# Special Olympics announces first global social fundraising collaboration with GoFundMe

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/22/special-olympics-announces-first-global-social-fundraising-collaboration-gofundme/
- Published: 2017-02-22T08:30:35+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Special Olympics has partnered with GoFundMe for its first social fundraising 
collaboration, which will see almost 500 GoFundMes created for athletes attending
next month’s Winter Olympics, all accessible through one landing page.**

The [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/) campaigns are being created by teams, 
coaches, and Olympians including Hannah Teter and Apolo Ohno, as well as by professional
athletes, YouTube stars and other influencers on behalf of the Special Olympics 
athletes.

The [Special Olympics GoFundMe landing page](https://www.gofundme.com/specialolympics)
lets people create a campaign to support an athlete on their way to the Games and
is searchable by sport and by country.  Each GoFundMe will share the athlete’s personal
story, with donations helping them and their teams with expenses related to travel,
training, equipment, coaching, and accommodation for the [Games](http://www.specialolympics.org/),
which take place from 14^(th) -25^(th) March in Austria.

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All donations will be split: with 50%  supporting the athletes and their teams, 
25% going to Special Olympics International, and 25% to the Games Organising Committee.

Mary Davis, CEO of Special Olympics said:

> “We are excited to collaborate with GoFundMe to help further drive support for
> our incredible athletes and tell their personal stories of achievement, bravery
> and inspiration as they prepare for the World Games.”

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