficiency by automating 100% of charity payout reporting and registration.

"Bonfire works with thousands of charities, so automating charity payouts and reporting with Change has made life so much easier."

Torey Heinz
Director of Risk Management and Compliance

About Bonfire

Bonfire provides a free online platform where users can create, sell, and purchase custom apparel to raise funds for the causes they care about. By managing every step of the order process, from payment to fulfillment, Bonfire simplifies charitable fundraising and gives individuals a powerful way to connect with nonprofits.

Goal

Simplifying compliance to support charitable fundraising growth

With Bonfire’s rapid growth and new regulatory requirements emerging in the online charitable fundraising space, the company sought a partner to help them meet CCV compliance demands. Bonfire wanted to remove the compliance burden from users on their platform, ensuring that every charitable fundraiser met state requirements without adding complexity. With thousands of nonprofits relying on their platform for donations, Bonfire prioritized compliance and sought Change’s expertise to maintain seamless operations without compromising on legal standards.

Solution & Results

Transforming compliance with an automated solution

Bonfire chose Change to manage the full compliance spectrum of their charitable fundraising platform. Previously, Bonfire’s team had limited resources dedicated to managing the complex compliance requirements for CCV activities, but partnering with Change transformed this process. Change’s comprehensive solution automates compliance with requirements like annual registration, campaign reports, and written agreements between Bonfire and each nonprofit. This has made compliance straightforward for Bonfire and its thousands of users.

The standout feature for Bonfire was Change’s donor-advised fund approach, which allows Bonfire to distribute donations securely and compliantly to nonprofits across the U.S. This approach shields Bonfire’s users from the complexities of compliance, enabling them to focus on impactful fundraising without the risk of regulatory setbacks. As Torey Heinz, Director of Risk Management and Compliance at Bonfire, noted, “Compliance is a top priority for Bonfire. We work with thousands of charities, so automating charity payouts and reporting with Change has made our fundraising efforts so much easier.”

With Change, Bonfire streamlined every aspect of compliance, including automated charity payouts and real-time compliance tracking. This efficiency increase allowed Bonfire to process donations across 38 states with confidence, setting them up for ongoing growth and giving users a reliable, compliant way to support the causes they love.

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