It all started with a simple goal: to gather a few friends for a local charity golf scramble.

Like many in our community, we relied on word of mouth — but it quickly became clear there was no reliable way to find these kinds of events. We searched social media, group chats, and local bulletin boards. Still, so many fundraisers were buried or completely missed.

That’s when we realized this wasn’t just our problem.
WNY is full of passionate people organizing meaningful fundraisers — pasta dinners, bake sales, car washes, auctions — all driven by love for a cause or community. But without a shared space to bring them together, too many efforts were going unseen and under-supported.

So we created WNY Fundraiser: a free, easy-to-use online hub where anyone can find or share a local charitable event. A platform built not just to organize a single golf scramble — but to transform how the entire region comes together to give back.