Marissa Ponich was an Olympic hopeful for Rio 2016 and used MAKEACHAMP to grow her community of followers and get funded. She ran 3 campaigns raising over 20,000$ and at the same time, collecting 235 incredible supporters.  The road to Rio was an amazing journey for Marissa. Not only has she continued to improve her performance throughout but she was able to test out her skills against the best in the world. Luckily for us, she continuously shared her journey with her fans and supporters. She kept everyone up to date with her competitions and training. And, although she...

Crowdfunding for athletes is great for primarily three reasons: - It helps provide the money for competitions and equipment- It gives the athlete the exposure they would otherwise not get- It helps the athlete create and grow their community of fans Besides the funding, MAKEACHAMP has been working hard to help athletes capture the exposure from their campaigns and grow their community of supporters for future funding and sponsorship opportunities. And we think we have something great! Your FanPage is where you share your story - it belongs to you just like a personal website. Your fan page helps you...

Maxime Brinck-Croteau plans to stand on the podium in Rio next month as the winner of Canada’s first Olympic medal in fencing. That’s not just his dream: it’s the reason he trained for four years very, very far from home.Born and raised across the river from Ottawa, Max started fencing at age 10. Beginning a sport at a young age is not unheard of for elite athletes. But it’s not every Olympic hopeful who moves to China for several years for the sole purpose of qualifying for the next games. That’s exactly what Max did: five years ago, he quit...