Put your charity fundraiser on YouTube
Your story plays as a YouTube ad. One tap opens the GoFundMe page where people can give.
- Made for GoFundMe nonprofit pages
- One tap opens your fundraiser
- Your budget, from $50
- Money-back guarantee
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How do I promote a GoFundMe with YouTube ads?
A Sprizzy promotion plays your story as a YouTube ad, and a tap opens your GoFundMe page. Mark the video Nonprofit and add the full www.gofundme.com address under Visit a link. Google allows donation ads for tax-exempt charities, so a GoFundMe nonprofit fundraiser is the right fit. Spend from $50. The ad brings people to the page, and giving is up to them.
From your story to the Donate button
You set the ad budget and pay Sprizzy for it. Donations go through GoFundMe the way they always do, and Sprizzy never touches them.
Before your GoFundMe ad runs
Four checks so the ad can pass Google review and the link keeps working.
Which GoFundMe fundraisers can run as a YouTube ad?
Google allows ads that ask for donations on behalf of a tax-exempt charity, and the page must say donations are tax-exempt or show a charity number. A GoFundMe nonprofit fundraiser shows the nonprofit's name next to the organizer's, with a "Tax deductible" tag in the US. A fundraiser for one person's bills falls outside that rule, and Google may turn the ad down, so Sprizzy fits nonprofit fundraisers best.
Which GoFundMe link should I paste?
The full address from your browser bar, the one that starts with https://www.gofundme.com/f/. Open the fundraiser, copy the address and paste it into "Link to your page" in the Sprizzy builder. A short gofund.me link will not match: the builder shows "GoFundMe link" only for the full www.gofundme.com form.
Can I change my GoFundMe link after the ad starts?
Set your custom link first. GoFundMe lets you change a fundraiser's link once from your account. A later change goes through GoFundMe's team, and after it the old link stops working, which would leave the ad pointing at a dead page. Pick the final link, then start the Sprizzy promotion.
Is it safe to pay for ads for a GoFundMe?
With Sprizzy you start the promotion yourself, from your own Sprizzy account and your own YouTube video. Sprizzy only needs the public fundraiser link. It never asks for your GoFundMe login or bank details, never handles the donations and takes no share of them. Sprizzy is not part of GoFundMe.
Why a video ad suits a cause
A shared link reaches people who already know you. A YouTube ad reaches strangers who care about the same cause and lets them hear it from you.
Your GoFundMe fundraiser on YouTube in 3 simple steps
Pick a video, point the ad at GoFundMe, set a budget. Sprizzy builds the campaign and runs it for you.
Step 1: Pick a video that tells the story
Who the money is for, what it pays for and why now. A phone video is fine. It needs to be on YouTube for the ad to play.
Step 2: Choose Nonprofit, then Visit a link
Paste the full fundraiser address into "Link to your page". It starts with https://www.gofundme.com/, and the builder shows "GoFundMe link" when it matches.
Step 3: Set the places and a budget
Choose where the ad runs and how much to spend, from $50. Keywords and channels come from your story, and Sprizzy builds the Google Ads campaign and watches it while it runs.
Fundraiser organizers ask, we answer
What people ask before sending a YouTube ad to GoFundMe.
Will a YouTube ad get my GoFundMe more donations?
A Sprizzy promotion puts your story in front of new people on YouTube and sends everyone who taps to your GoFundMe page. Whether they give is their choice, so no ad can promise donations. Your Engagement report shows how many people came, and GoFundMe shows what was given.
How do I make my GoFundMe go viral?
Viral is luck, but reach is something you can plan. Sharing reaches people who know you. A Sprizzy promotion shows your story video on YouTube to strangers who watch videos about the cause, and a tap opens your GoFundMe page.
Can a charity or nonprofit group use this?
Yes, and it is the best fit. Start the GoFundMe as a fundraiser for the nonprofit, so its name shows on the page, then promote it with Sprizzy under the Nonprofit video type. Google looks for that tax-exempt status on the fundraiser page itself before it lets a donation ad run.
What video works best for a GoFundMe ad?
Open on the person, the place or the animals the money is for, then say in plain words what it pays for and ask viewers to tap. Name the nonprofit out loud. Google reviews the video as well as the GoFundMe page, so keep both clear about who receives the money. A phone video is fine for a Sprizzy promotion.
Who sees a GoFundMe ad on YouTube?
People who watch videos about your cause, in the countries, cities or radius you pick. Sprizzy takes keywords from your video, and you can swap any of them before the ad goes live. For a cause about illness or money trouble, Google narrows the audiences a GoFundMe ad may use, and Sprizzy builds the ad inside those rules.
What does a fundraiser promotion cost?
A Sprizzy promotion for a GoFundMe starts from $50. You set the ad budget and pay for it as you go, apart from the fundraiser, with no monthly fee and no contract. Your first fundraiser promotion is covered by our money-back guarantee.
Tell strangers who care about the cause why it matters, in your own voice.
Results vary by business, video and targeting.
