Re-posting my old article on how to start a GoFundMe campaign:

• You need to remember that people want to help!  
• You need to care about something deeply

GoFundMe Requirements – Please see the article from Summer 2019

Note: GoFundMe charges 2.9% transaction fee plus $.30 per donation. (as of Summer 2019)

Additional Information:

GoFundMe Link

• Make sure your Link is short, and easy to remember.
• For a personal campaign: use your name as part of the link.
• For the charity campaign: use keywords as part of the link

April 2020 Considerations When Donating

• Be aware of Spam – double-check that the campaign is legit
• Ideally you would know the organization or the people behind the campaign.

My Personal Choices in April of 2020

Write / Get Feedback / Adjust

• Consider using you passion and personal story
• Consider adding humor
• Write your first draft of the GoFundMe campaign text
• Ask a couple of people you trust for the feedback.
• Adjust your campaign based on the feedback.

Share!

• Share that you really care.
• Share with as many people as you can through as many different channels as you can.
• Share your GoFundMe page your Instagram, your FaceBook, your city FaceBook…
• Share with a story, passionate and personal
• Consider provide something useful to your donors.
  • Add a link to a helpful article
  • Add a link to your website with useful info.
  • Get creative!
• GoFundMe: Fundraising Tips – Sharing

Be Grateful

• Thank everyone
• Share updates
• Share how the money you collected helped others!

Categories: Do Good, GoFundMe

Tags: care, COVID 19, Do Good, donate, GoFundMe, Help, read