Aisyah Rafa'ee: Crowdfunding Like a Champ

Aisyah is Singapores first and only Olympic rower. Her MAKEACHAMP campaign raised $12,692 which was 141% of her total campaign goal. It was a large success.  She recently qualified for Rio thanks to her hard work, the funds she raised and the support she received. Her successful campaign was shared 1300 times and she had 132 supporters. Why MAKEACHAMP? Aisyah began her MAKEACHAMP campaign while she was running low on funds while training in Sydney in preparation for the Olympic Qualifications. She had trained away from Singapore because she didnt have a coach back home or rowing partners. Training alone would...

Cecilia Garcia: Crowdfunding like a Champ

Tips and Tricks of SuccessCecilia Garcia is a rower from Montreal,Quebec, Canada who raised $920, which was 102% of her total MAKEACHAMP campaign goal. Her crowdfunding campaign was geared towards a training camp in Florida during the winter period. She created a MAKEACHAMP campaign because the rowers were in charge of their own fees for this camp. This is Cecilia’s first crowdfunding campaign. She chose MAKEACHAMP after having met two members of the MAKEACHAMP team and she learned a lot about this international platform. Cecilia found the platform clear and easy to understand. Also, the fact that members of the...

Maggie Cumetti: Crowdfunding like a Champ

Maggie from La Praire, Quebec, Canada is a Weightlifter hoping to come top at the Canadian Senior Championships. This is so that she can go internationally and really push for a place on the Canadian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020. As the Senior Canadian Championships draws closer Maggie needed funding to get there. She therefore turned to MAKEACHAMP where she was able to 123% of her goal reaching a total of 1,850$. Not many athletes are able to raise this much, what was her secret to success? Read below to find out.The simplicity and the helpfulness of the MAKEACHAMP site...

An Interview with Ben Fouladi

Ben Fouladi is an MMA machine. Having grown up from a troubled past he has gone from strength to strength. He now hopes to represent Canada in the next I.M.M.A.F European Open Championships in the United Kingdom. Everyone I am sure will be cheering on Ben and wishing him all the success. He has raised 120% of his campaign total and he is a real inspiration for many. Q1) What made you start the sport you are currently training in?I started boxing in high school, I had a really Troubled childhood growing up, hanging with the wrong crowd and not...