As soon as we implemented Anedot we were able to bring hundreds of thousands of dollars within a six to seven month period to support our efforts.
About Health Freedom Defense Fund
Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF) is a national nonprofit founded in 2020 that serves all Americans.
HFDF focuses on health freedom, informed consent, and bodily autonomy, emphasizing that individuals should be able to make their own health care decisions.
HFDF educates individuals about the primacy of the individual and ethical principles such as informed consent, with the goal of helping people pursue education, employment, worship, and participation in society without coercion, threat, or pressure related to personal health care choices.
The challenge: launching online fundraising as a new nonprofit
As a newly founded nonprofit, HFDF needed a way to receive and organize online donations while also sending tax receipts and thank-you letters.
Without online donation processing in place, the organization said it was limited in the amount of donations it could receive and had to spend more time processing check donations manually.
That extra administrative work meant more time spent on operations and less time available to support the organization’s programs and mission.
Along the way, HFDF faced several challenges:
- Needed a way to receive online donations
- Needed to organize online gifts in one place
- Needed to send tax receipts and thank-you letters
- Needed to reduce the administrative burden of processing check donations
Anedot customer service is absolutely phenomenal. The integration was much easier than expected and we were able to start receiving online donations immediately.
The Anedot solution: fast setup and responsive support
HFDF discovered Anedot through other freedom-oriented organizations that were already using the platform.
The organization chose Anedot early in its search because of Anedot’s values and customer service.
Implementation was very easy for HFDF’s operations at the time, and Anedot’s customer support helped the team integrate the platform with its existing software.
During onboarding, HFDF needed to connect multiple mailing lists based on donation allocation. Anedot’s customer service team helped make that possible.
Key benefits:
- Action Pages that make it easy for HFDF to receive and organize online donations
- Recurring giving tools that help HFDF maintain ongoing donations from supporters with ease
- Annual donor statements that simplifies sending tax reports and managing donor records
- Event ticketing and management that HFDF used to manage ticket sales, meal selection, and guest lists for events
- Integrations and list management support that helped HFDF connect multiple mailing lists based on donation allocation
We use Anedot for all of our online donations and your platform helps us maintain recurring donations with ease so that we are constantly receiving donations from our donors.
The results
HFDF said Anedot helped the organization begin receiving online donations immediately after implementation.
As a startup nonprofit, that had a meaningful impact on its ability to fund its work.
The organization also said Anedot reduced the administrative time needed to manage donations, thank-you letters, tax receipts, and year-end donation reports.
Within six to seven months of implementing the platform, HFDF said it brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars to support its efforts.
Outcomes:
- Immediate online donation capability
- Hundreds of thousands of dollars raised within six to seven months
- Less administrative time spent managing donations and donor communications
- Easier recurring donation management
- Smoother event administration
The values and customer service are top-notch. The features continue to expand and refine and so do the integrations. I love working with Anedot and highly recommend them!
What’s next
Looking ahead, HFDF is excited to continue using Anedot as the organization grows and its needs evolve.
HFDF said it highly recommends Anedot to other organizations because of Anedot’s customer-first and data privacy values, expanding features, and deep integrations.
