GiveForward.com
Web address | www.giveforward.com |
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Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | Online fundraising |
Registration | Required |
Launched | 14 August 2008 |
Current status | Online |
GiveForward.com was launched on August 14, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of several online fundraising tools designed to help people raise money for causes and organizations they care about. GiveForward.com has become popular among the growing population of people who fundraise to help pay for loved one's medical bills. The Chicago Tribune called it the "future of medical fundraising in the Internet Age."
More recently, users have used fundraising pages on GiveForward.com to raise money for a friend, family member, or even a pet's medical expenses. In March 2009, two sisters used the site to raise $32,000 to pay for one sister's kidney transplant. [1]
World Give Day
World Give Day is described as "one day a year when people focus on giving. One day when people across the United States can join together to make a difference. One day, where every person, regardless of age or income level, can collectively have a huge impact. Whether people give money, time, resources, or random acts of kindness, it all helps."[2]
GiveForward started an online and physical petition to support National Give Day.[3] The purpose of these signatures would be to encourage Mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, to make May 4, 2010 the first National Give Day.[3]
Business Model
GiveForward.com, an American organization, has found a niche in the online fundraising industry by being one of few sites to allow people to fundraise for projects that are not affiliated with a registered 501(c)(3) (United States Internal Revenue Code). Because of this, GiveForward cannot be non-profit itself.
GiveForward operates as a for-profit company with a social mission[4]
Fees
GiveForward.com charges a 7.9% fee on all transactions which includes the per transaction fee charged by credit card companies.
References
- ↑ http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/triage/2009/03/sisters-raise-29000-on-the-internet-for-a-kidney-transplant.html#more
- ↑ http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/national-give-day/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.giveforward.org/blog/national-give-day-may-4th-2010
- ↑ http://mashable.com/2009/07/29/gen-y-startups-social-media/
External links
- Mindful Metropolis: "Where $5 Funds a Kidney Transplant"
- Mashable.com: "How Gen-Y Startups Use Social Media to Shatter Status Quo"
- Non-Profit Times
- USA Today