A note of thanks
Helping families with medical costs.
PeoplePledge was Australia's first medical crowdfunding platform. From 2013 to 2017 it helped families in Australia and Latin America facing illness and disability share their stories and find support when it mattered most.
- $1M+ pledged
- for families in Australia and Latin America
- Pride of Australia Medal
- 2013
- Top 30 Under 30
- Anthill, 2014 and 2015
- SMART 100
- Innovations, Anthill 2014
More than a fundraising platform
Behind every fundraiser was a person, a family and a community that chose to show up. We are grateful to have played a small part in those stories, and to everyone who donated, shared a campaign or cheered a family on.
Award-Winning Social Impact
In 2013 Matthew and Phuong received the Pride of Australia Medal for their work on PeoplePledge, and Anthill named them in its Top 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs in 2014 and 2015. In 2014 Anthill also named PeoplePledge one of Australia's SMART 100 innovations. The credit belongs to the families who shared their stories and the people who gave.
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Thank you for being part of it.
To every family who trusted us with their story, every donor who gave what they could, and every person who helped spread the word: thank you. Your generosity made a real difference.
PeoplePledge no longer accepts campaigns or donations.
This page remains as a record of what we achieved together.
Need help with medical costs?
These Australian services may help. A hospital social worker is a good first person to ask.
- Medicare Safety Nets: lower doctor and test costs after a set amount
- PBS Safety Net: cheaper medicines after a set amount
- Patient travel schemes: travel and stays for regional patients
- National Debt Helpline: 1800 007 007, free financial counselling
- No Interest Loans: 13 64 57, including medical and dental costs
- Ronald McDonald House: a place to stay near a child's hospital
- Variety: equipment and support grants for children
- Cancer Council: 13 11 20, practical and financial support
- Redkite: 1800 733 548, families of a child with cancer
- Early release of super: a strict last resort, through the ATO
General information only, not financial advice.
