0% Platform Fees

We are happy to announce that since January 4th 2018, MAKEACHAMP has been totally FREE from platform fees. This officially makes us the global sport crowdfunding platform with the lowest rates on the market and entirely powered by the community!The average price for crowdfunding on other platforms is currently between 8% and 20% of the raised amount. That means an athlete who raises $1000 will have to pay in between $80 and $200 for services fees.MAKEACHAMP PRICES VS OTHER PLATFORMS PRICES** Payment processing fees of 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction are however still applying. These charges are imposed by banks...

NCAA: None Can Argue Anymore, Crowdfunding is Permissible & Approved

.itemFullText ul li{ margin: 20px; font-family: 'Lora', serif !important; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; list-style-type: disc; color: rgba(0,0,0,0.95) !important; letter-spacing: .01rem !important; } On November 6th the The National Collegiate Athletic Association dropped a bombshell of an announcement for the crowdfunding community. On the NCAAs Legislative Database a series of questions were asked about prospective students using crowdfunding a year ago and the answer seemed rather convoluted however recently the NCAA posted a new set of rules and regulations which can be summarized, giving the method of personal fundraising (crowdfunding) explicit approval under guidelines : An athlete may set...

Introducing the MAKEACHAMP Organization Page

We’d like to introduce MAKEACHAMP’s organization page.A nonprofit sport organization is in charge of athletes in their sport and in their region. They have a variety of jobs that they need to fulfill including helping athletes with anything from paperwork to organizing trips. However, very often these organization are under funded themselves especially for the missions that are required from them. Organizations should also be promoters of their athletes and their sport. This is by no means an easy task. Promoting an amateur sport in a region that usually neglects such sport can a very hard mission. It requires funds...

MAKEACHAMP takes you to RIO 2016

MAKEACHAMP is created by athletes for athletes. We understand that it is easy to get swept by the preparation for the Olympic Games and forget about the funding needed to get there. However, we also understand that making sure you have enough funds available to travel for the competitions is just as important as making sure you are physically ready to perform. It has happened way too often that late in the qualifying season an athlete or a team will run out of funds and will not be able to make the qualification. For example, the Canadian women's beach volleyball team...