How we got started and what it is that we do.
BlueFire is an online service that makes taking electronic donations, payments and event registrations easy.
BlueFire Donations came to be in 2008 when an aerospace engineer-turned-programmer connected with a veteran of merchant accounts sales & service.
With their combined skills and experience and the collective sense that there was no good, economical solution available for online donations, they launched a new service and named it BlueFire.
BlueFire now offers a wide variety of features to its clients, all revolving around the core of providing a well-rounded and well-functioning online donation system.
The team behind BlueFire has grown slowly since its beginnings. Currently we have 6 individuals who work, at least in part, behind BlueFire. We have had no investment rounds or outside funding, chosing to grow slowly and organically, instead.
The founders of BlueFire are passionate followers of Christ and this deeply influences how we conduct business and serve our clients. Even though we run a business, the bottom line is not the number one priority. Instead we choose first to honor God and then those who are created in his image, just as Jesus taught. We believe that God has led us to this venture and each client is a blessing – this is not something we take lightly.
"Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people." – Ephesians 6:7 (NLT)
Our team is inspired by the goal of bringing innovation to an area that doesn't typically experience much innovation – electronic financial transactions.
For example, while purchasing goods and services online is nothing new to the majority of the US population, most non-profit organizations do not yet have a good way to accept online donations. As another example, some stores and resturants still use slow dial-up connections for their old, bulky credit card terminals, despite the wide availability of high speed internet and small touchscreen devices. While these are only two examples but we believe they reflect a wider trend: Innovation moves too slowly when it comes to accepting credit and debit.
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