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Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I reluctantly started a gofundme account as my husband needed insulin and we couldn't afford it any longer. We needed 1,257 dollars which was our co-pay. Go fund me kept me constantly informed and offered suggestions all the way through our event. We reached our goal thankfully and I filled out the banking information. I then reviewed some of the comments and they were horrible! My experience was smooth and rewarding and I am very pleased that they were able to help. I have seen where they have helped others in need also. I pray that others in need will not hesitate to make a page for them or someone else in need. This was truly a life saver for us! The money collected was deposited within our account in 2 business days. :)

Date of experience: October 19, 2018
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My mother passed away in May at the age of 92. She loved Zumba fitness classes, and attended regularly in Ohio and Massachusetts.

GoFundMe allowed me the opportunity to give back to the many people whose lives she touched. Many seniors are in need financially and physically. This campaign has touched many lives.

Thank you!

Date of experience: October 22, 2018
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bad customer service
February 26, 2022

I had many problem for the few months that I had my gofundme. Nobody would ever reply to my emails. A lot of problems arose. They did things without my consent to change my gofundme. Even the people that did reply which was rare, were not helpful. Awful experience. I am still hurt and angry.

Date of experience: February 26, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This is an excellent service to raise funds for people in need. When we decided to close the campaign, we were able to refund the money since it was not to be used for the main purpose. And we were able to do that through email exchanges, Lili at the customer support was excellent helper and kind. Thank you! Will be using again in the future when help is needed.

Date of experience: September 2, 2018
Ohio
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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GoFundMe is two-faced
February 6, 2022

The peaceful trucker blockade in Ottawa Canada is being portrayed as something else. GoFundMe has seized the 10 million dollars raised for the truckers to protest vaccine mandates. The following is from Becker News

"Neither the Ottawa Police nor GoFundMe provided any credible information tying 'violent' or 'unlawful' protesters to Freedom Convoy 2022 protesters. Seizing the funds would thereby constitute a fraudulent act.

GoFundMe has a track record of supporting Black Lives Matter, whose organizing spurred violent rioting in cities across the world. In the U.S. alone, Black Lives Matter-fueled riots did an estimated $2 billion in damages, and led to dozens of deaths."

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
GB
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Poor Customer Service
November 28, 2021

I am unable to login to my account and have had no response from Go Fund Me.
I have tried to reset my password but it brings up error messages and says logon with Facebook although that option is no longer there.
Have tried contacting them via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with no luck.
Tried emailing, no response.
There customer service is nonexistent. I would not recommend them.
Try elsewhere.

Date of experience: November 28, 2021
Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great! Was leery at first but they pulled though and have an awesome costumer service rep. Helping me step by step. Mom is elderly and needed help they were there and still are. If you're reading this and feel generous please help my Mom
Her Campaign is "Help for Mom" Virginia Plein
https://www.gofundme.com/n5ur3x-help-for-mom

Thank You GofundMe! You are AWESOME!

Date of experience: September 1, 2018
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Gofundme allowed a family to reach far a wide for support! Within a week we had reached 60% of our goal! I ran into some complications while setting up the bank stuff. I sent an email and the response came back within 5 minutes...
There is absolutely no way we could have done it without the help of gofundme!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Date of experience: September 23, 2018
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent customer service!
September 20, 2018

I needed help with my account and submitted a request. I was shocked at how quickly the customer service representative responded to my request. It was less than five minute and she continued responding to all my questions until everything was resolved! The rep was polite and very helpful. Thank you, GoFundMe!

Date of experience: September 20, 2018
Nigeria
1 review
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BE WARNED
April 13, 2024

Never trust them you won't get your money back I try to login not working their customer support not helping until the law firm help me get back all my money

Date of experience: April 13, 2024
Nebraska
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I call myself computer challenged. That just means as far as my Go Fund Me page that anything to do with the internet is difficult for me to grasp. Every person that I had contact with from the Happiness team just took in my skills in stride. The way that they just put the steps that I need to take to get my page going was just what I needed. It took a while to really get my page working. But not once did I feel like I was bothering them. They were glad that they could help. Even at 3 AM in the morning. I have to say I was really stressed out when things got confusing. But the assurance from the staff helped me relax. And that sure has helped me feel very good about having a GoFundMe page. I already have my first donation. And I am looking forward to many more. I just want to thank everyone who helped me from the bottom of my heart. Jo Ann Koepke-

Date of experience: September 16, 2018
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Team on a Mission
September 15, 2018

Your team stepped up when we needed their help the most. I was so excited we were able to raise so much money for Nellie's 1st semester in college, but then we hit a snag: Nellie was having technical issues with the withdrawal process and I wasn't able to help walk her because she lives in a different state. I reached out to GoFundMe and was very impressed by your team, Juliet, Athena, Mary and Rosa C. Not only were they extremely helpful in getting Nellie the assistance she needed, but they called on each other to help when she was not available. I work in Insurance Claims, so I know the importance of being their for your customers. This was by far the best team Customer Service I have ever seen. I am impressed and also grateful! Thank you all for your help!

Date of experience: September 14, 2018
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Gofundme offers the opportunity to assist when you find yourself of with situations of hardship. The economic support can be a great assistance during periods that can add to the stress of dealing with times of illness, dealing with suffering and dealing with the possibility of economic catastrophe. Use it. Can only help.

Date of experience: September 21, 2018
Indiana
14 reviews
16 helpful votes
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Disappointed
January 5, 2024

Every time I tried to log into my account it says do not accept any more Facebook logins excuse me why should I have to change my password every time it's not a Facebook login I ran out of passwords this is ridiculous Plus on top of that I never get anything this is the poorest experience I've ever had I desperately needed help and no one was willing to help I needed this to save my life and it's too late

Date of experience: January 5, 2024
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Happy
September 10, 2018

Happy but sad to tried to get funding for a wheelchair accessible lift for my truck but my husband said that go fund me was not going to allow me to do it and it is fraudulent site. I told him these site's are there to help people like me to be able to get help so life is easier.

Date of experience: September 9, 2018
Canada
1 review
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Awesome Concept!
August 31, 2018

I just tried creating a campaign for a very worthy cause. However, after a few days no one donated to the fund. When I tried to donate myself, I had much difficulty. I ultimately decided to end my campaign after just a few days. The staff were really helpful and quick to answer my concerns. Although my campaign was not successful, I would gladly try it again just because I know I will get the help from the people at GoFundMe! Awesome concept... however I think it only works at times when the news is relevant.

Date of experience: August 31, 2018
Iowa
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Happy Ending
September 10, 2018

Recently I had the pleasure of working with Robyn at GoFundMe. Unfortunately my campaign needed to be disabled before I could obtain all the funding needed, and Robyn came to my rescue! She was kind in walking me through the process and responded in a timely manner when I had questions. I found her directions easy to follow and my situation was handled immediately. It was a pleasure working with the GoFundMe team. Thanks-you for the positive experience.

Date of experience: September 10, 2018
Malaysia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They were super efficient!
September 16, 2018

I had an issue where could not make a donation via my debit card so I wrote to customer support. In less than 30 mins I got a reply suggesting an alternative method and in less than an hour they got me a definite solution. Ese and Jorge follow-ed up once again to ensure if I require further assistance making sure the issue was resolved.

Date of experience: September 16, 2018
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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First of all I was happy, because I got reply. I wanted to listed on to more categories, Reply was, can listed on to one only. After reply, I came to thought that you guys were correct, because It would be annoying to see same things again and confusing. And again I got to regain my sense, because her frank answer.

Date of experience: September 4, 2018
Aaminah B.
GB
1 review
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I had a few questions about my GoFundMe page...

When I contacted their Customer Happiness Team, I was skeptical when I noticed a banner that said that they would reply within the next 30 mins...but they did so within 10 mins!!!

My experience so far has been great, and I would recommend this to all fundraisers!

Date of experience: September 8, 2018

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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