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You should not have to be good at asking

One page for what you are facing and what it costs. The people who love you fund it. And at every stage there is a next move, so your page never just sits.

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Free to start, no account needed to begin, and nothing to pay back.

Gifts as they come in

  1. $100Marsha Abney
  2. $50LaTriece Alexander
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Trust the process. It is five steps, and none of them is being good at this.

We cannot promise what people will give. We can promise that at every step you will know exactly what to do next — and that your page will never be left to sit.

  1. Step 1

    Write it

    Three things: what you are facing, what it costs, a photo if you want one. About fifteen minutes.

    We promise: It saves as you type. Nothing is public until you say so.

  2. Step 2

    Publish

    Most pages go live straight away. The rest are read by a person, usually the same day.

    We promise: We email you either way.

  3. Step 3

    Send it to five people

    Not fifty. The people who already ask how you are. That is how every one of these starts.

    We promise: Each link remembers where it was sent, so you know what worked.

  4. Step 4

    The first forty-eight hours

    The first gift is the hardest. After it, the page does the asking so you do not have to.

    We promise: Every gift shows up as a person on your page, not a percentage.

  5. Step 5

    When it slows down

    Around a third to a half of the way, the people closest to you have given what they have. This is where most pages stall.

    We promise: It is the moment we are built for. There is always a next move — see below.

Start your pageFifteen minutes. You can stop anywhere and come back.

Most pages do not fail. They stall.

Somewhere around a third to a half of the goal, the people closest to you have given what they have, and the page goes quiet. On most platforms that is the end of the story — nobody follows up, and the treatment does not happen.

That is the moment GivePanda is built for. When your page slows down, it is not over. It is step five.

A second wave, with a map

Every share link remembers where it was sent — text, email, a group chat. When the first wave slows, you can see which door actually opened, and go back through it.

Invites from whatever list you have

Paste a group chat, a column, a thumb-typed list. We pull out the addresses, send them over a few days so they land, and stop if a list is bouncing.

An update that reaches everyone who gave

A scan date, a retrieval, a setback. One post on your page, and the people who already showed up see it and send it on.

A person, when you want one

Write to hello@givepanda.com. A person reads it, and tells you the next move for your page in particular.

And this is the moment we keep building for.

There are only three things to write.

If you get stuck, start with the day you got the number. You can change every word later.

Start writing
  1. 1

    What you are facing.

    A few sentences. Where you are, what you have tried. It does not have to be polished.

  2. 2

    What it costs.

    The number your clinic quoted, including medication. You can change it later.

  3. 3

    One photograph, if you want one.

    It does not have to be of you — a window, a hand, the dog who has been on the bed all week.

You only have to ask once.

People will read it and give what they can. You do not have to chase anyone, thank anyone publicly, or update it on a schedule. When you spend the money on treatment, the total your friends watched grow does not go down.

$3,849 to go · 2 people have given

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Pages live right now.

Every one is a person paying for care their insurance would not. Give to one, or send it to someone who might.

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What this costs you.

Starting is free. When someone gives you $100, $6.20 goes to fees — processing and GivePanda, together — and $93.80 reaches you. That is the whole arrangement. There is nothing to repay, no interest, and no credit check — this is your people helping you, not a loan.

The longer version, including who else touches your data

Questions people ask before they start.

Will my employer see this?
Your page is public at its own address and listed on our Browse page, like every fundraiser here. We never send it anywhere — you decide who gets the link, and you can use a first name only.
Can I take it down?
Yes. Write to hello@givepanda.com and a person ends it. An ended page stops taking gifts and comes off the site.
What if I do not reach the number?
Whatever your people give is yours, whether or not you reach it. Nothing is returned, nothing is owed, and the page can stay open as long as you need it.
Do I have to put my face on it?
No. The photo can be of anything, or you can leave it out.
What if my treatment is not fertility treatment?
That is fine. Choose “Something else” and tell us what you are facing in your own words.
Do I need an account to start?
No. Start writing; it saves on your device as you go. You create an account at the end, to publish, and you come straight back to your page.

Whenever you are ready

You can start a page and never publish it. It sits there, saved, until you decide.