How does Braid Work?

Start a Braid Pool

Start a Braid Pool

Use the pool to collect donations for an adoption fundraiser

Share your Pool Link to collect donations

Share your Pool Link to collect donations

Anyone can contribute with the Pool Link. No sign-up required.

Donate or Spend from the pool

Donate or Spend from the pool

Every Braid Pool comes with a free debit card. Use it to pay for adoption costs or to disburse funds to a chosen organization.

Braid Pools are the easiest way to collect donations for adoption fundraisers

All your adoption fundraiser needs covered

Create pools to raise money for your adoption costs, like attorney fees, home study fees, court filing fees, etc. Or, set up pools to fundraise for foster care services, birth parent support centers, adoption organizations, or charities. With zero fundraising caps, limits, or deadlines, raise as much as you can for as long as you want. 

Pool Links make collecting money easy

Anyone can contribute with a debit or credit card. No sign-up required. Set the amount to be paid or let contributors pay what they can.

Personalize your Pool Link

Add a custom text and image to let contributors know what you’re collecting money for.

Braid Pools do what you need them to

Braid is an easy way to collect and disburse donations. Invite family members or volunteers to manage contributions with you. Use the entire pool balance to cover adoption costs or to support a charity or organization.

See contributions as they happen

Get optional alerts whenever someone contributes to your pool.

Spend from your pool with a free debit card

Add it to Apple Pay or Google Pay for contactless payment.

Braid is safe and secure

We use best-in-class security and compliance practices to keep your money safe and your personal data private.

All payments and personal information are encrypted end-to-end using SSL 256-bit encryption.

Get spending notifications from your pools, and freeze your debit card anytime in the app.

Frequently Asked Questions

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