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I'm very unsure about how this works. I saw a story in our local paper about a new non-profit group trying to raise funds. Under this group's logo there are several other groups and individuals (several were from the same family!) I could not get a straight answer as to who was raising money for what, so I gave up. Is it accurate to say any individual (with or without the 501 c3 tax exempt status) could post a request and start asking for money? After these groups raise their individual sums of money, are they required to give it to the main group listed somewhere near the top? The fees being charged would seem to mean the family members would do better sticking together for one cause, right? I hope this makes sense enough to help me get some answers- but mostly, I hope it makes each and every donor read the fine print before giving to the charity of their choice. I worked for a non-profit agency and we did our own private fund-raising. The crowdwise type models would not have worked for us.
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Hey Agatha,
Thanks for the question.
I believe what you're referring to is our Team functionality.
All of those individuals were people raising money together for the same cause. On CrowdRise a person or charity can start a campaign with a single goal, and a single beneficiary. Then they can invite their friends and family to join them in working to achieve that goal. Each person who joins gets their own unique page and URL to share, but all of the funds add up toward the team's goal.
The funds from all of these teams are sent directly from the payment processor to the charity. No individual ever has to touch a single penny. So great.
On CrowdRise, folks can only start campaigns to benefit 501c3 charities registered with the IRS or Canadian government. In January we merged with GoFundMe, so now they handle all fundraising for individuals, or Personal Causes, as we like to call them.
If you have any additional questions you can always check out our FAQ or email us at Quintas@CrowdRise.com and we'll solve everything.
Thanks again.
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