Have you got a trip coming up but don’t know how you’re going to afford it? Maybe it’s a loved one’s birthday soon and your friends want to pull together to treat them to something nice? Perhaps you want to raise money for charity or help fund a non-profit project? Whatever the reason you find yourself in need of cash, we live in an age of crowdfunding and people power, and with services like Leetchi.com, it just got a whole lot easier to connect with like-minded communities and get the money you need.
What is Leetchi?
Leetchi is a platform which offers a simple way of collecting money online. The brain-child of Céline Lazorthes, the idea came to her following several frustrating incidents where she had advanced money to buy a group gift, then struggled to chase up friends to be reimbursed. By allowing people to contribute their share towards everything from a present, holiday or wedding, to a birthday party, memorial or charity fundraiser upfront, this awkward situation can be avoided – and considering that a recent YouGov study found that 35% of people have encountered problems when trying to get money back from friends, there’s clearly room on the market for such a service.
How does it work?
By creating a ‘money pot’ online, you can invite friends, family, colleagues and members of the public if appropriate, to contribute via bank card. Once the amount needed has been raised or all necessary contributors have paid their share, you can spend it on one of their partner sites, which includes Amazon; request a bank transfer, or send the pot directly to the beneficiary. Aside from helping out loved ones, you can browse and support as many public pots as you wish, which often include charitable efforts and community projects.
Why choose Leetchi over other sites?
Aside from being one of the leading services of its kind in Europe with more than six million users already, Leetchi was designed with ease-of-use of and customer habits in mind, with many practical advantages which include:
- It’s one of the easiest ways to raise money online, with all contributions stored in one place that you can monitor at all times, from a computer or mobile device.
- With the ability to export Gmail contacts, share to Facebook and add a widget to your blog or website, spreading the word to friends and beyond is a breeze, giving you a better chance of drawing in more money.
- Money pots can be personalised with images and messages, helping people to fully understand and connect with your project, drawing their eye and hooking their interest.
- Their secure payment system makes it safe to pay in.
- There are no hidden costs, with free spending available on their partner sites and a 2.9%-4% charge if you want the funds transferred to your bank instead.
- Money pots can be set up and ready to use within minutes, following a few simple clicks.
- The range of projects you can fund is practically endless.
Having launched In France in 2009, Leetchi’s vast success has seen them only recently branch out to the UK market, meaning they’re coming to us with a wealth of knowledge on safe, reliable crowdfunding that we can surely only stand to benefit from.
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