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Built for first responders
Safe and secure fundraising for our heroes.
When tragedy strikes, setting up fundraising needs to be simple and quick. Help a Hero lets police and fire associations, nonprofits and neighbours respondRespond in minutes.
- Secure payments via StripePayments via Stripe
- Data secured and encryptedData encrypted
Trusted by
3,000+ Nonprofits
Featured fundraisers
Every dollar counts when a hero is in need
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How it works
Start fundraising in minutes
With easy to follow, step by step instructions you can set up a campaign in minutes. Your community will be ready to respond.
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Create your campaign
Add your story, a photo and a goal. Guided steps, no technical skills needed.Add your story, a photo and a goal. Guided steps. -
Share with your community
Send your link by email and social media so members and neighbours can give.Send your link by email and social media. -
Receive funds securely
All payments are secure and made via Stripe, then paid out to your organization’s account.Payments via Stripe, paid out to your organization.
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Why choose Help a Hero?
Free and secure
Keep every dollar for your hero
Every dollar counts when a hero is in need. Donors help cover the credit card cost of the platform.
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Donor Data Protection
Designed to help those in need, not exploit those who generously give. Data is secured and encrypted.Data is secured and encrypted. -
Rapid Deployment
When tragedy strikes, setting up fundraising needs to be simple and quick. We built it with this in mind.Set up fundraising fast when tragedy strikes. -
Secure Donations
The highest security protocols, so donations are collected securely and delivered where they belong.Collected securely, delivered where they belong. -
Trusted by First Responders
Originally designed for first responder crisis fundraising. If our best and brightest can trust us, so can you.Built for first responder crisis fundraising. -
Ease of Navigation
Easy to follow, step by step instructions: set up a campaign in minutes, and donors can give even easier.Step by step setup; donors give even easier. -
Donor Recognition
When someone helps your hero, the platform automatically thanks and recognizes that supporter.Supporters are thanked and recognized automatically.
Our story
Our heroes deserve better
We built Help a Hero because we think the heroes in our communities deserve better.
Originally developed as a fundraising platform for first responders, Help a Hero is designed to allow you to respond quickly when tragedy strikes.
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Our clients
What people are saying
“The Palm Springs Police Officers’ Association has enjoyed an exemplary relationship with Drew Howitt the founder of HelpaHero.com for over 15 years.”
“Our police association has received nothing but courtesy professional and service.”