Dedicating Dollars has launched their donation crowdfunding platform designed to aid in supporting people enduring hardships like medical bills or funeral expenses to empowering more joyful events like weddings.
“While working at a specialty pharmacy and home infusion company, I became acutely aware of how financially overwhelming a serious illness can be, especially with deductibles, co-payments and some treatments not covered by insurance,” explains Chris Wheeler, Dedicating Dollars Founder and CEO. “I decided to do something about it.”
Not only does Dedicating Dollars offer fundraising for medical expenses, its user-friendly fundraising pages can be customized for schools, sports teams, disaster relief and more. Using a simple three-step process, users set up an online fundraising page, share it with their friends via social media and email, then collect a check at the end of campaign.
Chris elaborates on the site’s features, “The Dedicating Dollars site allows organizers and donors to upload photos, videos and notes of encouragement, which really personalize their fundraising page. And we’ve built in tools that make social sharing through Facebook, email and Twitter just a click away.”
Dedicating Dollars is committed to online security using the latest encryption technology and never sharing donor information outside of the campaign. The company also prides itself on transparency about its fees. While other crowdfunding sites may be more ambiguous, Dedicating Dollars clearly publishes its competitive 8% transaction fee which goes to cover 3-5% credit card fees and other administrative costs.