Shout for Good Is Winding Down: What to Do Next

Shout for Good, the ANZ Bank-owned donation platform, is winding down. If your charity or community group has been using it to collect donations, you need a new platform.

The good news: you can switch to Raised for free and be up and running in a few minutes. You'll keep everything you had with Shout for Good, and get a lot more.

What you get with Raised that Shout for Good never had

Shout for Good was a donation-only platform. It collected money, and that was about it. Raised does donations, but it also does the things that most schools, clubs, and charities actually need.

Product-based fundraising

Most groups raise money by selling things. Pie drives, chocolate boxes, plant sales, candles, cookie dough. With Raised, you set up an online store for your fundraiser, supporters buy products, and you manage the orders and delivery all in one place. Shout for Good couldn't do any of this.

Crowdfunding with goal tracking

Run a crowdfunding campaign with a target amount and progress bar. Supporters see how close you are to your goal, which drives more donations. You can run a crowdfunding campaign alongside a product fundraiser, or on its own.

A wholesaler marketplace

Not sure what to sell? Browse the Raised wholesaler marketplace to find suppliers who provide fundraising products. Pick your products, set your prices, and start selling. The wholesaler handles stock and fulfilment.

Order management

Every order is tracked from purchase to delivery. Manage delivery schedules, set up collection points, and know exactly who ordered what. No spreadsheets required.

Customer database

Raised builds a customer database as people buy from your fundraisers. You can tag supporters, add notes, and see their full order history across your campaigns. When you launch your next fundraiser, you can send an email to previous customers filtered by tags or past purchases to let them know.

Cash and bank transfer payments with zero fees

Accept cash at school pickup or the sausage sizzle. Accept bank transfers for supporters who prefer not to use a card. Both are completely free, with no processing fees at all. That's money straight into your fundraiser.

Everything Shout for Good did, but better

You're not losing anything by switching. Here's how the features you already use carry over.

• Mobile app donations become mobile-friendly campaign pages that work on any device
• Shout Blade tap-to-donate terminals become Tap to Pay on your phone, with no hardware to buy or charge
• QR codes for posters and events become shareable campaign links and QR codes
• Apple Pay becomes Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe
• Analytics dashboard becomes an analytics dashboard plus a customer database with tagging and order history
• 0% commission (subsidised by ANZ) becomes a 5% fee charged to the supporter, not you. You keep 100%.

No restrictions on who can use it

Shout for Good was primarily for registered charities. If you were a school, sports club, or community group, you needed to operate under a charity partner's umbrella.

Raised is open to everyone. Schools, clubs, sports teams, community groups, and individuals can all sign up and start fundraising directly. No charity registration needed.

What it costs

• No setup fees
• No monthly fees
• No subscriptions
• 5% platform fee charged to the supporter, not you
• Cash and bank transfer payments have zero processing fees
• Fundraisers keep 100% of what they raise

See full pricing details.

How to switch

Before Shout for Good shuts down

1. Export your data. Download any donor lists, transaction records, or reports from the Shout for Good dashboard. Once the platform goes offline, that data may be gone.

2. Note your links. Check which materials (posters, flyers, website pages, email signatures) point to your Shout for Good donation page. You'll need to update these.

Get set up on Raised

1. Sign up for free. You can have a fundraising page live in minutes.

2. Set up your campaign. Choose a product fundraiser, a crowdfunding campaign, or both. Add your products or set your donation goal, and customise your page with your branding.

3. Connect your payments. Link your Stripe account for card payments. Add bank transfer details for fee-free payments. Enable cash collection for in-person fundraising.

4. Update your links. Replace your old Shout for Good URLs everywhere with your new Raised campaign link.

5. Tell your supporters. A quick message to your donor list is all it takes: "We've moved. Here's where to support us now."

Don't wait

Donors who click your old Shout for Good links and hit a dead page are unlikely to go searching for your new one. The faster you get set up on Raised and update your links, the less money you lose in the transition.

Get started for free. It takes a few minutes, costs nothing, and gives you more fundraising tools than Shout for Good ever offered.

You can also see a full comparison of Shout for Good vs Raised.