Tagged: fire

March 21, 2019 @ 1:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced during the Security Token Summit in Bermuda this week, tribeOS said its “digital security offering” FIRE has received regulatory approval under Bermuda’s young ICO Act (2018). tribeOS is described as a blockchain-based digital advertising marketplace designed to help advertisers and publishers run secure, fraud-free… Read More

April 17, 2017 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gray Area Foundation for the Arts announced on Friday it completed the second and final phase of allocation of Oakland Fire Fund and achieved a total of $1,295,007 from 12,105 donors. The initiative was launched on crowdfunding platform YouCaring after the devastating fire at the Ghost… Read More

February 4, 2017 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after a fire destroyed the Islamic center located in Victoria, Texas, supporters of the place of worship have raised more than $1.1 million through crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe. As previously reported, the devastating event took place in the early hours of last… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating fire at the Victoria Islamic Center in Victoria, Texas, a GoFundMe campaign was launched to raise $850,000 for the rebuilding of the mosque. Within two days, the initiative secured nearly $900,000 thanks to more than 18,700 supporters. In the early hours of… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of weeks after the devastating fire at Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse that claimed the lives of nearly 40 people, two campaigns on crowdfunding platform YouCaring that are dedicated to the victims of the events have raised more than $1.3 million. As previously… Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating Ghost Ship fire in Oakland that killed nearly 40 people, YouCaring announced that campaigns dedicated to the tragic event’s victims had raised more than $1 million on its crowdfunding platform. On the evening of December 2nd, the first broke out in the… Read More

September 9, 2014 @ 5:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowd after a devastating flood and fire, an Indiana couple has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo called Rebuild Hearts to raise $100,000 to replace the items in their home and business following the damage. In less than week, the project has… Read More

August 29, 2014 @ 7:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, a devastating fire destroyed San Diego-based brewery Wet ‘N Reckless Brewing. Now the owner, Dave Hyndman, is seeking to raise $47,000 through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. According to UT San Diego, Hyndman recorded an emotional plea about his brewery, asking for the funding… Read More