How does Braid Work?

Start a Braid Pool

Start a Braid Pool

Use the pool to collect money for your community garden. 

Share your Pool Link to collect contributions

Share your Pool Link to collect contributions

Garden participants, sponsors, and supporters can contribute with the Pool Link—no sign-up is required.

Spend from the pool

Spend from the pool

Every Braid Pool comes with a free debit card. Use it to pay for plants, seeds, soil, raised beds, and more. 

Braid Pools are the simplest way to pool funds for a community garden

All your community garden needs covered

Use money pools to collect money for gardening supplies, dues, land, carpentry, fertilizer, and more. 

Pool Links make collecting money easy

Participants, sponsors, and supporters can contribute with a debit or credit card—no sign-up required. You can set the donation amount or let contributors pay what they can.

Personalize your Pool Link

Add custom descriptions and images to let contributors know what you’re collecting money for.

Braid Pools are the best way to fundraise for community gardens

Braid is an easy way to pool money to start, grow, and sustain a community garden. You can invite your garden’s co-organizers to manage and spend the money with you. 

See contributions as they happen

Get instant, 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.

Grow & Manage Your Community Garden Funds with Braid Pools

Use your green thumb and learn how to raise funds, collect dues, and maintain a community garden.

Read the Post
Grow & Manage Your Community Garden Funds with Braid Pools

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 payment 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

What is Braid?
How do I spend money from the pool?
Does Braid charge fees?