GoFundMe - Fundraising for causes

The GoFundMe application offers a comprehensive platform for creating and overseeing your online fundraiser on the move. This includes the functionality to receive instant donation notifications and efficiently express gratitude and provide updates to your benefactors. Our fundraising tools simplify sharing your narrative widely to gather funds for yourself, or the individuals and causes that are close to your heart.

Why choose GoFundMe?

- GoFundMe is the leading crowdfunding platform

- Easy tools to make a great fundraiser

- No fee to start fundraising

- No pressure to reach your fundraising goal

How does GoFundMe work?

1. Follow the prompts to set up your fundraiser

   - Click the ‘Start a GoFundMe’ button and answer a few questions to get started

   - In your fundraiser description, share the reason you are fundraising in 1-3 paragraphs

   - Add details such as:

       * Who or what you’re fundraising for

       * A main image or video that represents your fundraiser

    - Set your fundraising goal, and remember you can always change it later

Need more help writing your story? Watch our video on writing a compelling fundraiser story to get inspiration.

2. Share your fundraiser

   - Share your fundraiser link with your community through text messages and emails to start gaining momentum

   - Continue to share your fundraiser to help reach your goals—consider posting on social media, sharing in-person with a printable poster, or writing a letter to people you know

   - Add team members you know and trust to your fundraiser to help spread the word

Want more tips on how to get greater support for your fundraiser? Check out our fundraiser awareness video.

3. Post updates and thank donors

   - Throughout your fundraising journey, you can post fundraiser updates to help increase donations and keep donors informed

   - Easily thank donors within your fundraising dashboard

Find more tips on our blog about how to ask for donations and how to write a donation thank-you letter.

4. Set up bank transfers

   - Add bank information to start receiving funds (you don’t need to hit your fundraising goal to receive your money)

   - Add a beneficiary if you’re raising donations for someone else

Features of GoFundMe:

• Effortlessly start in a matter of minutes: Establish your fundraiser and distribute it to your backers with just a few straightforward steps

• Stay updated in real-time: Stay informed about donations or essential updates related to your fundraiser through prompt app alerts

• Share updates swiftly: Capture and distribute video updates or alternatively share photo or text-based updates within the app to keep your supporters in the loop regarding your fundraising journey

• Promptly engage with donors: Send appreciation messages to your fundraiser patrons any time, from anywhere