YouCaring

After returning from two years of international mission trips, the three friends wanted to continue to give back.

[9] Each year, YouCaring releases internal fundraising data to show which cities in America are (by their own estimation) the most compassionate.

[9] YouCaring users create crowdfunding campaigns to raise money for personal, medical, and charitable causes.

[10][7] Users write an explanation of their needs, set the amount they need to raise, upload supporting photos and video, and share their fundraisers through social channels and email.

Many journalists have pointed to crowdfunding for medical expenses as evidence for the failings of for-profit healthcare in the US and elsewhere.