Onward for Nonprofits
Turn Local Businesses into Year-Round Sponsors
Onward helps nonprofits bring in local business sponsors and matching gifts, then keeps those businesses engaged all year: a sponsor wall that never comes down, their giving shown on their own Onward pages, promotion in Discover and the Hub, and ready-made thank-you posts.
What You Can Do
- Add sponsorship levels to an event, with spots left showing, and a "Sponsor This Event" button businesses can tap, then pay right away on your own payment page
- Invite a business to sponsor you, even if it isn't on Onward yet
- Run a matching gift: a business doubles gifts up to a set amount, on one fundraiser or on all gifts, with a progress bar
- Approve give-back nights a business hosts for you
- Show sponsors on a "Thank You to Our Sponsors" wall, grouped by level, with a ready-made thank-you post to share
- See which businesses already support other causes nearby in Discover
- Every new sponsor shows on your wall and in the Hub, so the next business sees its peers stepping up and wants in
How It Works
- 1Create your nonprofit's page and add your sponsorship levels or a match.
- 2Invite businesses, or share the event so businesses can ask to sponsor.
- 3Approve each request, and Onward thanks them everywhere they show up.
Questions
Why would a business sponsor through Onward?+
Their support shows on your page, on the event, and on their own Onward page, ranked by verified giving. It's recognition they can point customers to.
Does listing a sponsor mean we endorse them?+
No. Your page shows who supports you, not a recommendation. You approve every sponsor before they appear.
Does the money go through Onward?+
No. After a business asks to sponsor, it gets a Pay Now button that opens your own payment page (or your donate link), so the money goes straight to you and Onward never takes a cut.
Can a match stay anonymous?+
Yes. A matching gift can show as anonymous.
Give your supporters the spotlight.
Create your nonprofit's page free. Everything on Onward today is free, and it stays free.