# PayPal launches Generosity Network crowdfunding platform in US

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/11/24/paypal-launches-generosity-network-crowdfunding-platform-in-us/
- Published: 2020-11-24T15:15:20+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**PayPal has launched a new peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising platform in the USA that
lets people launch campaigns to crowdfund for causes that are important to them.**

An addition to its Giving platform, the PayPal [Generosity Network](https://www.paypal.com/generosity-network/)
is currently only available in the US, and, PayPal says, has been inspired by the
rising popularity of peer-to-peer crowdfunding accelerated by the global pandemic.

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**SEE ALSO: [PayPal Generosity Network now available in the UK](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/21/paypal-generosity-network-now-available-in-the-uk/)(
21 September 2021)**
 

 It allows PayPal US customers to create their own crowdfunding campaigns that 
can last for up to 30 days, and raise up to $20,000. Donations are deposited directly
into the organiser’s account with PayPal, allowing them to then distribute the funds
to their intended cause, which can be anything, from a small business, to a charitable
organisation, a friend, family member or themselves.

Oktay Dogramaci, VP, Giving, PayPal, explained:

> “From collecting money for grocery deliveries to high-risk populations to fundraising
> campaigns in support of teachers and frontline workers, we’ve seen an outpouring
> of generosity from the PayPal community using our platform to help one another
> during this unprecedented year. The Generosity Network was designed to provide
> an accessible, easy and secure way for our customers to raise money on behalf 
> of causes, and connect them with millions of PayPal customers who can offer their
> support this holiday season and beyond.”

## More on PayPal

 * **[PayPal processed record $10 billion in charitable donations in 2019](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/01/27/paypal-processed-record-10-billion-in-charitable-donations-in-2019/)
   27 January 2020**
 * **[PayPal offers match funding opportunity for Giving Tuesday](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/12/02/paypal-offers-match-funding-opportunity-for-giving-tuesday/)
   2 December 2019**
 * **[Insights from PayPal’s digital fundraising event](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/07/17/insights-paypals-digital-fundraising-event/)
   17 July 2018**