USA Ultimate and RallyMe Launch New Fundraising Platform for U.S. National Teams
Posted: April 5, 2016 10:54 AM
Colorado Springs, Colo. (April 5, 2016)—USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States and proud member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and RallyMe, the leader in sports crowdfunding, have partnered to launch an innovative and new online fundraising platform exclusively for ultimate teams and athletes.
The new website, usaultimate.rallyme.com, kicked off Monday with fundraising efforts featuring the seven U.S. National Teams that will be competing this summer at the WFDF World Ultimate & Guts Championships in London and the World Junior Ultimate Championships in Poland. Each team’s Rally illustrates the individual athletes representing the United States and their unique stories while offering cool swag as gifts for donor support.
usaultimate.rallyme.com
All contributions made via the RallyMe platform are tax deductible.
"While it’s an honor and privilege for our athletes to represent the United States in international competition, it’s also a significant commitment from a financial perspective," explained Andy Lee, USA Ultimate's director of marketing and communications. "Like most amateur sports, the majority of the costs to participate at the elite and international levels fall on the athletes themselves. Our partnership with RallyMe gives our U.S. National Teams and athletes a proven and effective platform on which to raise funds from their close networks of friends and family as well as the greater ultimate community. Eventually, this platform will be available to all of our teams and athletes across various divisions of the sport so that they can create and market innovative fundraising campaigns as well."
The new fundraising platform gives family, friends and fans the opportunity to support their favorite ultimate players and teams and be a part of their journey and athletic experience.
"We’re excited to partner with USA Ultimate to create this new fundraising website, which highlights USA Ultimate’s dedication to providing more state-of-the-art tools, programs and fundraising resources for its teams, athletes and donors," said Bill Kerig, founder and CEO of RallyMe.
About Rally Me
RallyMe is the leader in online sports fundraising. RallyMe has partnered with over 25 national governing bodies and top sports organizations across the globe to help athletes, teams and organizations raise the funds they need to train and compete. Thousands have raised millions on RallyMe. The platform is safe, secure and provides sophisticated tools and templates to help athletes and organizations raise funds through their personal and social media networks. CNBC called RallyMe the "Gold medal standard" for athlete crowdfunding. Learn more at http://rallyme.com.
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