Searching for Funds

After the toolbar is created, organizations have the ability to send a standard e-mail to their database of supporters asking them to download the toolbar. According to Fund-It/BenefitBar, the download process takes 30 to 40 seconds and does not replace the existing toolbar on the user’s browser. Fund-It/BenefitBar sends organizations a check every month for the amount that their toolbars raised. If an organization raises $50 or more in a month, Grosz says, Fund-It/BenefitBar takes $10 to help defray its costs, which include full back-end support of the toolbar and consultants’ payments. If an organization doesn't earn $50 in a month, no money is deducted from its earnings.