SALEM, Wis., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Many times churches come across larger critical needs within their congregations and communities that are beyond the scope of their often limited benevolence funds. Blessity.org, a no-risk crowdfunding platform, can help directly meet these needs in a unique, highly trustworthy way.
Crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe and YouCaring do provide an avenue for people to help others in need, however, their models lack accountability, and at times are fraudulently used. The recent headline story of a young couple and homeless man who scammed generous people out of almost $400,000 through GoFundMe is an unfortunate example of this abuse. Blessity.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was developed to directly address these shortcomings and provide a trustworthy avenue for churches to post larger benevolent needs, allowing the greater community to rally together to help in a direct way. Blessity only posts needs submitted by partner churches, limits donations to the requested amount and insures that 100% of the monies raised are sent directly to the provider of the need, such as the person's landlord, utility company or hospital. "Blessity adds the one critical missing element of other crowdfunding sites: trustworthiness," stated Blessity's founder, Tad Hartlaub.
Blessity.org is free for churches to partner with and use. Churches are simply asked to help support Blessity's mission after a posted need is met with a small donation to help cover the charity's operational costs. This allows a church to turn a small hundred dollar benevolent fund into thousands of dollars of real impact for those in need in their communities. "Blessity multiplied our resources to help someone in need in a major way. As a pastor on staff I am so proud to have a service like this and am grateful for their partnership," said Pastor Bob Griffith of Journey Church in Kenosha, WI.
ABOUT BLESSITY.ORG
Blessity was founded in 2017 to meet the critical needs of others through a trusted, church centered crowdfunding platform. Blessity is committed to connecting people with a heart for giving to people having needs greater than can be met by their local church. Blessity is a Wisconsin based 501(c)(3) non-profit charity. For additional information, visit www.Blessity.org
Contact: Tad Hartlaub
Executive Director
Blessity
[email protected]
920-287-4672
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