GoFundMe fundraising through social media

1. GoFundMe
What is GoFundMe?
❖ GoFundMe is a personal fundraising website that
you can share through social media platforms to
raise money for a cause
How does it work?
❖ Step 1 : Create your fundraising campaign
❖ Step 2 : Share it on Facebook, Twitter, and Email
❖ Step 3 : Receive your money by requesting a check
or bank transfer
❖ Step 4 : Enjoy the results
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2. Pros and Cons
❖ Limited social media platforms
used for sharing
❖ Several complaints of poor
customer service
❖ Fees up to 8% on each donation
❖ Ridiculous GoFundMe
campaigns being made
Examples: Random vacation trips,
alcohol money, workout equipment,
yoga teacher training, etc.
❖ Has helped individuals raise more
than $160 million in funding.
❖ Completely free to start and run a
campaign.
❖ Campaign topics are completely
open, as long as they’re not
promoting anything illegal, or
contain inappropriate content
❖ You get to keep your donations,
even if you don’t reach your goal.
Also, you can withdraw funds
from your campaign whenever
you wish.
❖ Efficient way to fundraise.

3. What are your thoughts?

4. Works Cited
1. Facebook logo photo - Hamza Butt https://www.flickr.com/photos/149902454@N08/34726507534/in/photolist-UUEqQw-7wMWRG-7dTHsP-
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2. Twitter logo photo - Andreas Sandre https://www.flickr.com/photos/esthervargasc/8346162027/in/photolist-dHwgci-9qhPb8-5JToRB-fB2YYz-
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3. GoFundMe donate photo - LAMBDA THETA PHI Latin Fraternity Inc. California Sector 3-Southern California http://www.calilambdas.com/toy-
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4. GoFundMe Campaigns photo - GoFundMe https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/04/07/the-politics-of-crowdfunding-how-gofundme-profits-
off-of-controversy/#256cef935e2e. (cc)
5. GoFundMe photo - Headlines for the Hopeful https://vimeo.com/196713713. (cc)