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GoFundMe Pro

Score8.1 out of 10

87 Reviews and Ratings

What is GoFundMe Pro?

GoFundMe Pro is nonprofit fundraising software designed to help organizations fundraise in any way they want, wherever they want. GoFundMe Pro aims to unlock new opportunities to inspire giving, reach broader audiences, and drive greater impact.

GoFundMe states they have supported over $40 billion in giving since 2010.

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the Campaign Designer: Campaign pages can be used to collect one-time or recurring donations through a customizable, mobile-responsive web page optimized for conversion.
Studio: Users can create conversion-optimized campaigns through stories that inspire support.
Live Events: Power events of any size and location with an event fundraising platform that unites donors around a customized experience.
Recurring Giving: To build a reliable revenue stream and appeal to more donors for ongoing support.
an Embedded Donation Form: Maximizes conversion and revenue on websites.
Peer-to-Peer: This mobilizes supporters and gives them the tools to fundraise for a cause on their own.

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User-friendly tool! We love it!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Classy for event management, peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding & general reporting to learn more about our donors. For so long we had been depending on Facebook fundraisers to generate "community" support of our organization - but Classy provided a way for us to launch a more professional platform to get more interest from our community & social media followers.

Pros

  • Event management - easy check-in process & attendee management
  • Campaign customizations - choose which type of campaign works best for you
  • Easy, simplified reporting
  • User-friendly & fast

Cons

  • Reports can sometimes be too general

Most Important Features

  • Easy, fast campaign creation
  • Event management & check-in

Return on Investment

  • Successful 3rd party crowdfunding campaigns that have turned into yearly initiatives

Extremely easy to use, and powerful for event planning

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Classy for peer-to-peer fundraising and managing ticket sales for fundraising events. Classy is integral to our nonprofit as a large part of our fundraising is received through individual online donations. Classy addresses the need for an accessible, quick online donation portal, as well as for event management. It's easy to use for admin and donors, and I've never had issues that haven't been resolved in more than 24 hours by their support team.

Pros

  • Integration with third party CRM systems.
  • Easy and fast for donors to use - donors can chose from PayPal, Venmo, etc.
  • Easy to build reports.
  • Event pages are professional, easy to manage, and bug-free.

Cons

  • Occasionally the server goes down during busy times, but it's never lasted more than a couple of hours.

Most Important Features

  • Ease of use.
  • Easy to run as an administrator.
  • Customizable.

Return on Investment

  • Positive donor relations.

Other Software Used

Salesforce Lightning Platform (formerly Salesforce App Cloud)

Reliable and Great Customer Service

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Classy for all of our online fundraising (giving page, p2p, crowdfunding, and ticket sales). This product supports our entire operation, and integrates with our CRM flawlessly. I am the manager of our development operations, so I oversee employees and volunteers who also use Classy to support our fundraising efforts.

Pros

  • Customer Services
  • Crowdfunding and Peer to Peer fundraising
  • Integration with Salesforce
  • Donor profiling

Cons

  • Could be more streamlined for users
  • Reporting could be more functional, less basic
  • Layout is clunky, but not unusable

Most Important Features

  • General Fundraising
  • Peer to Peer
  • Integrations with Salesforce

Return on Investment

  • Return on Investment is terrific
  • Affordable
  • Reliable

Other Software Used

Salesforce Lightning Platform

Classy is classy

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Classy to collect and record funds raised during a peer-to-peer fundraiser. It helps to organize the fundraisers and their donors and keeps track of our current progress. It also allows us to promote our sponsors with hyperlinks. We can run reports to do data analysis in real-time as well as after the event is over. The users each have a page that they can use to collect donations without our need to control their fundraising.

Pros

  • Peer-to-peer fundraising
  • Sponsor advertising
  • Donor management
  • Multiple-program management

Cons

  • Some donors have a difficult time using online platforms
  • It does crash and need restarted sometimes
  • I wish it would work with Instagram fundraisers

Most Important Features

  • Online platform
  • Peer-to-peer fundraising
  • Donor management

Return on Investment

  • It has been very positive to allow people to donate online during the pandemic
  • We have expanded our online presence with Classy
  • It has allowed us to go hybrid as we go back to in-person events

Other Software Used

GiveSmart, DonorPerfect

More fundraising with less headaches

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Classy to create website that support various fundraising events across Canada. Each year, we run 10 or more peer-to-peer campaigns and another 20 or more fundraising events through Classy. Classy allows us to offer and manage web-based donations in a way that serves all stakeholders well. Easy integration with our organizational accounting management software serves our accounting department. Simple easy to use design options allow event managers to create a professional website with all the right information. Participants seem to find their user experience is straightforward and easy easy to navigate. With all of those three things being easier, we can focus on our priorities like recruiting participants and ensuring a quality event. We have seen increased participation since using Classy and having measurably fewer user problems means having more returning participants year after year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Classy became a huge asset as we pivoted to fundraising in socially distanced context.

Pros

  • Simple design tools for campaign managers
  • Excellent Support Team
  • Overall website design easy to navigate for users
  • Integration with accounting software

Cons

  • I'd like a sidebar option for content that remains on user page as they navigate
  • Alternative look options for fundraising progress bar
  • More "how to" support for integration with Mailchimp

Most Important Features

  • Accounting Software integration
  • Great user Experience
  • Ease of design for various event managers

Return on Investment

  • We've more that doubled our peer-to-peer fundraising events since switching to Classy
  • I used to receive 5-10 trouble shooting emails from participants... now I get 1 or 2 at most.
  • Our number of participants has grown every year since switching to Classy.