GoFundMe to Acquire Classy

GoFundMe, the trusted leader in online fundraising, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Classy, a leading modern nonprofit fundraising software company. The addition of Classy accelerates opportunities to service the nearly $500 billion U.S. philanthropic market as GoFundMe aims to be the most helpful place in the world. Classy is a rapidly growing giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect donors with the causes they care about, empowering thousands of nonprofits to unlock the generosity of their supporters and helping them advance their respective missions. In…

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Classy’s Donation Volume Nearly Doubles to $24 Million on December 31, 2018; Marks Largest Giving Day in Company History

The changes to the tax code may not be thwarting charitable giving after all, if nonprofits’ year-end fundraising results on Classy are any indication. After a record-breaking Giving Tuesday 2018, Classy, the #1 online and mobile fundraising platform for nonprofits, announced that nonprofits raised over $24 million on Dec. 31, 2018—up 93% from the year before—surpassing Giving Tuesday 2018 as the largest single giving day in company history. On the heels of several natural disasters in the United States and across the globe, human services—a cause category that includes disaster…

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