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Crowdfunding, made human

Help is closer
than you think.

Help a Human gives you a simple, dignified page to ask the people who care for the support you need — money, sure, but also encouragement and a way back up. Make one for yourself, or for someone you love who'd never ask for it themselves.

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Help that comes back around

Here's what makes us different: everyone who raises help here also gives it. The more you show up for other people, the bigger your own circle of support gets. That's not a slogan — it's how the whole thing works.

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Make your page

Tell your story, list what you need, and add ways for people to donate — in a minute.

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Share it

Tell your network and invite others who could use a page of their own. Your community grows.

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Support flows both ways

The more people in your circle, the more eyes on your campaign — and a community that shows up for each other.

People being helped right now

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Start to support in four beats

How it works

  1. 1
    Create your page

    Tell the story, set a goal and what's needed, and add the ways people can give — in about a minute.

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    Share it everywhere

    Send your link, post it, or print a QR card. Each share puts your page in front of more people who care.

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    Support rolls in

    People donate as a gift, a loan, or paying it forward — and some stick around as ongoing points of contact.

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    Say thank you, keep going

    Confirm what you receive, send personal thank-yous, post updates, and watch the momentum build.

And when someone helps…

You thank them in your own voice. People never forget that.

James sent you a thank-you 💛

Record a quick voice or video note right from your phone and it lands in your supporter's inbox — turning a one-time donation into a real, lasting relationship. It's the difference between a transaction and a connection.

It's more than a donate button

It's everything you need to get real support — and to keep the people who give it close, so a one-time gift turns into someone in your corner.

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Your own page

A warm, professional page that's all yours — your words, your photo, your colors.

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Get paid your way

List Cash App, Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or take cards. You confirm every gift yourself.

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Recurring support

Givers can pledge weekly or monthly — we send friendly reminders, never an auto-charge.

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Voice & video thank-yous

Record a heartfelt thank-you right in the browser; it lands in their inbox.

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A needs list

Say exactly what you need — housing, work, a ride — so people help with the right things.

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A support network

People sign up as points of contact, offering resources and a hand — not just money.

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Vouches & recommendations

People who know you confirm you're real — building instant trust with visitors.

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QR dignity cards

Print a scannable card. Anyone can give in seconds — no cash, no awkwardness.

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Beautiful share cards

Every link previews as a polished card with your photo and progress, everywhere you post it.

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Updates & check-ins

Share progress and stay accountable. As you show up, more support follows.

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Pay it forward

Repay a loan or lift the next person on the network — and show the world you did.

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The Helper Games

Earn levels and climb the ripple leaderboard as you help more humans in. (Below 👇)

Made for real life, and real needs

One simple page, a hundred ways to use it. If someone needs support, Help a Human helps you rally it — fast, and with dignity.

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Getting off the street

Raise for first month's rent, a deposit, ID, or a bus pass — the concrete things that turn a corner into a doorway.

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Starting over

Out of a tough season, a breakup, jail, or rehab? Rally your people for the runway to rebuild a stable, hopeful life.

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An emergency, fast

A medical bill, a car repair, a funeral, a sudden loss. Spin up a page in a minute and get help moving today.

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Financially strapped

When money's tight and the month is long, let the people who care chip in for groceries, utilities, or childcare.

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Churches & ministries

Rally the congregation around a family in need, a mission trip, or a building fund — with thank-yous and updates built in.

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Schools, teams & clubs

Fund the trip, the uniforms, the equipment, or a student in crisis. Share one link and watch the community show up.

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Nonprofits & groups

Run a focused drive for a cause or a person, keep 100% of donations, and bring supporters back again and again.

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For someone you love

Start a page on behalf of a parent, a friend, or a neighbor who'd never ask for help themselves — and rally their circle.

🏆 The Helper Games

It's not about making money. It's about how many humans you can lift. Bring people in, help them get what they need, and climb the ripple leaderboard — the warm-fuzzy kind of winning. (And the bigger your ripple, the more eyes on your own page.)

🔥 Top helpers right now

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Level up as you help

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Sprout — helped your first human in
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Connector — 5+ people in your ripple
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Catalyst — 10+ and the help is multiplying
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Lifeline — 25+ humans lifted. Legend status.
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More than a fundraiser

Your own private circle of support

A page here isn't a tip jar — it's a small, private community you build around yourself. People who don't just send money, but show up: they share in your progress, cheer you on, and stand ready for the day a hard stretch turns into a real crisis.

  • Not just money — supporters can volunteer for the exact things you need: a ride, a job lead, a couch, a hand moving.
  • People to call on — they become your points of contact, the ones you reach out to when things get hard.
  • Share your journey — post your updates and wins; your circle rallies behind you and helps walk you home.
  • Vouched & verified — people who know you confirm you're real, so new supporters trust you fast.
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Simple, honest pricing

We never take a cut of your donations. You keep 100%. Here's the whole pricing, with nothing hidden.

To launch (invited)
$50.00 to start

If a campaign invited you, starting your own page takes two separate one-time payments:

  • A donation of at least $25.00 to the campaign that invited you — a real contribution that counts toward their goal.
  • A one-time $25.00 platform fee to set up and host your page. This goes to Help a Human — we never take a cut of your donations.

$25.00 + $25.00 = $50.00 to go live. Starting one yourself (no invite)? Just the $25.00 platform fee.

While you're under $500.00
$0 / month

Run your campaign with no recurring fee until it has raised $500.00. If it never does, you never pay again after launch.

After $500.00 raised
$25.00 / mo

Once it's clearly working, keep it active for $25.00/month — or save with $250.00/year. Still no cut of donations, ever.

Card processing fees (charged by Stripe) are the only other cost on card donations. See full fee details →

Your page is one minute away.

Set it up, share it, and watch your circle show up — for you, or someone who needs it. The ripple starts with you.

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Jeffrey Long
Built by a dad

Why I Built Help a Human

I've been a coder for over 20 years. This one is personal.

I found myself in a spot where I couldn't give someone I love, my own son, the help he needed. If you've been there, you know the feeling. It's helpless. There is almost nothing harder than wanting with everything in you to lift someone up and not having enough on your own to do it.

My resources were limited. I couldn't fix it by myself. But I realized I didn't have to. I had a whole network of people who care, and so did he. So I built a simple, dignified way for all of us to pitch in at once and get him real support right when he needed it.

Then it hit me. So many people have someone they love who needs this, or they need it themselves. A parent, a sibling, a friend, a neighbor. Nobody should have to feel that helpless. So I opened it up to everyone. Help a Human is that same tool, built for all of us.

Jeffrey Long, founder of Help a Human

Want to learn more about me and what I do? JeffreyLong.com

What Help a Human is, in plain terms: a crowdfunding platform, like GoFundMe. It is not a gifting program, club, investment, lottery, or money-making opportunity. Donations are voluntary, non-refundable contributions to real people's campaigns, with no promise of profit, return, or matching. The fees to launch and run a campaign are platform service fees, never a cut of the donations you receive. See our Terms, Refunds & Fees, and Acceptable Use Policy.