Isn’t creating a network essentially a pyramid scheme? No. Pyramid schemes use other people’s investments (or fees) as the engine for creating wealth rather than to create or deliver value. In pyramid schemes, Members have to buy in to join. The vast majority of participants in a pyramid scheme lose their investment and make no profit at all. Pyramid schemes are fraudulent and illegal.  In FundraisingFish.com, there are no fees, no investments by Members or Causes. FundraisingFish.com is delivering a service to its Members by giving them the opportunity to leverage their collective buying power to support their chosen Causes.