How it works

How our site works is important, but knowing how an AED device works is even more important. Simply having one doesn’t save lives. You need to know how to store it, maintain it and use it. In other words, an AED is a responsibility. You're going to need a plan (see #5). Let's get started!

Share your story. Tell us what you do for children, why you need an AED device, and the challenges you’ve faced getting one. Upload one of those awesome photos to capture our hearts and minds, and share the fundraising link with your network of supporters.

Start a Campaign

Alert your Network

Are you a school? Ask the Principal to email the families. Are you a sports team? Get the commissioner to blast the entire league. Are you a recreation center? Visit the Rotary Club or Chamber of Commerce. Think about all of the lives you touch. Then, ask them to help you protect the students.

Just over $1,200 gets your organization an AED and cabinet (or backpack). Can you get $100 from twelve people, or $12 from one hundred people? When you break it down like that, it’s not that much money. When you reach your goal, we’ll ship your AED and send you resources to be rescue ready.

Reaching your Goal

Check the Mail

After reaching your goal, you will receive your AED device. It will be shipped directly to the address that you provided during the campaign creation.

The AED arrived. Now what? Place the cabinet and AED device in a centralized and accessible place. Never lock it. Sit everyone down and come up with an Emergency Action Plan (EAP). We have some resources for you. If you need additional help, drop us a line!

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What people are saying about us!

Rachel Green


My high school was going under major construction and I knew we needed another AED. Thanks to GotAED, that happened in just a few weeks and I am forever grateful!

Rachel Green

High School Student

Olivia May


GotAED was the perfect way to raise money to get a much needed AED at my sister’s soccer complex. The website is extremely easy to use and navigate!

Olivia May

High School Student

Heidi Warren


We didn’t have an AED device for our athletic facility. The team at GotAED helped us secure one. Now, all of our youth soccer players are protected.

Heidi Warren

Starfinder Foundation

Lance Lee


Our state of the art tennis facility has been around for years but we never had an AED device. The team at GotAED helped us secure one. I believe that this site will help hundreds of youth organizations.

Lance Lee

Legacy Youth Tennis and Education

Alex Diamond, DO, MPH


It’s simple, there is no substitute to being prepared to act as AED’s save lives. Because of GotAED, never before has it been easier to make these life-saving devices available to where kids play.

Alex Diamond, DO, MPH

Director, Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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