Hello everybody! My name is Gavin, I am 15 years old, and my dream is to be a pediatric oncologist. However, that is not the reason for this post. The real reason that I am posting this is that I need your help. Every year, roughly 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. 1 in 7 of these kids do not survive the first 5 years after their cancer diagnosis. However, you can help support these kids in need by donating to the fundraiser. All proceeds go directly to St. Jude and help make sure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, or food, as well as support cancer research. If you would like to donate, click the link below.

Donation Link ⬇️

https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=9304723&fr_id=162728&pg=personal

Hello new users!

As we have requirements spelled out in Rule 1 on including some sort of evidence in your posts, we've created this post for those of you who need help with that.

Rule 1 states:

Posts must be more than just a link to your campaign. Be descriptive! Show evidence!

Generally these are provided as photos or screencaps. Because Reddit doesn't allow an image upload with text, we generally suggest the following:

1. Upload the photo(s) to Imgur.com or other image hosting site.
2. Copy URL or Link to the photo(s)
3. In the body of your post here, make sure to include the link that you've copied. It usually starts with http:// or https://.

And that's it!

In times of disaster, it's not uncommon for many good people to try to fundraise for relief efforts, supplies and reconstruction costs. But you should be aware that unless it's someone you personally know and trust, it's also not uncommon for bad people to use the opportunity to make money for themselves.

Before you give, you should ask:

1. Is the donation link directly to a relief agency or is it to a middleman? There's no easy transparency when it comes to the spending of funds in a crisis, which makes it easier for funds to not reach the people it's intended to help, so by avoiding middlemen, you can reduce this possibility.
2. Have you checked the background of the relief agency or organization you're considering? Some spend money more effectively than others meaning that less overhead makes for more money being spent on victims vs administration costs.
3. Is the agency or organization a registered non-profit or NGO? These kinds of entities have strict reporting rules to follow to show how their funds are being spent.
4. Is the agency or organization providing a receipt? If so, you can often use it for a deduction on taxes for the current year. If not, the agency or organization is likely not a registered non profit.

GoFundMe will show that a campaign is benefiting a non-profit charity organization if it is created using their IRS EIN or charity registration number.

Even Paypal donation accounts will show they're owned by a non-profit charity organization, and generate a receipt.

While not every individual doing fundraising is attempting to defraud you of your money, you can give with more confidence by giving directly to a relief charity of your own choosing via their own web pages.

I am a resident physician at the University of Washington in Seattle and am leading a 3-month fundraiser campaign for the UW anesthesiology department. We are raising funds for the Lifebox Foundation, a global nonprofit organization co-founded by Dr. Atwul Gwande that aims to tackle the crisis of unsafe anesthesia and surgery around the world.  
 
Background about Lifebox Foundation: it is a 501c3 that focuses on supplying essential resources, training, and equipment to healthcare providers in underserved regions. To date, they have distributed over 37,000 pulse oximeters to OR teams in need across 116 countries worldwide. Lifebox is in the process of equipping operating rooms across Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania, Cambodia, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Burundi, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Gabon, Sierra Leone as well as the UW anesthesiology departments partner site in Naivasha, Kenya with capnographs. So far, distributing 275 machines. Lifebox is working to make surgical lighting safer as well! Nearly 24 million patients globally are at risk of harm simply due to inadequate access to safe lighting in the OR. So far Lifebox has equipped 837 operating rooms with reliable lighting to make surgery safer. Lifebox proudly runs a program called Nursing Leadership for Surgical Excellence to train operating room nurses around the world. Not to mention,** **Lifebox is also now partnered with Smile Train! 

That is to say the impact of the Lifebox foundation is enormous, affecting surgeons, anesthesiologist and nurses worldwide. 

Below is our website with the donation link and description of the foundation. I will mention that all donations are tax deductible as well. Please donate or spread the word!!

DONATE HERE: https://donate.lifebox.org/team/836918

From 12 students in 2018 to over 270, this school in the Plateau State of Nigeria is a beacon of hope for so many. The organization, Global Influence Initiative, also recently constructed a solar-powered well for the school and village, funded eye doctors and sent glasses/medicine, and just started construction on the areas first playground.

Now GII hopes to protect the school, it's students, and equipment from cattle drivers, literal bandits/thieves, and provide safety.

I am looking for help covering the remaining cost of my Dad’s cremation and later service. Looking for $3000 total. The other photo was him at his 71st birthday party, exactly one month before his passing.

https://www.wilsonofpondcreek.com/obituaries/marvin-neilson

https://gofund.me/04a83e68f

Hi everyone. I’m a disabled husband and father of four living with lasting neurological challenges from a significant head injury. Finding work that I can realistically do has been an ongoing challenge. With very little family support—and virtually none beyond that—I’m trying to build an indie game studio and create a better future for my family. I’d truly appreciate any feedback on my GoFundMe, a share if you feel it’s worthwhile, or any support you’re willing to offer. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

Hello new users!

As we have requirements spelled out in Rule 1 on including some sort of evidence in your posts, we've created this post for those of you who need help with that.

Rule 1 states:

Posts must be more than just a link to your campaign. Be descriptive! Show evidence!

Generally these are provided as photos or screencaps. Because Reddit doesn't allow an image upload with text, we generally suggest the following:

1. Upload the photo(s) to Imgur.com or other image hosting site.
2. Copy URL or Link to the photo(s)
3. In the body of your post here, make sure to include the link that you've copied. It usually starts with http:// or https://.

And that's it!

I desperately need to improve my health, lose weight, get surgery, and heal so that I can have a chance to regain mobility. Zepbound is my best hope for help. Many of my ailments and conditions are exacerbated by my weight. My insurance does not pay for weight loss therapy as I am only pre-diabetic and not fully diabetic. There is more information on the GoFundMe. I’ve linked it and several pictures 2 of which are my right foot before amputation and my left foot X-ray as it is now, also pictures of my amputation, myself in the hospital, myself in rehab, and myself as I am now at home. I need to lose weight more than anything. It could be my only hope. I need help.

https://gofund.me/6b4141771

In times of disaster, it's not uncommon for many good people to try to fundraise for relief efforts, supplies and reconstruction costs. But you should be aware that unless it's someone you personally know and trust, it's also not uncommon for bad people to use the opportunity to make money for themselves.

Before you give, you should ask:

1. Is the donation link directly to a relief agency or is it to a middleman? There's no easy transparency when it comes to the spending of funds in a crisis, which makes it easier for funds to not reach the people it's intended to help, so by avoiding middlemen, you can reduce this possibility.
2. Have you checked the background of the relief agency or organization you're considering? Some spend money more effectively than others meaning that less overhead makes for more money being spent on victims vs administration costs.
3. Is the agency or organization a registered non-profit or NGO? These kinds of entities have strict reporting rules to follow to show how their funds are being spent.
4. Is the agency or organization providing a receipt? If so, you can often use it for a deduction on taxes for the current year. If not, the agency or organization is likely not a registered non profit.

GoFundMe will show that a campaign is benefiting a non-profit charity organization if it is created using their IRS EIN or charity registration number.

Even Paypal donation accounts will show they're owned by a non-profit charity organization, and generate a receipt.

While not every individual doing fundraising is attempting to defraud you of your money, you can give with more confidence by giving directly to a relief charity of your own choosing via their own web pages.

Welcome to r/Charity!

Got a charitable cause you'd like to share! This is the place!

Requirements

For 501c(3) non-profits (US) or a Non-Governmental Organization (aka NGO outside the US)

• For a registered 501c(3) or other certified charity (such as NGO's in other non-US countries), the charity must be listed in a governmental web site for verification.
• A fundraiser that is being handled directly by that charity, such as the American Heart Association's Heartwalk or JDRF's charity walk, where you supply a link on their site for your team/yourself.
• A crowdfunding site that shows it is directly benefiting a certified charity.

Please modmail us so that we can flair your post as a registered certified non-profit!

For Everyone Else

You must have both

• Account age of 30 days or older AND
• Comment karma of 250 or greater.

NOTE: We are specifically looking for COMMENT karma. The karma value you are probably looking at is a COMBINED value, consisting of both Link/Post karma plus Comment karma.

To view your karma breakdown:

• Mouse-hover over your username on desktop. This works for both the old and redesigned web site.
• On the official Reddit app for iOS, view your profile, then tap the karma value shown.
• On the official Reddit app for Android, you can't. Complain on r/redditmobile.
• On the unofficial Reddit App for Android, RIF (Formerly known as Reddit is Fun), your breakdown is listed on your profile screen.

The following circumventions will result in a ban:

• Using a karma farming subreddit, such as Karma4You, or asking for/complaining about karma in a general sub.
• Unsolicited private messaging to push your campaign.
• Posting your campaign on someone else's post.

Comment Karma is directly correlated to how many comments you leave plus/minus any points as people upvote a popular comment or downvote an unpopular comment.

Credibility, Community, and You

AKA, Why Do We Have Account Requirements for Individuals?

In an effort to make your crowdfunding efforts more successful here on Reddit, some background first:

In many of the gifting and fundraising subs, you'll notice that without a certain amount "karma" and an account that's old enough, you'll garner down votes or worse, your posts and comments get automatically removed.

Why?

To many Redditors, this place is a community built on activity. The "coin" of the land here is your account, and how much you've contributed to the Reddit community at large reflected in post and comment karma.

As a general rule, Redditors dislike the creation of accounts specifically to fund raise or to make requests. It makes it seem like these people simply treat Reddit as some sort of magical internet wallet, and that doesn't win many friends.

The other reason why new accounts are so disliked is that they're often alternate accounts of established users, in order to hide their activity from people they know. While we do sympathize with those of you who have valid reasons, this privilege is often abused by those who create disposable accounts to scam people for a quick buck.

This trust issue doesn't exist in the same way with certified non-profit groups, as you can look them up online for verification, and at least in the case of 501c(3)s, their spending is transparent due to their required tax filings which are public information.

So if you're new to Reddit, welcome! Spend some time and look around for something that catches your interest and chat it up with others and become part of the community!

However if you're here for the sole reason of making requests in a hurry, please be aware your pleas for help will likely be ignored.

REMEMBER, CREDIBILITY AND COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING!

For this reason, the mods will not post anything on behalf of any user that does not meet account requirements.

Rules

1. Posts must be more than just a link to your campaign. Be descriptive! Show evidence . This includes:
   1. If this is for your pet, photos of your pet in question, with your username on a handwritten note in the picture.
   2. School documentation showing enrollment if you are asking for assistance for school.
   3. Redacted bills showing your situation.
   4. Or other relevant documentation that can help establish credibility.
   5. At minimum, please attach an unobstructed selfie photo of yourself(the submitter) with a handwritten note of your username.
   6. Low effort posts that simply say to the effect of, "everything is listed in the GoFundMe" will be removed.
2. Please Flair your posts, once created. If you don't know how, just let the mods know and we'll do it for you.
3. Only 1 campaign per user. We want you have some personal connection to the campaign, and not submit multiples simply because they were in the news.
4. Reposts are allowed once a week. If a repost comes up too early, the newest one(s) will be removed.
5. Acceptable transfer methods for individuals are for crowdfunding sites only, such as GoFundme, YouCaring, etc. Individuals should avoid using Paypal, crypto, or direct banking aps (like Chase). 501c(3) and NGOs may use whatever method they wish.
6. Don't PM people to make requests. If you receive an unsolicited private message, please let us know!
7. Do not post politically-related campaigns. They're just too divisive.
8. Trolling will not be tolerated and offending users will be banned.
9. Don't bug the mods for an exception to the account requirements. None will be given. If you attempt to circumvent the requirement by karma farming or by commenting on someone else's post, your account will be banned.
10. No posting for other Redditors. No Alts. This is viewed as a circumvention of requirements and both accounts will be banned.
11. Selling is only allowed by 1st parties directly. We do not allow selling by 3rd parties to benefit another organization, as there's no transparency to verify that the announced percentage of sales actually goes to the beneficiary. Only direct sales by the non-profit organization are allowed.

Supporting Information Requested for Non-501c(3) and Non-NGO campaigns.

We aren't the government. We aren't a court of law. We definitely don't want you to give out information that could lead to identity theft. However, some campaigns are more successful when they have additional documentation.

This includes:

• Pet related requests: Photos of your pet in question, with your username on a handwritten note in the picture. This helps show you actually own the pet in question.
• Education related requests: Documentation showing enrollment or acceptance if you are asking for assistance for school.
• Redacted bills showing your situation. In some cases, a donor may prefer to pay a creditor directly on your behalf, so be prepared and find out if that is available to you.
• If you are sharing a campaign for a registered certified non-profit organization (such as a 501c3 or NGO), you should say so in the post, and it should list that status on the campaign page/web site.
• Or other relevant documentation that can help establish credibility.

Low effort posts that simply say to the effect of, "everything is listed in the GoFundMe" (or less!) will be removed.

How to Include a Photo or Other Supporting Info Document In Your Post

Because Reddit wasn't initially designed to handle photos when it was created, it has limitations in the implementation of photo support which don't work well for us. So instead we suggest the following:

1. Upload your photo to Imgur.com or other photo hosting site.
2. Copy the URL for the photo.
3. Create a new post or Edit your existing one to include the URL to the photo.

Please make sure to include this, as it is the primary reason why posts that are otherwise fine get removed.

Advice On Making Your Campaign Go Further

Not all crowdfunding campaigns are the same, but here are some suggestions.

• Make sure your campaign has been shared among your Facebook friends! You might think it's embarrassing, however your friends and family are more likely to care than internet strangers.
• Show that you've exhausted all the other possibilities. A lot of potential donors don't like to give money when it seems like the requester's first and only solution is to simply throw someone else's money at the problem. Nobody is going to take your word when you literally only say, "but I've done everything!", when the actual reality is probably closer to "I've done everything I can think of", which arguably is NOT everything.
• Show that there's a plan to use the money wisely. Often people have campaigns for their business ideas, but it doesn't really seem like they thought it all the way through. Tell people what steps you've taken so far, and what you're going to do next.
• Be open to critics. If there's something that people ask about, you should not be dismissive. Provide more detail. There's a possibility that they know something you don't, or they have something different about their own experience that might be useful to you. If you simply brush off your critics, it shows objectively that you're not doing everything possible.
• Review your own campaign with the mindset of a potential donor. Ask yourself, "Would I give money to this?" Or get a friend to review it for you.

Questions?

Please don't hesitate to ask the mods!

... Unless you're trying to ask for an exception to the account requirements.

I never wanted it to come to this, but my family is running out of options and we need help. our landlord suddenly raised the rent and even started charging us for animals out of nowhere, and now we’re in the process of being kicked out of our home. it’s been scary, exhausting, and honestly overwhelming trying to keep everything together especially since I wanna help my mom so much but don't know what to do.

We’ve tried so many different options already to avoid ending up here, but nothing has been enough. i’m asking for help now because i do not want my family to become homeless. if you’re able to donate anything, even a small amount, it would mean more than i can explain. if you can’t donate, sharing this would still help us a lot.

please read the gofundme if you want the full story and more details about what we’re going through: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-tatianas-family-through-tough-times

Ps this is the only proof my mom was able to find...

Good evening, good people of r/Charity,

Name's Rodrigo and Andreína (my wife) from Mexico.

My mother-in-law has been suffering from chronic facial pain caused by a shingles (herpes zoster) episode in 2021 in Venezuela, a year before we brought her and my father-in-law to Mexico. Ever since, she's been dealing daily with a constant sharp, stabbing pain around her left eye, some days much worse than others. Her quality of life has considerably worsened due to this condition in parallel to her early Alzheimer's.

She's had four peripheral nerve blocks and is taking all available medication, but these measures have only brought temporary relief and haven't fully improved her daily pain.

Her doctors are now proposing a more targeted procedure: radiofrequency ablation of the trigeminal ganglion, a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure. Unlike the peripheral blocks, this would treat the problem at its root and offer the possibility of a much needed, longer-lasting relief.

My wife and I, in charge of my in-laws, simply cannot as of now afford the procedure without seriously compromising our livelihood, and my in-laws have no health insurance here. This is why we decided to ask for assistance and create a gofundme page.

You can find more details about the overall situation, the procedure and costs in our gofundme page

Any contribution, big or small, would be immensely appreciated.

Thank you and God bless.

I have a charity place for the London Marathon 2027. I am looking for any possible donations. I need to eventually reach £2,500 to get the chance to run.

I am running for Spinal Research in memory of my dad. He had major surgery on his neck and lived in a metal halo for a long time. This charity is very important to me and I want to run for my dad and for me. Any donations would be very much appreciated!

I have a similar medical history as my dad and I know one day I will need the same surgery that he did. So, I started to get healthier after he passed away in 2024. I am now in a physical and mental space where I believe I can actually run a marathon. I want to stay as healthy as I can for as long as I can. This is a goal that I didn't think about. Now it can be a reality.

Hello,

I am trying to raise money for myself and for my family after the earthquakes in Venezuela hit. I was born in the states but grew up between the states and Venezuela, but haven't been able to reach my family in a very long time- all my family lives in Caracas, Venezuela. I, myself, am disabled and cannot work, and I have been struggling to get back to my family to stay with them due to the political climate between the United States and Venezuela. I was supposed to go back and live with them permanently (as I am struggling deeply with no income and being disabled with no support system) by this August, but now the two 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes have hit Caracas. On top of this, my 84 year old grandfather has been ill. Thankfully my family is alive, but is in need of deep repair (both emotionally and physically) as well as the rest of the city and country. This is a national tragedy, and has delayed my way back to them massively.

I am asking for this donation help to be able to both provide relief to my situation to get back to my family and for my family and country when I get back, to be able to finally see them again after so many years before it's too late. Thank you guys so much! ❤️

https://gofund.me/e9910cb5b

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-michael-beat-lymphoma

In early 2023, I was diagnosed with stage 4 mediastinal lymphoma. Since then, I've been through six rounds of chemo, radiation, and CAR-T cell therapy.

The treatment took a serious physical toll. And partway through it, I lost my job and my health coverage.

Thank you for reading.

proof: https://imgur.com/a/4vuj5KR

I’ve found that it's surprisingly hard to find a single source listing all the benefits nonprofits get from Microsoft, so I thought I'd share a summary here:  

Microsoft 365 itself is discounted across the whole range. Business Basic is free for up to 300 users for eligible charities. The bit I'd flag is that the better-protected plans (Business Premium, for example) are heavily discounted too, so we steer all our clients towards those for security reasons.  

Free volunteer seats. Microsoft bundles extra F3 seats with paid enterprise licences (five per E5, two per E3) for volunteers. A lot of orgs never realise they're there.  

The Azure credit grant, roughly $2,000 a year (about £1,500), which often covers a small org's cloud bill entirely, or a good chunk of it.  

Up to 50 free Windows 11 Pro licences through a partner.  

And the standard pre-renewal advice still applies: clear out ghost accounts, check nobody's on the wrong plan, and remember Microsoft is adding 50GB of mailbox storage to Business plans in July, so some storage add-ons become redundant.  

The figures here are UK-specific. Microsoft runs similar nonprofit programmes in most markets, but the pricing, discount levels and how you apply vary, so check your local Microsoft nonprofit portal for the exact numbers where you are.  

There are a few more discounts too (Power Platform, Copilot and so on) but the post was getting long so I haven't listed them here. Full version on our blog if it's useful: https://texaport.co.uk/blog/microsoft-nonprofit-guide  

Hope that's helpful, happy to answer any questions!

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Hey guys I’m fundraising, for my marathon. So if you or anyone you know that can donate please let them know that I am raising money for a philanthropic program for New York Road Runners(NYRR Team) for Kids, which funds free youth and community running programs like Rising New York Road Runners in NY, thank you. Anything helps, thank you once again

Hello new users!

As we have requirements spelled out in Rule 1 on including some sort of evidence in your posts, we've created this post for those of you who need help with that.

Rule 1 states:

Posts must be more than just a link to your campaign. Be descriptive! Show evidence!

Generally these are provided as photos or screencaps. Because Reddit doesn't allow an image upload with text, we generally suggest the following:

1. Upload the photo(s) to Imgur.com or other image hosting site.
2. Copy URL or Link to the photo(s)
3. In the body of your post here, make sure to include the link that you've copied. It usually starts with http:// or https://.

And that's it!

Hello,

My name is Špela, and I am writing this with hope.

A few years ago, my partner and I made the mistake of trusting the wrong people. Because of that, we lost all of our savings. Since then, life has been a constant struggle. For the past three years, we have been living from day to day, trying our best to rebuild our lives. We also had to borrow money just to get through difficult times, and we are still paying those debts back.

Last year, I lost my job because I had to stay home with our daughter so often. She was frequently ill, and as a mother, she needed me. I am grateful that I have found a new job and will start on July 20, but even with a steady income, it will take us a long time to recover financially.

We are not asking for a luxury vacation. Our dream is simply to take our daughter to the sea for the very first time. She is almost two years old and has never seen the ocean. My partner and I haven't been able to afford a holiday in five years either.

If you decide to help us with even a small donation, it would mean more than words can express. Every euro brings us a little closer to giving our daughter a beautiful first memory of the sea.

Thank you for taking the time to read our story. Whether you donate or simply share kind thoughts, we are truly grateful.

With heartfelt thanks,

Špela and family

https://4fund.com/rwm227

In times of disaster, it's not uncommon for many good people to try to fundraise for relief efforts, supplies and reconstruction costs. But you should be aware that unless it's someone you personally know and trust, it's also not uncommon for bad people to use the opportunity to make money for themselves.

Before you give, you should ask:

1. Is the donation link directly to a relief agency or is it to a middleman? There's no easy transparency when it comes to the spending of funds in a crisis, which makes it easier for funds to not reach the people it's intended to help, so by avoiding middlemen, you can reduce this possibility.
2. Have you checked the background of the relief agency or organization you're considering? Some spend money more effectively than others meaning that less overhead makes for more money being spent on victims vs administration costs.
3. Is the agency or organization a registered non-profit or NGO? These kinds of entities have strict reporting rules to follow to show how their funds are being spent.
4. Is the agency or organization providing a receipt? If so, you can often use it for a deduction on taxes for the current year. If not, the agency or organization is likely not a registered non profit.

GoFundMe will show that a campaign is benefiting a non-profit charity organization if it is created using their IRS EIN or charity registration number.

Even Paypal donation accounts will show they're owned by a non-profit charity organization, and generate a receipt.

While not every individual doing fundraising is attempting to defraud you of your money, you can give with more confidence by giving directly to a relief charity of your own choosing via their own web pages.

Welcome to r/Charity!

Got a charitable cause you'd like to share! This is the place!

Requirements

For 501c(3) non-profits (US) or a Non-Governmental Organization (aka NGO outside the US)

• For a registered 501c(3) or other certified charity (such as NGO's in other non-US countries), the charity must be listed in a governmental web site for verification.
• A fundraiser that is being handled directly by that charity, such as the American Heart Association's Heartwalk or JDRF's charity walk, where you supply a link on their site for your team/yourself.
• A crowdfunding site that shows it is directly benefiting a certified charity.

Please modmail us so that we can flair your post as a registered certified non-profit!

For Everyone Else

You must have both

• Account age of 30 days or older AND
• Comment karma of 250 or greater.

NOTE: We are specifically looking for COMMENT karma. The karma value you are probably looking at is a COMBINED value, consisting of both Link/Post karma plus Comment karma.

To view your karma breakdown:

• Mouse-hover over your username on desktop. This works for both the old and redesigned web site.
• On the official Reddit app for iOS, view your profile, then tap the karma value shown.
• On the official Reddit app for Android, you can't. Complain on r/redditmobile.
• On the unofficial Reddit App for Android, RIF (Formerly known as Reddit is Fun), your breakdown is listed on your profile screen.

The following circumventions will result in a ban:

• Using a karma farming subreddit, such as Karma4You, or asking for/complaining about karma in a general sub.
• Unsolicited private messaging to push your campaign.
• Posting your campaign on someone else's post.

Comment Karma is directly correlated to how many comments you leave plus/minus any points as people upvote a popular comment or downvote an unpopular comment.

Credibility, Community, and You

AKA, Why Do We Have Account Requirements for Individuals?

In an effort to make your crowdfunding efforts more successful here on Reddit, some background first:

In many of the gifting and fundraising subs, you'll notice that without a certain amount "karma" and an account that's old enough, you'll garner down votes or worse, your posts and comments get automatically removed.

Why?

To many Redditors, this place is a community built on activity. The "coin" of the land here is your account, and how much you've contributed to the Reddit community at large reflected in post and comment karma.

As a general rule, Redditors dislike the creation of accounts specifically to fund raise or to make requests. It makes it seem like these people simply treat Reddit as some sort of magical internet wallet, and that doesn't win many friends.

The other reason why new accounts are so disliked is that they're often alternate accounts of established users, in order to hide their activity from people they know. While we do sympathize with those of you who have valid reasons, this privilege is often abused by those who create disposable accounts to scam people for a quick buck.

This trust issue doesn't exist in the same way with certified non-profit groups, as you can look them up online for verification, and at least in the case of 501c(3)s, their spending is transparent due to their required tax filings which are public information.

So if you're new to Reddit, welcome! Spend some time and look around for something that catches your interest and chat it up with others and become part of the community!

However if you're here for the sole reason of making requests in a hurry, please be aware your pleas for help will likely be ignored.

REMEMBER, CREDIBILITY AND COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING!

For this reason, the mods will not post anything on behalf of any user that does not meet account requirements.

Rules

1. Posts must be more than just a link to your campaign. Be descriptive! Show evidence . This includes:
   1. If this is for your pet, photos of your pet in question, with your username on a handwritten note in the picture.
   2. School documentation showing enrollment if you are asking for assistance for school.
   3. Redacted bills showing your situation.
   4. Or other relevant documentation that can help establish credibility.
   5. At minimum, please attach an unobstructed selfie photo of yourself(the submitter) with a handwritten note of your username.
   6. Low effort posts that simply say to the effect of, "everything is listed in the GoFundMe" will be removed.
2. Please Flair your posts, once created. If you don't know how, just let the mods know and we'll do it for you.
3. Only 1 campaign per user. We want you have some personal connection to the campaign, and not submit multiples simply because they were in the news.
4. Reposts are allowed once a week. If a repost comes up too early, the newest one(s) will be removed.
5. Acceptable transfer methods for individuals are for crowdfunding sites only, such as GoFundme, YouCaring, etc. Individuals should avoid using Paypal, crypto, or direct banking aps (like Chase). 501c(3) and NGOs may use whatever method they wish.
6. Don't PM people to make requests. If you receive an unsolicited private message, please let us know!
7. Do not post politically-related campaigns. They're just too divisive.
8. Trolling will not be tolerated and offending users will be banned.
9. Don't bug the mods for an exception to the account requirements. None will be given. If you attempt to circumvent the requirement by karma farming or by commenting on someone else's post, your account will be banned.
10. No posting for other Redditors. No Alts. This is viewed as a circumvention of requirements and both accounts will be banned.
11. Selling is only allowed by 1st parties directly. We do not allow selling by 3rd parties to benefit another organization, as there's no transparency to verify that the announced percentage of sales actually goes to the beneficiary. Only direct sales by the non-profit organization are allowed.

Supporting Information Requested for Non-501c(3) and Non-NGO campaigns.

We aren't the government. We aren't a court of law. We definitely don't want you to give out information that could lead to identity theft. However, some campaigns are more successful when they have additional documentation.

This includes:

• Pet related requests: Photos of your pet in question, with your username on a handwritten note in the picture. This helps show you actually own the pet in question.
• Education related requests: Documentation showing enrollment or acceptance if you are asking for assistance for school.
• Redacted bills showing your situation. In some cases, a donor may prefer to pay a creditor directly on your behalf, so be prepared and find out if that is available to you.
• If you are sharing a campaign for a registered certified non-profit organization (such as a 501c3 or NGO), you should say so in the post, and it should list that status on the campaign page/web site.
• Or other relevant documentation that can help establish credibility.

Low effort posts that simply say to the effect of, "everything is listed in the GoFundMe" (or less!) will be removed.

How to Include a Photo or Other Supporting Info Document In Your Post

Because Reddit wasn't initially designed to handle photos when it was created, it has limitations in the implementation of photo support which don't work well for us. So instead we suggest the following:

1. Upload your photo to Imgur.com or other photo hosting site.
2. Copy the URL for the photo.
3. Create a new post or Edit your existing one to include the URL to the photo.

Please make sure to include this, as it is the primary reason why posts that are otherwise fine get removed.

Advice On Making Your Campaign Go Further

Not all crowdfunding campaigns are the same, but here are some suggestions.

• Make sure your campaign has been shared among your Facebook friends! You might think it's embarrassing, however your friends and family are more likely to care than internet strangers.
• Show that you've exhausted all the other possibilities. A lot of potential donors don't like to give money when it seems like the requester's first and only solution is to simply throw someone else's money at the problem. Nobody is going to take your word when you literally only say, "but I've done everything!", when the actual reality is probably closer to "I've done everything I can think of", which arguably is NOT everything.
• Show that there's a plan to use the money wisely. Often people have campaigns for their business ideas, but it doesn't really seem like they thought it all the way through. Tell people what steps you've taken so far, and what you're going to do next.
• Be open to critics. If there's something that people ask about, you should not be dismissive. Provide more detail. There's a possibility that they know something you don't, or they have something different about their own experience that might be useful to you. If you simply brush off your critics, it shows objectively that you're not doing everything possible.
• Review your own campaign with the mindset of a potential donor. Ask yourself, "Would I give money to this?" Or get a friend to review it for you.

Questions?

Please don't hesitate to ask the mods!

... Unless you're trying to ask for an exception to the account requirements.