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August 14, 2017 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following Saturday’s devastating situation in Charlottesville, Virginia, supporters took to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to raise $225,000 for the victim Heather Heyer. Heyer was the only victim killed when a man drove his car through a crowd of counter-protesters during the Unite the Right” rally near the… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paul Tyrell and Ryan Caplan, attorneys of San Diego law firm Procopio, announced they are seeking an injunction in order to save the fact-checking website, Snopes. As previously reported, Snopes explained that it contracted with an outside vendor to provide certain services for its website. Although… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 1:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snopes.com, a website that describes itself as the definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation, launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to stop legal woes from causing it to shut down for good. Launched in 1994 by founder David Mikkelson,… Read More

July 17, 2017 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based consumer magazine, Time Out, announced last week it has teamed up with crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to launch its new “Make London Better” Challenge. Time Out revealed that the challenge was designed for two Londoners (or teams of Londoners) to turn their ideas to improve the… Read More

July 12, 2017 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with The San Diego Union-Tribune to enable readers to create campaigns and fund to those in need. GoFundMe revealed: “For decades, The San Diego Union-Tribune has been breaking news, delivering information and ideas… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 4:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The case of Connie Yates and Chris Gard, whose infant son Charlie was born last August is neither able to breathe nor move on his own, appeared to have come to an end last week when courts ruled that the baby’s rare genetic condition was incurable and that the… Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, along with Yoobi, announced the winner of the “We Love Teachers” Fundraising Contest. The duo launched the initiative last month and it was described as a national initiative to support K-12 teachers, and GoFundMe will donate $1,000 to 100 campaign… Read More

May 28, 2017 @ 3:41 pm By Adrienne Gonzalez  |  

In their 2016 Year in Giving report, GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon wrote; “When disaster or violence struck, ordinary people took it upon themselves to help heal the world by starting GoFundMes to provide relief and comfort to those who needed it.” The report highlights some… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 4:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In honor of its seventh birthday, GoFundMe reached out seven of its top organizers for advice for running a great campaign. Here’s what they shared: 1. Push past the nervousness. “Take action on the things that make you afraid — it’s an opportunity for the biggest reward. ” Campaign… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the shooting at a pool party in San Diego that left one person dead and injured six others, GoFundMe announced that several campaigns have been launched on its crowdfunding platform to help those involved in the tragic event. The funding portal revealed on Wednesday… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Monday, as part of the annual teacher’s appreciation week, it is launching a “We Love Teachers” fundraiser. This initiative is described as a national initiative to support K-12 teachers and GoFundMe will donate $1,000 to 100 campaign created by and for… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 6:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Following the devastating murder of 74-year-old Robert Godwin in Cleveland, Ohio, the city’s police chief Calvin Williams warned those wanting to donate funds to the family through the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to be careful when it comes to scams.  The platform reached out to confirm which… Read More

April 17, 2017 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating murder of 74-year-old Robert Godwin in Cleveland, Ohio, the city’s police chief Calvin Williams warned those wanting to donate funds to the family through crowdfunding platform GoFundMe must be careful when it comes to scams. On Sunday, Godwin was allegedly shot to death… Read More

March 30, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In votes this and last week that were largely along party lines, US Congress moved to dismantle the landmark internet privacy protections for consumers, a strike against Obama’s telecommunications and technology regulations.. At this writing GoFundMe is hosting fourteen concurrent crowdfunding campaigns that supposedly offer donors the opportunity to buy Congress… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Saturday, GoFundMe announced the Sonali Famine Relief campaign, also known as the Love Army For Somalia, which was launched by Jérôme Jarre along with Ben Stiller, Juanpa Zurita, and Casey Neistat, successfully secured more than $1 million less than 24 hours after its debut… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Wednesday, a man named Adam Purinton opened fire at Austin’s Bar and Grill in a Kansas City Suburb. Purinton reportedly yelled, “Get out of my country” at two 32-year-old men Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani before opening fire. Kuchibhotla was killed, Madasani was injured… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe released a guidebook that highlights the growing trend of college students who are turning to GoFundMe to pay for tuition and other college expenses. The new GoFundMe Guidebook showcases national data about the growing trend of students using the funding portal… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with the Special Olympics to help fund athletes that are looking to attend this year’s World Winter Games, which will be held in Graz, Schladming, Rohrmoos and Ramsau, Austria next month. The funding portal revealed… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 4:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

According to student support organization College Board, published tuition fees for 2014/15 at state colleges are an average of $9,139 for state residents, and $22,958 for out-of-staters. $31,231 is the average tuition for private non-profit colleges, with Harvey Mudd College topping the list with $67,255…. Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Chelsea Manning set to be released from prison later this spring, supporters of the whistleblower have launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $100,000. The initiative’s launch comes less than a month after President Obama commuted all but four months of Manning’s prison sentence. Manning… Read More