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I don't have a facebook, Twitter or other social media. No contact list of friends and family. I would like to start a fundraiser for my wife. Without those tools would this be of any benefit?
Those tools are definatley encouraged. We always recommend tapping into your personal networks first when starting a campaign.
#KaeliStrong
Kaeli is a sweet and vibrant little girl who at 3 1/2 years old was suddenly and unexpectedly stricken with Lymphoma. Kaeli has now begun chemotherapy for the next 3 months. Throughout this time she will be apart from her family and friends when she needs them most. This diagnosis has been to Kaeli’s family, community, and mostly to her twin brother, Aidan.
Until Kaeli’s recent hospitalization they had not been separated and now have been apart for a few weeks. Please help bring Kaeli home and bring this family back together again. Every donation will help Kaeli’s family be able to support her through this fight. Please consider donating to help this family to cover expenses through this devastating time. Funds will be used to cover expenses including treatment, travel, food and care needs for Kaeli and her twin brother.
Check out Kaeli’s campaign here: https://fundly.com/kaelistrong
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Who owns the donor data/contact information? I presume Fundly keeps it -- but can my organization also get all contact info for all donors to my organization's project? Thank you.
You receive the donor data!
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I want to start a campaign to raise money to start a non profit organization to help orphan children, do I need to have a 501 c before I start? What do I need to start this up?
That’s so great! No, you do not need to be a registered 501(c)(3) to raise money on our site. We have both individuals and organizations raising money on Fundly! Please don’t hestate to reach out if you have any other questions. Happy fundraising :)
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KNOWLEDGE BASE under DONATIONS states that "Prior to, or during your active campaign, you may be receiving checks and cash offline. You will not be charged any processing fees for offline donations entered manually on your campaign page." Please confirm that no processing fees of any kind will be charged for those offline donations manually entered on the campaign page, even after the END DATE of the campaign.
You are correct! There is no fee on any offline donations added to a campaign.
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Is there a way I can link my campaign to all my Facebook friends, family and public? It is on my timeline, but people aren't seeing it posted to news feed. What am I doing wrong?
We’d love be help you out but need a little bit more information from you. Please email our support team at support@fundly.com so they can take a look at your campaign. :)
The Darling’s Adoption Fund
Micah and Lesie are adopting!
Since early on in their marriage they knew they wanted to someday adopt. They always felt strongly called to love and help orphans and to someday provide a home and a family for them. After experiencing infertility for the last several years, they decided to officially pursue adoption now, and couldn’t be more at peace and excited about it!
They chosen to pursue international adoption and have applied to adopt a sibling group of children from Guyana (a country located just north of Brazil in South America). We’ll wait 12-24 months to get matched with a sibling group. Once they’re matched, then both have to travel to Guyana for 1-2 weeks to meet the children. Then have to wait another 4-8 months for a risk assessment to be performed. Once that is complete, they’ll once again travel back to Guyana (this time for about 6 weeks), where they’ll get to stay with the children and officialize the adoption before finally being able to bring them home.
They are ask you to consider helping us financially in giving these orphans a family to call their own. Altogether, the adoption will cost about $35,000. They’ve already began paying some of the initial fees, but there will be several more large fees in the coming months.
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Are there any fees involved? A percentage taken or charged?
Please check out our pricing page here: http://fundly.com/pricing/
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Can I extend the end date if I estimate my goal would not be met by the end date?
Absolutely! When you’re logged into your Fundly account, click “Edit Page” on the dashboard and you’ll see “Campaign End Date,” where you can go in and change the date. Best of luck with your campaign! Happy fundraising!