GoFundMe Announces Second Season of Empowering Podcast after Successful Pilot

Today, GoFundMe, the world's largest social fundraising platform, launched the second season of its hit podcast, True Stories of Good People. As part of GoFundMe's strategic focus on original content, the company announced it will be creating and releasing episodes on a weekly basis for the entire year.

The new cadence of True Stories of Good People allows GoFundMe to give listeners a weekly behind-the-scenes look at the biggest stories making headlines through interviews with the inspiring people behind them. Another addition to the second season will be highlighting the popular GoFundMe Heroes series. Starting today, a dedicated podcast episode will be simultaneously released with the monthly GoFundMe Heroes announcement, bringing to life the story of that month's Hero along with tips and tricks for a successful fundraiser and the lessons they learned along the way.

"At our core, we are a storytelling platform. We are constantly evolving and building our content strategy to best honor the everyday heroes who share their stories on GoFundMe and inspire their communities to take action and help others," said Raquel Rozas, GoFundMe chief marketing officer. "A podcast is an intimate form of storytelling, which provides us with another channel to share the amazing stories that are happening on our platform and build community with others who are looking to do good."

True Stories of Good People will also continue to feature stories of past GoFundMe Heroes, Kid Heroes and other inspiring people using GoFundMe to make a difference in their community and beyond. Each episode will highlight the guest's individual story, inspirations and what drives them toward their mission of doing good.

"Every day, I am inspired by how many incredible people are coming together on GoFundMe and making a profound impact on the lives of others and in their communities," said Kelsea Little, host of True Stories of Good People. "By starting this podcast and shining a spotlight on the amazing work of these changemakers, I hope to inspire listeners as well, leaving them feeling good after each episode?in an hour or less?and looking forward to the next."

True Stories of Good People will launch with three premiere episodes:

• "Mallory Brown: Walking a Mile with Women Around the World": February's GoFundMe Hero was inspired by her own worldwide travels. Based in Detroit, Mallory started Walk a Mile, a global marathon for women. The goal is to walk a marathon, one mile at a time, with 26 different impoverished women around the world to bring awareness and fight for women's economic empowerment.
• "Liam Hannon: Liam's Lunches of Love": Liam was named a GoFundMe Kid Hero for feeding the homeless in his Boston neighborhood. Now, Liam is on a mission to build a food truck and create a national movement.
• "E-Jayy & Sherree DeVaughn: From Compton to Harvard": E-Jayy's story is of a young man who overcame the odds while attending school in Compton, CA, to achieve a full-ride scholarship to Harvard. After his momentous achievement, his mother started a successful GoFundMe for him to enjoy the full college experience without financial concerns about expenses not covered by his scholarship, such as warm clothes or extracurriculars. Now, E-Jayy is paying it forward and giving back to his Compton community in hopes to inspire other young students.

True Stories of Good People will be available across many popular streaming services, including iTunes, Google Play and Spotify.

About GoFundMe

Launched in 2010, GoFundMe is the world's largest free social fundraising platform, with over $5 billion raised so far. With a community of more than 50 million donors, GoFundMe is changing the way the world gives. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

About True Stories of Good People, a podcast by GoFundMe

True Stories of Good People highlights the extraordinary people behind the powerful stories that have taken place on GoFundMe. Now in its second season, the podcast celebrates the people who are making a difference in other people's lives or have had their lives changed by someone kind. The podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify.

About GoFundMe Heroes

GoFundMe Heroes is a monthly spotlight celebrating the everyday people who do extraordinary things on GoFundMe. GoFundMe Heroes celebrates those who are using GoFundMe to change their communities and the world. Going forward, each Hero will also be featured in a dedicated podcast episode that shares their story.