A private invitation

You don't have to
do this alone.

This is your space to ask the people who believe in you for a hand — money, sure, but also resources, encouragement, and folks in your corner. You stay in control of your story the whole way. Because nobody should have to get through the hard parts alone.

Create my campaign See how it works

✓ We never take a cut of donations✓ You control your story✓ Real people, verified

How the whole thing works

Four simple steps — then a community keeps showing up for you.

Set up your page

Your story, your photo, your color theme, your needs, and how people can pay you directly — Cash App, Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or card.

Share it

Send your link or print a QR "dignity card." People give as a gift, a loan, or to pay it forward.

Confirm & thank

Mark each contribution received and send a personal voice or video thank-you, right from your phone.

Grow your circle

Post updates, stay accountable, and watch a network of people form around you — ready when you need them.

Everything you'll be able to do

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Your own campaign page

A warm, GoFundMe-style page that's all yours — your words, your photo, your colors.

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Get paid your way

List your own payment apps or accept cards. You confirm every contribution yourself.

🎙️

Voice & video thank-yous

Record a heartfelt thank-you in the browser; it's emailed straight to the person who helped.

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A needs list

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

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A support network

People sign up as a point of contact and offer resources, connections, and a hand when you need it.

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Recommendations

People who know you vouch for you — building trust with everyone who visits your page.

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Give it back

Repay loans or pay it forward to someone else on the network — and show the world you did.

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QR dignity cards

Print a card with a scannable code. Anyone can scan and give in seconds — no cash needed.

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Updates & check-ins

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

More than a fundraiser

You're building your own circle

Think of it as your own small, private community — the people who believe in you, gathered in one place. They don't just give money. They show up, they answer when you reach out, and they walk the road back up with you.

Not just money — your people can volunteer for the real things you list: a ride, a job lead, a couch, a hand.
People to call on — supporters become your points of contact for the day a hard stretch becomes a crisis.
Share your journey — post your progress and wins; your circle cheers you on and helps walk you home.
Vouched & verified — people who know you confirm you're real, so new supporters trust you fast.

Start building my circle

And when someone helps…

You thank them in your own voice. People remember that.

You sent a thank-you 💛

Record a quick video or voice note and it lands in their inbox — turning a donation into a relationship. That's what keeps people coming back.

What's yours to control — and what gets a look

You're in control of

Your story, headline, photo, and page colors
Your payment methods and which contributions you confirm
Your voice/video thank-yous, updates, needs, and any art you offer
Choosing to repay a loan or pay it forward

Reviewed for trust & safety

New campaigns are approved before they go public
Recommendations about you are added by your admin
Your accountability check-ins are confirmed by people who vouch for you
Repayment status is shown honestly on your public profile

How starting your campaign works

Help a Human is a crowdfunding platform — like GoFundMe — with one difference: everyone who raises here is also a supporter. Here's exactly what it takes to open your page, no surprises.

$50.00 to go live — two separate one-time payments at least $25.00 donated to Richard + $25.00 platform fee

Donate at least $25.00 to Richard

Help a Human runs on paying it forward. To open your own page, first give a donation of at least $25.00 to Richard, an active campaign that needs support right now. It's a real contribution that counts toward their goal — here, every fundraiser is a supporter first.

$25.00 minimum · one-time donation

Pay the $25.00 platform fee

A one-time fee to set up and host your page. This one goes to Help a Human — and we never take a cut of the donations you receive.

$25.00 · one-time

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Then your page runs free

After that, you pay nothing more — no monthly fee, no subscription — until your campaign has raised $500.00. Only once it crosses $500.00 does a $25.00/month (or $250.00/year) plan begin. If it never reaches $500.00, you never pay again.

No subscription until $500.00 raised

Help a Human is a crowdfunding service — not a gifting program, club, investment, or money-making opportunity. Donations are voluntary contributions to real people's campaigns, are non-refundable, and carry no promise of profit, return, or matching. The fees above are service fees paid to the platform for hosting your campaign.

Create your account

Takes a minute. Right after, you'll complete the two steps above to take your page live.

To launch your campaign:

Make a $25.00 donation to Richard — the campaign that introduced you (a genuine contribution toward their goal; every fundraiser here is also a supporter).
Pay a one-time $25.00 platform fee to launch (a service fee — never a cut of your donations).

And it's fair: the $25.00/mo (or $250.00/yr) service fee only starts once your campaign raises $500.00 — never before. You'll do this right after creating your account.

Your name Email Choose a password

A few things to agree to:

I understand Help a Human is a crowdfunding platform (like GoFundMe) and I agree to the Terms of Service, Acceptable Use Policy, and Privacy Policy. I'll thank the people who support me — with a personal note, voice, or video message. Gratitude turns a one-time donation into lasting support. If Help a Human works for me, I'll share it with others who could use it. (You'll get a simple link — it takes one tap.) I understand that contributions marked as loans aren't legally binding, but I'm committing in good faith to repay them or pass them on. If I choose not to repay a loan, that will be shown publicly on my profile. I understand that to launch my campaign I'll make a $25.00 donation to the campaign that introduced me, and pay a one-time $25.00 platform service fee. Once my campaign raises $500.00, a $25.00/mo (or $250.00/yr) service fee keeps it active — never before. These are service fees to the platform, not a cut of my donations. I understand Help a Human is a crowdfunding service — not a gifting program, club, or investment. Donations are voluntary, non-refundable contributions to real campaigns with no promise of profit, return, or matching.

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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

You don't have todo this alone.