Help keep these free

Crash Courses is free for everyone — no subscriptions, no premium tiers. Your support helps us keep it that way and create more courses.

The mission

We believe quality creative education should be accessible to anyone willing to learn — regardless of their financial situation.

Every course we create is free. Not "free with upsells." Not "free trial." Completely free, forever.

But creating courses takes significant time and resources. Research, writing, building interactive tools, hosting, maintenance — it adds up. Your support directly enables us to keep creating and keep everything free.

Ways you can help

Support the mission

If a course helped you, consider giving back. Every dollar helps — pick an amount that feels right.

$1 $2.50 $5 $10 $25 $50 Other

One-time contribution via PayPal

Grants & foundation funding

We're actively seeking grants from foundations that support open education, digital literacy, and creative skill development. If you work with or know of foundations aligned with our mission, we'd love to connect.

What funding enables:

More courses across more creative disciplines
Better interactive tools and learning experiences
Translations to reach non-English speakers
Long-term sustainability without ads or subscriptions

Get in touch about funding

Corporate sponsorship

Companies that make creative tools or support creative education can sponsor specific courses or the platform as a whole. Sponsors get acknowledged — but never get to influence content. Our courses stay honest and independent.

Discuss sponsorship

Spread the word

Not in a position to donate? No problem. Sharing courses with friends, communities, forums, or social media helps more than you might think. Every new learner who finds us through word of mouth validates what we're building.

Contribute content

Are you an expert in a creative skill and want to help build a course? We're always interested in collaborating with practitioners who share our philosophy of clear, efficient, no-fluff education.

Propose a course

Where support goes

60%

Course development

Research, writing, interactive tools, testing

20%

Infrastructure

Hosting, domain, maintenance, backups

15%

Tools & software

Sometimes we need to buy what we teach

Future growth

Reserve for expansion and sustainability

Thank you

Whether you donate, share, or just learn — thank you for being part of this. Every person who uses these courses validates what we're building.

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