Medical crowdfunding campaigns have increased exponentially over the last four years. Websites like GoFundMe and Indiegogo have been one of the more popular choices for people to upload their campaigns. But there are many other websites as well that offer support. These types of campaigns are usually personal and are started by people in need of vital medical expenses. In some cases an successful campaign can instantly save an life.
However it is important to note as well that scams do exist. So it is important as an donor to confirm on the validity of these campaigns. Unless of course it is your family or friend and you have solid proof of the situation. Some platforms even offer an additional step in the verification process to confirm these cases and to help donors make the right choices. People looking to start their own campaigns and entirely rely on strangers, don’t have the misconception that crowdfunding is easy. Many of these crowdfunding campaigns fail and very few reach their goals.
If you are thinking of running a crowdfunding campaign for your medical expenses. Certainly consider the platform you will choose, whether you will proceed with a niche platform for example or a more known site like gofundme. Review the fees, because they will be considerable and policies as well. Here is a few additional tips:
1. Look at successful crowdfunding campaigns, you could see how it was done and follow similar steps. You can even see if the creators would talk to you or have posted interviews from their success.
2. Look at unsuccessful campaigns campaigns and see what wrong their, why did they fail or not reach their goals. There will be more answers which can help you with your own campaign. Things that you can avoid.
Medical crowdfunding can work, but just like any crowdfunding campaign it needs a lot of work and dedication. Updates are important and communication. Many campaigns are thrown together quickly, without much effort and this is why they do not work. However note that most of the cases are real people with real needs. It just needs to be done well to gain attention of others.