Why Lower Fees Mean Higher Impact

How lowering fees can create higher impact.

By Michael Seifert, CEO & Founder at PublicSquare‍
September 22, 2025
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In fundraising, every dollar saved on fees is a dollar that can fuel conservative causes, strengthen traditional values, and empower organizations to uphold the principles that built this nation. For organizations driven by faith, family, and freedom—political campaigns, committees, nonprofits, churches, and patriotic enterprises—the choice of a payments platform directly determines how much of each hard-earned donation goes to defending what matters most. PSQ Impact is designed to cut costs, boost transparency, and stand firm against Big Tech’s overreach, ensuring conservative organizations keep more of what they raise.

First, fees are a battleground. Many payment processing solutions, often aligned with left-leaning tech giants, siphon off donations with excessive transaction fees, platform charges, and hidden costs that erode the value of every contribution. PSQ Impact delivers straightforward, predictable pricing, empowering conservative organizations to plan budgets with confidence and keep more funds for their mission—whether it’s protecting the unborn, defending the Second Amendment, fortifying our nation’s border, or preserving religious liberty.

Second, payment reliability safeguards your cause. Big Tech platforms have a track record of deplatforming conservative groups, freezing funds, or imposing arbitrary holds that disrupt cash flow and cripple campaigns. PSQ Impact prioritizes rock-solid onboarding, underwriting, and account stability to protect against these attacks, ensuring your donations aren’t held hostage by progressive oligarchs. For time-sensitive efforts, such as election-year pushes or rapid-response campaigns, this reliability helps maintain momentum and drive high conversions.

Third, donor-friendly flows maximize contributions. Frictionless, mobile-optimized checkouts and streamlined forms reduce abandonment rates, ensuring every patriot’s donation counts. PSQ Impact’s customizable donation flows and secure tokenization make giving easy for supporters while protecting their data from breaches or unauthorized sharing, which is critical for conservative donors wary of surveillance and data misuse.