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To contact GoFundMe Customer Service, please visit this contact page. You can also search our help center for common account questions or read our blog for tons of fundraising tips and advice. D. retain a copy of all electronic and other records relating to fundraising and donations to the extent necessary for GoFundMe to verify compliance with these Terms of Use and make such records available to GoFundMe at our request. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing does not affect or limit your obligations to retain documentation required by applicable laws, rules, regulations or government agencies. and A GoFundMe campaign is relatively easy to create. After you create an account using your Facebook account or email address, set a goal, then start entering details about the campaign – why it`s needed, what category it belongs to, how you`ll use the money – and add any media content you have to support your cause and improve on-page engagement. From there, it`s about promoting your cause and getting in touch with your supporters. When your campaign is over, you can request your money from GoFundMe by bank order or check. There is one exception. In 2014, the site cancelled a woman`s fundraiser to pay for an abortion.

Naturally, this caused a lot of controversy, but in the years following GoFundMe`s change of position, abortion is now considered a medical procedure on the site, which means you can currently perform crowdfunding support for one. Any service allows you to publish videos via YouTube instead of using a proprietary video player like Kickstarter. Indiegogo`s interface is better organized to meet the needs of large projects and gives you insight into how to promote your project. If you want to fund a project and it`s between these two services, Indiegogo is probably the best choice for new businesses. GoFundMe is best suited for personal fundraising. On the 12th. In June 2016, a terrorist gunman entered the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire. When the shooting stopped, 49 people died and 58 others were wounded. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, and as a result, people around the world stood up to take care of families.

A GoFundMe was launched to care for the families of the victims of the attack and eventually raise $7,853,140. This terrible moment in American history has become a battle cry for people outraged by these brutal murders. The founders of this particular GoFundMe are still working today to combat homophobia and keep alive the memory of taking the pulse. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL USE; EXPORT CONTROLS Yes. If questions arise, the company will hold funds unless the recipient is approved. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of requirements imposed by the industry for any company that processes, processes or stores credit card information. The main purpose of the standard is to maintain control over cardholder data in order to reduce credit card fraud. Although card data is processed and stored by our payment processors, GoFundMe has achieved the highest level of PCI compliance as a Level 1 PCI DSS compliance service provider. More information can be found here.

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