Peer to Peer Fundraising
Fundraise online for the Y in just a few simple clicks!
Bring your community together
Your community. Your Story. Your Impact.
Create your own fundraiser and inspire friends, family, and colleagues to support the YMCA’s mission and help strengthen our communities.
Whether you’re a longtime Y supporter, a first-time donor, a volunteer, a business partner, or simply someone who believes in the power of community, you can make an impact by telling your story.
Who is Peer to Peer Fundraising For?
If you are looking to make a difference in your community, join the YMCA of Greater San Francisco and invite your friends, family, and colleagues to help strengthen our communities.
You might be:
- A YMCA facility member
- A family or individual who is enrolled in a Y program
- A friend, colleague, or a family member connected to someone at the Y
- A local community partner or a business owner
- A supporter from another Y
- Someone who simply wants to help their community thrive
You don’t need to be a professional fundraiser to get started; it’s as simple as a few easy clicks.
Where Does Your Support Make an Impact?
Right here in your local neighborhood, your community gets the support it needs to thrive. Funds raised through your peer-to-peer campaign support the YMCA of Greater San Francisco and help advance our mission across the communities we serve.
Your fundraising can help the Y create opportunities for children, families, teens, older adults, and individuals to be, belong, and become the best version of themselves.
Every contribution helps make programs and services more accessible and helps strengthen the Y’s ability to respond to the needs of our community.
When you fundraise for the Y, you’re not just asking people to donate. You’re inviting them to invest in a stronger community.
Your Impact Goes A Long Way
10,000
Youth in our Youth Development programs gain the resources, personal strengths, and relationships needed to close achievement gaps and build bright, positive futures.
15,000
Youth have received mental health support nationally in our Reach & Rise mentoring program.
33,500
Community members participate in our Health & Wellness programs daily, improving their physical, mental and emotional well-being.
12,400+
People of all ages participate yearly in our Outdoor Enrichment opportunities, building healthy habits and meaningful connections to nature.
Getting Started
STEP 1: Choose Your Fundraising Option – Individual or Team
Option 1: Individual Fundraising Page
How: Click Create Individual Fundraising Page (recommended for volunteer campaigners) to set up your personal fundraising page and fundraise independently.
Option 2: Create a Team
How: Click Create a Team (recommended for Y staff campaigners) to set up a team page you can invite other folks to join.
Option 3: Join an Existing Team
How: Select an existing team under the Teams tab and click the Join Team button on the right side of the team’s page to create your page as a part of that team. Please note: To fundraise with a team, you must join the team before creating your individual page, as individual pages cannot be added to a team later.
STEP 2: Log In or Register
A pop-up window will prompt you to either 1) Log in if you’ve created a fundraising page before, or 2) Register if this is your first time fundraising with us.
STEP 3: Customize Your Fundraising Page!
Once logged in, it’s time to make your page your own! You can personalize:
- Page Title – (e.g. “Join Elizabeth in Supporting the Y!”)
- Fundraising Appeal – Tell your Y story! Share why you are supporting the Y, whether it’s a favorite program, a personal experience, or the impact you hope to make. A few heartfelt sentences can make all the difference.
- Fundraising Goal – The default is $1k, but feel free to adjust to any goal that feels meaningful to you.
- Custom URL (Optional) – Replace the default string of letters/numbers with your name to share easily with your network.
- Photo (Optional) – Add a photo of yourself to make your page more personal and engaging (should be at least 600px and will be displayed as a square image)!
STEP 4: Share with Your Community!
Select “Start Fundraising” to publish your page!
That’s it! Your fundraising page is now live – copy and paste the URL to share with your family and friends via text, email, or social media.
Thank you for doing your part – every donation, big or small, helps strengthen programs that support your community!
Ready to Make an Impact?
Please select which YMCA location you’d like to support below:
Annual Campaign
Make a Difference That Lasts
At the Y, everyone deserves the opportunity to be, belong, and become the best version of themselves. The Annual Campaign brings people together to make that possible by raising funds that help ensure financial barriers never stand in the way of accessing the programs and services that strengthen our community.
The YMCA of Greater San Francisco’s Annual Campaign Volunteers are at the heart of this mission. By sharing their personal connections to the Y and inspiring others to give, they help create opportunities for individuals and families to reach their full potential. Whether you’re giving back to a place that has made a difference in your life or helping others experience the same sense of belonging, volunteering is a meaningful way to make an impact. Along the way, you’ll build connections, develop new skills, and help make the Y a place where everyone belongs.
FAQs
Not at all! Peer To Peer fundraising is designed for anyone who wants to support the Y. We’ll provide the tools and resources you need.
No, you don’t need to be a YMCA member to raise funds. If you believe in the Y’s mission and want to help make an impact, we’d love to have you participate.
Tell your story by sharing your why. Tell people what the YMCA means to you, why you’re supporting the annual campaign, and why you’re asking them to join you. Authentic stories are often the most powerful.
You can share your fundraising page with friends, family, coworkers, and community members through email, text messages, social media, or other channels where you connect with people. Just copy and paste your page’s URL.
Follow our step-by-step process by clicking here. Download a step-by-step PDF by clicking here.