Fund One is not a traditional charity. We do not collect your money. We do not hold funds. We do not take a cut. We are a platform that focuses an entire community's attention on one verified family's fundraiser — until it's fully funded — and then moves to the next.
Traditional crowdfunding platforms host thousands of campaigns at the same time. It feels abundant, but in practice your $50 becomes 50 cents spread across a hundred stories — and most of those stories never reach their goal.
We think that's the wrong model for urgent situations like Gaza. When a family needs $40,000 to evacuate, a half-funded campaign is a failed campaign. The real unit of impact is the completed goal, not the total dollars raised across everyone.
So Fund One does something different: we host exactly one verified family's campaign at a time. We amplify it, tell their story properly, and concentrate our audience's generosity on them. Only when the goal is met do we open the next campaign.
Every donation is processed directly on Chuffed (the fundraising platform) — Fund One never holds your money. We are a storytelling and coordination layer, not a financial intermediary.
A family in acute need reaches out (usually via a friend or family member outside Gaza). We verify identity, circumstance and financial need through a direct contact who has known them personally for a long time. Only then do they become the active campaign on fund-one.org.
We publish the family's story in their own words, with their own photos and videos. We link every donation button to their existing Chuffed campaign — so your money goes straight there. We take no cut and add no extra fees.
Live progress updates every 5 minutes. Scheduled reminders. Social sharing. Blog posts. Whatever it takes to keep the campaign visible while the community rallies around it.
Only once a goal is reached do we start the next family's campaign. No splitting attention. No watered-down urgency. Your generosity actually finishes something.
Fund One is a small volunteer effort — not a registered NGO. The two people below run it. Write to us anytime; we answer.
Campaign organiser
Adam has known Islam Abuhamada personally for almost two years. He coordinates every campaign Fund One publishes — verifying identity, documenting updates, and relaying communications between donors and the family.
If you want to verify Islam's story, talk to him directly, or coordinate a larger contribution — Adam is the person to reach out to.
wielder5676@proton.mePlatform & tech
Diego designed and built fund-one.org as a free, open platform to amplify verified campaigns. He runs the agency AgenciaRSE, a digital studio focused on responsible tech and social impact projects.
Diego does not take a cut of donations. For technical issues, partnerships or platform questions, write to him below.
Distrust is the biggest barrier to online giving — especially in crisis regions. Here's what we will and won't do, plainly.
Fund One is small and intentionally un-commercial. These are the external services and people we rely on.
All donations are processed by Chuffed, a non-profit fundraising platform that specialises in social-good campaigns. They handle payments, refunds, receipts and compliance. Fund One never has access to donor financial data.
chuffed.org →The platform is designed and maintained pro bono by AgenciaRSE, Diego Meijide's digital studio. No fees are charged to Fund One or to the families.
agenciarse.com →Are you an NGO, journalist, or technical partner interested in collaborating on a specific family's campaign? We'd like to hear from you.
Write to usRight now, the active family is Islam Abuhamada's. Your donation goes to them through Chuffed — not to us.
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