text: May I share some thoughts as someone involved with Pick Click Give? First of all, thank you for your donations to nonprofits! Regarding the 7% fee - When you use a credit card, write a check or use cash to donate directly to a nonprofit, you might not see the costs associated with the items listed above (advertising, printing, website, staff, etc,) but the nonprofit is paying them, usually at a much higher rate. 
  
  The 7% fee goes towards the support of statewide marketing program, web site maintenance, donor correspondence lists, and technical training for nonprofits. It also goes towards tangible promotional items like banners and rack cards. Ask the nonprofit you give to why they participate in the Pick.Click.Give. program. The return on investment they receive on the 7% fee is incredible.