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Now that you all are clear about who you can donate to your Zakat let’s move on to the area where we discuss how crowdfunding can play a bigger role in Zakat donations as well as Zakat fundraising campaigns. Most Muslims prefer to give Zakat to charitable organizations that provide funds to the needy and poor instead of directly to the beneficiaries. Mosques are among the most common recipients of this type of charitable giving. It’s also helpful to know which areas of the world are likely to appeal to donors.

1. Crowdfunding At WhyDonate

You can donate Zakat online through WhyDonate at any given moment without going through any complicated process at all. WhyDonate welcomes all kinds of fundraisers with open arms by providing a free and reliable platform. Make sure you find suitable fundraisers if you want to donate to any campaign or you can also initiate by starting a fundraiser where people can donate to help you with your cause. You can create a donation page that has pre-set amounts for all of your donors. Doing so will help you see which donation tier is most effective.

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Thanks for your comment.

You have not made it clear if you are part of Tayba, or if you read the Zakat policy. Did you review the books Tayba published? Just go online and buy them.

In a wakala system, cash should be an option. Zakat is for the beneficiary, not the organization. Your comment indicates you fundamentally misunderstand Zakat.

The model is simple and spelled out in the policy. They have have services to prisoners. Zakat tends to pay for much of this, and they solicit zakat. It’s not a criticism its a statement of fact. That’s actually okay by itself. Once zakat is spent for educational services for example, it will be used for overhead.

Consolidated control is where the CEO is also chairman of the board (which is what we have). You can have other board members and employees and this can still be true. Donors would be better served with independent oversight. I stand by that.

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