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The devastating impact of the Maui wildfires has left many communities in need, with the death toll climbing to 55 and hundreds of people forced to evacuate their homes. If you're wondering how you can make a difference, here are some meaningful ways to share hope and help during the Maui wildfires.

Give to a Campaign You Know 
One of the most direct ways to offer support is by giving to a campaign you know. Whether it's a friend, a neighbor, or a colleague who's been directly affected, your donation can make an impact on their lives. By supporting someone’s GiveSendGo campaign, you're not only providing much-needed financial assistance but also sharing hope with someone in their greatest time of need. 

Start a Campaign for Someone You Know is in Need
Sometimes, the act of initiating a campaign can be as powerful as contributing to one. If you know someone who's in need due to the Maui wildfires, consider starting a GiveSendGo campaign on their behalf. This initiative can rally support from a wider community, offering a platform for people to come together and help someone who's struggling. By taking this step, you also alleviate the pressure of starting a campaign off of the person affected. 

Give to GiveSendGo Charities’ Maui Relief Fund
For those who don't have a personal connection to the affected individuals or campaigns, there's still a meaningful way you can make a difference.  
You can give to GiveSendGo Charities’ Maui Fire Relief Fund by clicking the following link - https://www.givesendgo.com/MauiFire. Donations will be distributed to verified campaigns on GiveSendGo of those impacted by the fires, or we will distribute funds to local nonprofits that are actively making a major impact. 100% of your donations will go directly to the people of Maui. 

Your donation will help to provide food, shelter, clothing, and other essentials to those who have lost everything. It will also help to rebuild homes and businesses, and to support the long-term recovery of Maui.

We are thrilled to celebrate National Crowdfunding Day with you today! As a crowdfunding platform, founded by Christians for everyone, we have seen the incredible power of crowdfunding in bringing people together to support families in need, ministry initiatives, charitable causes, freedom movements, and even individual projects. On this day, we want to celebrate the impact of crowdfunding and how it has transformed the way we support one another.

At GiveSendGo, we are proud to be a part of this movement. Over the years, we have helped countless individuals and organizations to raise funds for various causes. From medical expenses to mission trips, church projects to disaster relief efforts, GiveSendGo has provided a platform for people worldwide to come together and make a positive difference.But we know that we could not have done this alone. We owe our success to our amazing community of givers, senders, and goers who have made GiveSendGo what it is today. We are grateful for your generosity, kindness, and unwavering support.

To celebrate National Crowdfunding Day, we want to encourage everyone to get involved in the crowdfunding movement. There’s always a place for you to step in and get involved. Whether you start a fundraiser, donate to a campaign, share campaigns on social media, volunteer your time and skills to help others using the money you raise, or pray for campaigns, you can make a positive impact in someone's life. Every little bit counts, and we believe we can change the world together.

At GiveSendGo, we are committed to making crowdfunding accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs. Everyone has a story worth sharing and everyone deserves a chance to receive support when they need it most. We are proud to stand with our community and to be a part of something greater than ourselves.

So, on this National Crowdfunding Day, let us celebrate the power of crowdfunding and the incredible impact it has had on our world. Let us come together, support one another, and make a difference.

New year, same crowdfunding platform…or is it?
While GiveSendGo is the same Christ following, freedom loving, justice seeking platform, we have some New Year's resolutions! We took a look at our platform’s yearly analytics - from givers, to senders, to go-ers. We were blown away at how God is growing and using GiveSendGo to share hope to the world. 
We’ve seen this through giving a voice to someone whose campaign was taken down on another site. When society told them their voice doesn’t matter because it's different from their own, they chose to silence it. 
And don’t get me started on the miraculous stories from our prayer partner ministry. We could talk about it all day! God, through His divine intervention, uses those phone calls to do miracles! There’s one that still makes me tear up that I’ll briefly share. I won’t go into it fullly, but we had one call that God used to stop a suicide that was about to happen right at the time of the phone call. This person had lost all hope and had a gun in their hand. God created this person and He loves His children! So, God led our Prayer Team to call them at the right place at the right time to let that very special person know He see’s them, hears them and is mourning with them. And from that phone call and God’s love toward that person, they were able to see a glimmer of hope. 
Jesus! You have blessed our company SO much! Use us to bless your kingdom more. Speak, your servants are listening!
God calls us to be generous. If we’re going to help lead a movement of generosity, freedom, and becoming more Christ-like, then we need to read the Bible and follow Jesus’ example of a what a true leader is.
Jesus, our shepherd, the leader who leaves the 99 for the one, served his people. Day and night he served with humility, healed the sick, and performed miracle upon miracle. Jesus didn’t ride on the back of a horse when he arrived in Jerusalem. He CHOSE a donkey, a symbol of peace and humility, over a horse which often in the Bible had relations to kings and war. He CHOSE to wash the feet of his disciples, including Judas who Jesus knew would soon betray him. There are countless examples of Jesus being God’s humble servant. We should want to be more like Jesus. 
This year GiveSendGo wants to serve every campaign on our website. We want to make the experience even more easy to understand, quick to set up, and reliable. We want to be a site you can trust. This is something we are constantly trying to improve. With that being said, we do have an announcement about this upcoming year we’re very excited to share! Starting Monday, January 2, 2023, GiveSendGo is lowering our processing rate to 2.7% + 30cents for new donations to USA based campaigns. 
Thank you Jesus for all that you are doing and continue to do with GiveSendGo. We would also like to thank all of our GiveSendGo users for standing with us through thick and thin! Have a happy New Year everyone!