GoFundMe: a platform to raise funds so as to organize events of life

GoFundMe: a platform to raise funds so as to organize events of life

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Hello everybody you all,

You can find an French version of this article / version française de cet article: ICI

Below are the questions that can elicit concise answers for a better compréhention of this wonderful tool!

1 – What is GoFundMe ?

GoFundMe is a secure platform for collecting donations for every individual who wants to start a campaign for this purpose!

It will be approved manually by the GoFundMe team before appearing in the search directory.

My first campaign fundraising after two economic redundancies :HERE

2 – What are the requirements to be listed in the GofundMe directory search ?

To appear in the directory, you must meet the following conditions:

You must have a genuine and valid facebook account.
- Your photo must identify you.
- You must have a minimum of friends
The Facebook account that will not be approved if your photo contains:
- insults, blood, troubling content
- logos or graphic cliparts
- a picture of low quality
- a blurry photo
You must reach $ 100 in online donations.

3 – Which are the countries support ?

USA
Canada
Australia
United-Kingdom
The members of the European Union whose currency is the euro

4 – What is the payment processor used ?

USA, GoFundMe use WePay
Royaume-Uni, GoFundMe use Stripe
Others internationa country, GoFundMe use Paypal

5 – What page type should I choose ?

GoFundMe has 3 different page types that you can choose from :

Personal pages
All or Nothing pages
Certified Charity pages

6 – How can I become Facebook Verified ?

It's simple ! You need connecting to facebook via GoFundMe account. GoFundMe does not automatically post anything to your Facebook page.

However, becoming Facebook verified has been a key factor for most of our successful pages. It's a great way to leverage your community of friends and family that may already exist.

Also, we do require that your Account be Facebook verified in order to show up in our Search and Category directory.

this has been a great deterrent to fraud (and it works). We promote and reward transparency to protect our donors from fraud.

7 – My campaign has ended, now what?

Is the perfect time to thank your donors for all of their supportand do it for each donation if you can because sometimes there are donations from anonymous!

8 – How do I get on the homepage ?

Pages that appear on the GoFundMe homepage have often followed these steps to become successful:

Share with friends and family on Facebook
Share your GoFundMe page link in emails and other social networks
Use a great photo and write an interesting page description
Update their donors

9 – How do I get donations ?

We strongly recommend that you focus on building local support of your campaign before hoping to gain exposure elsewhere. Rarely do we see foreign donate to other strangers on GoFundMe and / or that happens when a page has already been successful.

10 – What are the information needs GoFundMe ?

The zip code is used to verify that the country is supported.

Also as you are connected via facebook on GofundMe who knows you now; it is a way to prevent fraud.

11 – How to collect donations online ?

You only have to register
Create a donations page
Share it with your friends through social networks and other ways

You will collect donations in real time.

12 – What could be the ideas to create a fundraising page ?

I will state the categories that could generate ideas for creating page at the endof this article.

13 – How will I know when people donate ?

An email will be sent with the amount that will appear on your dashboard!

14 – How do I get my money? (US Accounts)

Click the green'$' vert button at the top of your GoFundMe Dashboard, click 'Continue' in the window that appears. You'll then be prompted to log in to your WePay account. Bank transfers take 2 to 5 business days to appear in your account,

15 – WePayStripe/Paypal Fees

US Accounts :A WePay account is automatically created for you on GoFundMe during the registration process. WePay charges a one time fee of 2.9% + $ 0.30 per donation. Bank transfers take 2-5 business days to appear in your account.

UnitedKingdom accounts:You will be prompted to create a Stripe account that is logged to your GoFundMe account during the registration process. Stripe Fees 2.4% + 20p per donation. Withdrawals take 7 business days to post to your account.

Internationals accounts:You will ask a PayPal account to log in or create on GoFundMe during the registration process. PayPal accuses 2.9% + $ 0.30 per donation. All donations you will receive immediately appear on your PayPal account.

Accounts Certified Charity: Our partner, FirstGiving, deducted fees of 4.25% to process and deliver all payments of charitable donations. FirstGiving make normally payments on a monthly basis.

GoFundMe will automatically deduct, also a 5% fee from each donation you receive. Our fee is deducted from each donation in real time.

Your donors are NEVER charged fees.

Banks will handle the currency conversion for you.

16 – Private or Anonymous Donations

We provide to donors the opportunity to easily make them private or public donation.

17 – What is the minimum someone can donate?

The minimum amount that someone is allowed to make a donation on GoFundMe will is $ 5.00.

18 – Will my donors be charged any fees?

No! Donors are not charged fees for making a donation to your GoFundMe account/campaign.

19 – Can I withdraw my donations at any time?

You can make your first withdrawal at any time! You can change the frequency for them to go to your bank for daily, weekly or monthly.

20 – Who are you guys and why should I trust this site?

GoFundMe is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States and is consistently recognized for its ease of use and quick response time from his customer service in 5 minutes.

Learn more about our team : http://www.gofundme.com/team

21 – How do I use Widgets and Badges?

Do you have a website or blog with a community of readers who would be interested in your GoFundMe page? We have made some embeddable widgets and badges that will look great. We did all the work for you. Choose your style and color, enter the code, and you're in business.

Please note that these widgets are not intended to be placed in Facebook or Twitter.
Please note: Flash and all other embeds (including our GoFundMe widget) are not allowed in WordPress.com.

22 – Is there a limit as to how much money I can raise?

No way! The GoFundMe users can raise as much money as they want. Your page will continue to accept donations, even after your goal is reached. You can even withdraw your money at any time without affecting your donation page.

23 – What happens to my page once I withdraw my money?

Great question. Nothing will change on your page. The total amount raised will remain the same (it will not fall to zero) and you'll always be able to accept donations. Your campaign will only end when you decide to do. Click here to find out how you can do it.

24 – How do 'Updates' work?

Donors like to see where their money goes. You can use "Updates" to sensitize donors and visitors to your page about your progress and start typing your message. You can even add photos and videos to your updates.

A great side effect of these updates can follow his momentum. If people are informed of your progress, they are more likely to give again or share your page with others!

25 – Can I export my donor information?

You can easily export a information list of your donors in an Excel spreadsheet (CSV).

26 – Is my donation tax deductible?

Donations to a GoFundMe personal donations page are considered personal donations and are not taxed as income in the United States.

In addition, only donations to GoFundMe Charity Certified page are eligible to claim a tax deduction. For more information please consult a tax professional in your area.