For Fire Departments & First Responders

The boot drive just went digital

Put a QR code on a sign, a banner, or a card. People scan from their car or their doorstep and donate instantly. No cash, no change, no hassle. Every dollar tracked.

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Sound familiar?

Nobody carries cash anymore. Drivers want to give at the intersection but their wallet is empty. You wave them through with nothing.
Boot drives collect less every year. The effort is the same — firefighters standing in the heat — but the returns keep dropping.
Equipment costs keep rising. One set of turnout gear is $3,000+. SCBA units are $6,000. Municipal budgets don't keep up.
Tracking volunteer fundraising is a pain. Who collected what? Where did the cash go? Paper trails and cash jars don't cut it.
DonorDrive and other platforms are built for big charities. You don't need a $500/month platform. You need something simple that works.

ScanRaise fixes all of it

QR codes on signs at intersections. Drivers scan from the car window. Works even in traffic.
QR cards for door-to-door. Volunteers hand them out, donors give on their own time.
Every dollar tracked to the volunteer or event that brought it in. No more cash counting.
Sell tickets to the pancake breakfast, run a raffle for donated prizes, sell department merch — all in one place.
Just 2.5% per donation. No monthly fees, no setup costs. Way less than losing bills in the boot.

How ScanRaise compares

ScanRaise Zeffy BetterWorld DonorDrive
Platform fee 2.5% 0% (tips model) Free (limited) Subscription
QR codes Per volunteer No No No
Per-person tracking Yes No No Yes
Events / merch / auctions All included Events only Auctions only Events only
Donor CRM Built in Basic No Yes
App required No app No No No

The full toolkit for your department

QR code signs and cards

Print QR codes on intersection signs, door hangers, and volunteer cards. Donors scan and give from anywhere.

Volunteer leaderboard

Track donations per volunteer, per station, per event. See who's driving results in real time.

Event ticketing

Sell tickets to the pancake breakfast, open house, or charity dinner. Check-in at the door.

Raffles

Sell raffle tickets for donated prizes at events and online. Draw winners live. All digital.

Department merch

Sell department t-shirts, challenge coins, and decals online. Revenue goes straight to the fund.

Donor CRM

Every donor across every drive and event. Tags, notes, CSV export for your board.

Email campaigns

Send fundraising appeals, event invites, and thank-yous to your supporter list.

Community drives

Launch community-wide drives for disaster relief or emergency needs. 0% platform fee on community drives.

Stair climb challenge

GPS-tracked fitness challenges for firefighter fundraisers. Step counting and verified activity data.

What departments use ScanRaise for

Digital boot drives

QR code on a sign at the intersection instead of a boot. Drivers scan from the car. Collect 3x more than cash alone.

Equipment funds

Turnout gear, SCBA, rescue tools, vehicle maintenance. Run a dedicated campaign with a clear goal and a thermometer.

Pancake breakfast

Sell tickets, collect donations at the table with QR codes, run a raffle for donated prizes. One platform for the whole event.

Open house

QR codes at every station. Visitors scan and donate while touring the trucks and equipment. Great for families.

Training and certifications

EMT, Firefighter I/II, hazmat, and specialty training costs. Raise money from the community that benefits.

Department merch sales

Sell t-shirts, challenge coins, and decals year-round. Revenue supplements the operating budget.

Station improvements

Kitchen upgrade, bay door replacement, new furniture. QR codes on a sign at the station collect ongoing donations.

Holiday toy drive

Collect monetary donations for holiday toys and food baskets. Community drive with 0% platform fee.

Firefighter fitness challenge

Department runs a step challenge. Fitbit and Strava sync tracks every mile. Community pledges per mile walked during the month.

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