Showcase causes you care about with your GoFundMe Profile

Sharing and engaging with causes and communities you care about on social media hasn’t always been easy, but with GoFundMe Profiles, you’ll be able to easily share a curated list of fundraisers you’ve donated to, shared, or resonate with. In this article we’ll cover:

• What’s my GoFundMe Profile?
• How can I access my GoFundMe Profile?
• How do I edit my GoFundMe Profile?
• How do I make the most of my GoFundMe Profile?

What’s my GoFundMe Profile?

Your GoFundMe Profile is meant to reflect you and the things you care about most. With your profile, it’s easier than ever to share causes with your community, inspire giving, and amplify your collective impact. All you need to do is:

• Add your favorite fundraisers (for individuals, charities, or both!)
• Edit your profile, which you can change at any time
• Make your profile public
• Share it—inspire your community to support causes with you

You can customize your profile name and image, add a bio, name the list of causes you support, and display all the personal and charity fundraisers you care about in one place.

All causes you’ve donated to, both personal and charity, will be available to add to your profile. You can choose to add them to your public profile, or you can leave them hidden if you don’t want to showcase each cause you’ve donated to. You can also add fundraisers or charities you haven’t donated to with their link. Even if you aren’t able to donate, you can still showcase and share all the causes that resonate with you.

Once you’ve curated your list, you can easily copy your profile link and share via social media, text, etc. to let those close to you know what’s inspiring you lately. We automatically display the number of people you inspire to help, so it’s easy to see and celebrate your collective impact. The number of people you inspire to help includes unique donors who:

• Donated to fundraisers you organized
• Donated to fundraisers you shared using your unique share links
• Donated to a fundraiser through your public profile

You can see even more in your private impact dashboard, like the total amount you’ve inspired your community to give and the real time views you generate by sharing fundraisers.

How can I access my GoFundMe Profile?

To access your profile, be sure you’re signed into your GoFundMe account, and you’ll find "Profile" in the top, right menu. 

Remember, your profile and your “Settings” are two separate parts of your overall GoFundMe account. To edit your account email, notification settings, etc. you’ll use “Settings”. 

How do I edit my GoFundMe Profile?

Your profile’s default visibility will be private. Once you’ve updated your name, bio, and featured fundraisers, you can easily switch that over to public. Your visibility settings will show above your profile photo:

To edit your visibility, click “Change visibility”, choose “Private” or “Public”, and then be sure to click save.

Your profile is customizable. To make changes, you’ll click “Edit profile” under your name and bio. From this screen you’ll be able to edit: 

• Your profile photo
• Profile name
• Bio, where you can share a few words about the causes you care about
• Name your fundraiser list
• Fundraisers you want to display

A few things to keep in mind when editing your profile:

• The photo you choose will change across your whole GoFundMe account. If you choose to create a fundraiser, your profile picture will display underneath the main fundraiser image.
• Your profile name will only display within your profile. If you’d like to match your profile name to your Instagram handle, you can do that and not worry about your handle appearing if you donate or start a fundraiser. 
• Your bio can be 160 characters long.
• You can add fundraisers to your profile by editing your “List”. Within “Edit list” you’ll be able to “Manage cards” by adding new cards or setting existing cards to “Active” or “Hidden”.
• You can only add GoFundMe fundraiser or nonprofit page links to your profile. If you try to add a non-GoFundMe link, you’ll receive an error message.

Be sure to click “Save” to confirm any changes you make. Now you’re ready to share with your community.

How do I make the most of my GoFundMe Profile?

You can start by sharing! Within your profile, there will be a “Share profile” button beneath your bio section. After clicking, you can copy the provided link and then share wherever you usually support the causes you care about. 

You might consider sharing your link by: 

• Including it in your Instagram bio
• Taking a screenshot of your list and posting to your Instagram grid or Stories
• Share the link or a screenshot to your Facebook page
• Adding it to your LinkTree, or other link sharing platform
• Adding the link to your TikTok bio or talking about your profile in your latest TikTok video
• Sending it over text or WhatsApp to those you’re close with
• Include the link in your email signature
• Adding a line in your blog referencing your profile

In addition to sharing, you can curate your GoFundMe profile depending on the situation or what you’re passionate about. For example, if you usually engage in a lot of activity to support Earth Day, you can edit your profile to reflect that cause. Search for GoFundMe fundraisers in honor of Earth Day and add them to your profile. Then you can easily share your profile to give others the opportunity to make a difference as well. 

Your profile is a great opportunity to activate others for good. Get creative in how you curate and share your profile, and then you can watch the power of community as you, your friends, and followers make a difference in the lives of people coming to GoFundMe for help and support.