Anonymous wrote:I leave my name because if it’s something I feel strongly enough about to drop money on, I want people to know who donated it.

Plus, I know it also shames others into donating as well, and that works to help out the person receiving the donations.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To echo what others have said, when I opt to NOT be anonymous, it’s because I want the recipient to know I’m supporting them.

If the roles were reversed and I was fundraising for something, I think I’d like to know that my friends were donating. It would make me feel supported.

They can see your name as one of the contributors even if you are "anonymous" to the general public.

https://support.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/203687114-Donating-as-Anonymous-on-the-fundraiser-page#:~:text=When%20donating%20on%20GoFundMe%2C%20you,and%2C%20sometimes%2C%20email%20address.

"When donating on GoFundMe, you can make it so your name won’t be visible to the public on the fundraiser page. For security reasons, you can’t make an entirely anonymous donation, and the organizer, team members, beneficiary, and others will be able to see your name and, sometimes, email address. "

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To echo what others have said, when I opt to NOT be anonymous, it’s because I want the recipient to know I’m supporting them.

If the roles were reversed and I was fundraising for something, I think I’d like to know that my friends were donating. It would make me feel supported.

They can see your name as one of the contributors even if you are "anonymous" to the general public.

https://support.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/articles/203687114-Donating-as-Anonymous-on-the-fundraiser-page#:~:text=When%20donating%20on%20GoFundMe%2C%20you,and%2C%20sometimes%2C%20email%20address.

"When donating on GoFundMe, you can make it so your name won’t be visible to the public on the fundraiser page. For security reasons, you can’t make an entirely anonymous donation, and the organizer, team members, beneficiary, and others will be able to see your name and, sometimes, email address. "

Anonymous wrote:To echo what others have said, when I opt to NOT be anonymous, it’s because I want the recipient to know I’m supporting them.

If the roles were reversed and I was fundraising for something, I think I’d like to know that my friends were donating. It would make me feel supported.

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes it’s the default and people don’t u check it if they don’t have another need for privacy. It’s weird that you would ask. Have you always donated to things anonymously?