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Can I share my campaign on social media sites?

Yes, of course, you must give your campaign the best chance of success and Social Media is where it’s at. It’s up to the campaign creator to promote and gain support. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn are a few examples of social media platforms that can help boost your campaign. Your campaign page will include easy-to-share

Can I access contributed funds before I reach my funding goal?

For Flexible (‘Take What You Can Get’) campaigns that raise funds, you do not need to wait until the Campaign Deadline to receive your funds. “Net Funds” are transferred to you by Stripe during the course of your campaign as pledges are made. For All or Nothing campaigns that raise funds, you will receive the “Net Funds” from Stripe

How long does it take ReadyFundGo to transfer funds to my account?

For Flexible (‘Take What You Can Get’) campaigns that raise funds, you do not need to wait until the Campaign Deadline to receive your funds. “Net Funds” are transferred to you by Stripe during the course of your campaign as pledges are made. For All or Nothing campaigns that raise funds, you will receive the “Net Funds” from Stripe

How do I contact and distribute the rewards to my supporters?

We’ve made it easy by creating a pledge report area in your campaign dashboard. Simply go to the ‘pledges’ link while viewing your campaign dashboard. There you can view pledges in real time, get pledgee contact info, and export a .csv file. This pledge report can be accessed at anytime once the campaign is published.

What happens when the campaign reaches its deadline?

If your campaign is an ‘All or Nothing’ campaign and you haven’t reached your goal, no funds are collected or payable and Ready Fund Go will not charge any fees. Your campaign will no longer be live. For successful ‘All or Nothing’ campaigns, funds are collected as soon as the campaign has finished. These funds

What happens if I don’t reach my funding goal?

If your campaign is an ‘All or Nothing’ campaign you will not receive any funds and no service fee is charged by ReadyFundGo. For Flexible (‘Take What You Can Get’) campaigns “Net Funds” are transferred to you by Stripe during the course of your campaign as pledges are made, regardless of whether you meet your funding goal or

What happens if I exceed my funding goal?

All funds are yours, minus our standard fee for hosting your campaign together with minimal debit/credit cards fees charged by Stripe.

What are ‘Campaign Updates’?

Campaign updates are when you update information about the progress of your campaign throughout the life of the campaign. Campaign updates get delivered to all supporters at the same time.  Updates can be made by logging into your account and going to the ‘Updates’ tab on the campaign creation form.  It will automatically email all

Can I extend my deadline if I don’t reach my funding goal?

No as this may upset or frustrate supporters who have already purchased rewards and are expecting delivery of them within a certain time frame. If you are thinking of extending your deadline, create a second campaign.

Can I leave the deadline open?

No – because you need to pay out your rewards at the end of your campaign. If you have no end, you will never pay your rewards or be able to claim your campaign contributions.

What is the campaign goal and deadline?

The campaign goal is the amount of money that you need to make your campaign a success. All ReadyFundGo campaigns have a deadline in which to reach your goal. This date is set by you. Research shows that campaigns that run for a 29 to 41 day period are the most successful, regardless of the

What sort of Rewards should I offer?

Your rewards should be as creative as you can make them and always try to offer something a little different or individual to your supporters. Remember supporters have different budgets so make sure that you offer rewards to suit everyone. Statistics have shown that campaigns with a total of 9 rewards are the most successful.

Can I log in with Facebook?

Absolutely! When you first register you will be given the choice of registering with an email address or Facebook. We recommend that you connect with Facebook as it’s the number one interactive social media platform for crowdfunding and makes it easier to share your campaign.

I forgot my password, how do I log in?

If you forgot your password simply click ‘Forgot my password’ and follow the prompts on the ‘login’ screen. An email will be sent to you asking you to enter a new password.

What currencies does ReadyFundGo support?

Campaign Creation: ReadyFundGo supports campaign creation setup in the following currencies and countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Findland, France, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, USA, UK. Campaign Pledges: ReadyFundGo facilitates pledges in the vast majority of international currencies: See all currencies: Group 1

What are ReadyFundGo’s fees?

It is free to set-up a crowdfunding campaign with ReadyFundGo. ReadyFundGo receives a 5% service fee from money raised by  ‘All or Nothing’ campaigns that have reached their target goal.  If the campaign does not reach its goal, no fee is charged. For ‘Take What You Can Get (Flexible)’ campaigns ReadyFundGo receives a 5% service

What’s in it for campaign supporters?

Supporters can receive a wide variety of rewards for their contribution when they support a campaign. Some will be physical rewards and some will just be ‘feel good’ donation based rewards depending on the nature of the campaign. Examples: • a simple feel good ‘thankyou’ postcard for backing a good cause • early pricing on

Who can set up a campaign on ReadyFundGo?

Anyone with a great idea and clear funding goal, over the age of 18. (See Terms & Conditions for those under 18 years old).

How does it work?

Simply start creating your campaign (for free) by first selecting a category and title (which you can change at any time before submitting it) and registering online. Next, decide on a clear funding goal, the rewards you’ll offer, an end date (we recommend 6-9 weeks) and a story of what the funds are needed for

Who is ReadyFundGo?

ReadyFundGo is owned by My Crowd Pty Ltd (MC). MC was launched in Sydney 2013, Australia and the RFG team is located in Sydney, NSW. Our goal is to help people raise capital to fund growth of existing startups, entrepreneurial ideas, social enterprise and environmental campaigns.