Tag: GoFundMe

GoFundMe and Meta Launch First-of-Its-Kind Integration to Raise More for Nonprofits

Stuart Mitchell

GoFundMe and Meta are announcing innovative new sharing features to drive more donations to nonprofits. Through this first-of-its-kind collaboration, donors and nonprofits can more easily share the causes they care about with their social networks. Starting today, nonprofits using GoFundMe’s software company, Classy, will have access to this enhanced sharing experience on Instagram. In the coming weeks, the new Instagram sharing features will be available on GoFundMe for fundraisers supporting nonprofits, with similar functionality following soon on Facebook. Enabling easy donation experiences through social media is critical as new research…

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RunThrough Partner with GoFundMe as Official Fundraising Platform with £100 Million 10 Year Fundraising Goal

Stuart Mitchell

RunThrough, the UK’s largest and Europe’s fastest growing running events company, has today announced GoFundMe as their Official Fundraising Platform. This strategic partnership will support RunThrough’s ambitious 10-year fundraising goal of a further £100 million being raised for charity by runners taking part in their events. While growing a portfolio with 200+ events that attract over 200,000 runners annually RunThrough has been dedicated to creating exceptional running experiences for participants across the UK. Since RunThrough’s inception in 2013 a total of £20 million has cumulatively been raised by runners taking…

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GoFundMe to Acquire Classy

Stuart Mitchell

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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Barbie Dream Gap Project Launches GoFundMe Initiative Timed to One Year Anniversary of the Program

Stuart Mitchell

Mattel, Inc. has announced that Barbie® is partnering with the world’s largest and most trusted social fundraising platform GoFundMe to empower people and partners to help close the Dream Gap, the time* when girls start to doubt they can be anything. Timed to the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Barbie Dream Gap Project, the company also unveiled the first non-profit recipients of the program’s fund. Beginning today, donors can take action on closing the Dream Gap by visiting Barbie Dream Gap Project GoFundMe page. The GoFundMe page outlines the…

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Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black Brings Lasting Change to Criminal Justice System With New GoFundMe Initiative ‘The Poussey Washington Fund’

Stuart Mitchell

GoFundMe, the world’s largest social fundraising platform, announced today an initiative in partnership with Netflix’s critically-acclaimed series, Orange Is the New Black, the Poussey Washington Fund. Named after the memorable character from the series played by Emmy-winning actress Samira Wiley, Poussey Washington, the fund is an initiative that will support eight preexisting non-profits to benefit organizations focused on social issues surrounding criminal justice and policy reform, immigrants’ rights and helping those affected by mass incarceration. To learn more about the non-profits and donate, visit: crowdrise.com/PWF. The fund began as a…

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