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Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Gofundme stole 10 million dollars. Unacceptable. Cash out of gofundme get another platform. Like facebook.

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
1 review
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Lindsay is Rockstar
September 5, 2018

She worked on Labor Day, got me the refund and was VERY open communication wise, which I found FRESHING!

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Date of experience: September 4, 2018
Florida
1 review
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Great customer support
September 8, 2018

The customer service is phenomenal! They couldn't make it easier all along the way. Everyone should have this type of superb help. Very grateful.

Date of experience: September 7, 2018
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Thieves
February 5, 2022

Would give them zero stars if I could. Can decide to redirect the funds you gave to another cause which suits their globalist agenda better.

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
France
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Terrible company!
February 5, 2022

Terrible company! Bad ethics- bad policies- treats customers very poorly! I think that yhe problem in the world are companies like this!

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
Maine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I had some concerns about a donation that I made, I emailed Customer Service with my concerns and they responded in a timely, respectful and compassionate manor...

Date of experience: August 29, 2018
California
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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It would seem that this group has only the best intentions in the beginning. What could be more honorable than helping people raise funds for all sorts of needs and causes? That is all well and good, until the layers of the organization begin to reveal themselves. They claim to all legit and transparent. But, my experience says quite the opposite. GoFundMe changed their website and most of the formatting overnight, without any explanation. I spent a couple of weeks of trying to get to the bottom of why donor information was no longer available. I received all sorts of answers that they were working on it... and then no answers at all. Finally, I was sent an email stating that because of new privacy legislation in the European Union (?), donor information is no longer available. Okay, that made no sense. Most of my donors were in the US and one person in Iceland. But why did it take weeks to get that answer? Only after berating them with repeated emails, did I get this little bit of an answer. They have no customer service number to call... and when I requested that they please call me... the answer was, "we don't call". Because of the lack of reports available... no donor list, no complete disbursement/withdrawal list... I started to become suspicious of this groups intentions. Not only do they solicit tips from donors, they are vague to donors as to where that money goes. I'm glad this fundraising campaign was successful. But... it was not due to any assistance from GoFundMe. Also after the revamped website "appeared" without explanation, many of the functions disappeared or were no longer functional. I was told if it works on the app... use the app. This is a lousy explanation. SO, I would not recommend this site... there are so many others. Beware of any organization that will not communicate with you directly.

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
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over a year old

We're sorry to hear this, Tim - GoFundMe truly is here to help, and we certainly want you and all others to have the best possible fundraising experience with us. In order to serve thousands of customers daily and keep written record of important account details, we currently offer full customer support through email only. We are constantly looking to streamline the GoFundMe experience, and recently simplified parts of the campaign management process in order to do so - we understand the changes may take some getting used to, but ultimately, we look forward to more people more seamlessly able to raise the needed support. We've also transitioned to a 0% GoFundMe platform fee for new personal campaigns in the US (and some other countries), to help campaign organizers keep more of what they raise. We are now powered by voluntary donor tips, which allows GoFundMe to continue running. As you mentioned, we have also needed to comply with new data protection regulations, causing some private donor information to no longer be available. However, we can certainly still provide you with complete withdrawal records, and lists of donations. We sincerely appreciate your feedback, and your understanding as we work to keep GoFundMe the safest place to give.

Texas
1 review
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Newcomer help
August 31, 2018

This is my first effort at creating a "GoFundMe" page and I appreciate the guidance I have received. Looking forward to donations for a great cause!

Date of experience: August 30, 2018
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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NO matter how much you provide and how much or lil you raise the withdrawal to your account will not happen. Providing all the bills, lease, business reg, bank info and certifications yet still they want to phish people govt ID and even or those who gave them DL, passport and all still they are awaiting money over 2 yrs.

AND, they expect us to provide government ID which in Canada it is illegal, it's even written on the ID and passport: NOT to be used as ID, property of Canadian government. The privacy act is clear on that, and keeping the money hostage in return for govt ID is a federal offence here, yet they still do business here and impose these rules. I have reported them to RCMP fraud dept. They know about them, not the first person to be scammed by them.

They keep replying that it's their terms, who cares, if the terms are illegal doesn't make them ok!

People with positive experience are 3yrs and before, looks like mostly all negative after that. Don't try to email back and forth to explain you will not win any argument even if they know you are right. AVOID AT ALL COST! It's quite disturbing using people in need urgently and scam them like this. I read that they use the funds to invest hence why they keep you in a loop of 'security verification' all bogus claim. Be very wary if you have money in donations, best you ask to send back to people and get them to send you directly with PP or FB donations, which I knew that before!

Date of experience: April 26, 2020
Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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GREAT
August 27, 2019

This site is doing really great thinks. This site helps persons who are fighting with cancer and have not money for there treatment.

Date of experience: August 27, 2019
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Simple and easy to use.
September 23, 2018

Simple and easy to use. The site is good for raising money and seems very reliable and trustworthy. I would recommend using gofundme.

Date of experience: September 23, 2018
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Bad bad bad
February 5, 2022

Bad bad bad... this site has become political. You can choose to fund someone's boob job but not my black friends against mandates?!

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awesome!
August 29, 2018

Very easy to set up and use and out standing customer service. My only suggestion is have a phone connection too so people can talk to a person.

Date of experience: August 29, 2018
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Company does not support your cause and will not help out if they think your opinion is not right. Would no recommend to anyone to use this

Date of experience: February 6, 2022
California
1 review
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They are swiftly responsive, courteous and helpful, and are knowledgeable about their site. I have been very impressed.

Date of experience: September 5, 2018
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I HOPE THE FREEDOM CONVOY HIRES GOOD LAWYERS TO DESTROY GO FUND ME LEFTISTS MAFIA. RELEASE THE MONEY OR GIVE IT BACK TO DONORS! WHERE ARE GO FUND ME HEADQUARTERS? WE SHOULD PAY A VISIT!

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
Maryland
3 reviews
10 helpful votes
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They'll just take your money.
February 13, 2022

Why would I ever trust that they will give my money to there cause that was posted. I will never use again.

Date of experience: February 13, 2022
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Thank you GoFundMe for helping us reach our goal! I didn't think it was possible to raise the funds we needed for our school, but we did!

Date of experience: September 13, 2018
Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nice and friendly
August 28, 2018

I had a problem with harassment and was listened to and talked through how to further handle the situation. I felt like Gina L. Understood my issue.

Date of experience: August 28, 2018
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over a year old

We're sorry to hear about that harassment, Ametress - we'll always do our absolute best to keep GoFundMe a family-friendly and comfortable place to fund raise, and we are glad we could guide you through this. Gina and the rest of our Happiness team will be here for you, should you need anything else along the way.

Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Warning
February 5, 2022

Use at your one risk. I personally will never donate via go fund or use it in any way. There is way more reliable options out there.

Date of experience: February 5, 2022

Overview

GoFundMe has a rating of 2.1 stars from 508 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with GoFundMe most frequently mention freedom convoy, canadian truckers and political pressure. GoFundMe ranks 2nd among Crowd Funding sites.

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value
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quality
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