Tagged: gofundme

March 2, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A Saskatoon man weighing about 600 pounds has a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe launched in his name. The campaign is seeking $30,000 to fund a weight loss surgery that he says could save his life. In an interview with Metronews.ca, 21 year old Luke Deitner explained… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Joshua Lucas Bernier, a 20 something blogger from Montreal, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe where he wants to raise $75,000 to purchase a Ferrari 360.  As a reward to anyone willing to help pay the way and help Josh purchase this super car… Read More

February 6, 2014 @ 9:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Let’s begin with some stereotypes of the northwest, shall we? It’s more relevant than it may seem… [View the story “#HowSeattleRiots” on Storify] The #HowSeattleRiots hashtag became the place to be for laughs about how insanely well the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade went. Not… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Foodies rejoice.  There is finally a crowdfunding site just for you.  FundaFeast, scheduled to launch on February 1st,  describes their platform as the first crowdfunding site for “anything and everything food related”. Recognizing there are a lot of great crowdfunding platforms funding just about anything, founder… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 10:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

An Ontario couple has a crowdfunding campaign live on GoFundMe now. It seeks a goal of $7,000 to help fund the couple’s planned move to Scotland. Thus far they’ve raised just over $400 to put toward that goal. Recently a piece on the campaign ran… Read More

December 20, 2013 @ 10:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The San Francisco 49ers are one of the best teams in the NFL again this year. There’s just one problem: there is one team in their division that may be better. This year’s Seattle Seahawks are something special. A chart recently published on Business Insider… Read More

December 4, 2013 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

“Sexy Ukrainian” attempted to raise restitution by Crowdfunding Over $800,000 on GoFundMe. Renata Shamrakova who was convicted of stealing from Todd Meister while working as his personal assistant in 2011 has been ordered to pay up – or go to jail.  The sentencing judge has… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 11:37 am By Charles Luzar  |  

After enjoying a night out with friends in Philadelphia , Christmas week 2011, I hailed a taxi to go home. That was my last recollection before suffering an savage attack where I was left for dead in a city alley. Many facts are unknown but… Read More

October 21, 2013 @ 11:03 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Payment processors have certainly reaped the benefits of the billions of dollars flowing through the crowdfunding space. WePay is no exception, having recently announced that they are processing as much as $1.5 million in crowdfunding contributions per day. Other quick stats… Secured their first API… Read More

October 5, 2013 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

As we reported back in September, Glen James came across a backpack full of cash and checks in the amount of $40,000.  Mr. James, who happens to be homeless, did the right thing and turned over the large some of money to the authorities.  This… Read More

September 17, 2013 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week on September 14th a homeless man, Glen James, came across a backpack full of cash and travelers checks.  He had discovered more than $40,000 – along with a passport – new Boston.  In light of such a windfall many people would quickly look… Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The Tower Records store on Sunset Strip in Southern California is under the threat of the wrecking ball.  While records seem novel when everyone downloads their music directly to their smartphone these days, this iconic Tower Records Store continues to have many fans and is… Read More

August 21, 2013 @ 6:47 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Facebook has a long-standing policy that rewards hackers with a bounty if they can find a bug in Facebook’s system. Bounties can be as little as $500, but there is no maximum. Facebook makes a judgement call based on the severity of the bug and… Read More

August 9, 2013 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year Karen Black, a well known actress who had contracted cancer, had started a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to help cover the costs of treatment.  In a post on the actresses Facebook page it was announced she had passed away yesterday – consumed… Read More

August 6, 2013 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

GoFundMe CEO Brad Damphousse is in the running for Entrepreneur of 2013 which is sponsored by Entrepreneur Magazine.  Damphousse is one of 5 finalists up for the award in the “Established” entrepreneur category.  Winners will be featured in the forthcoming January edition of the magazine… Read More

July 25, 2013 @ 9:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Allegedly Renata Shamrakova stole nearly $1 Million from Nicky Hilton’s ex-husband Todd Meister (they were married for only 6 weeks).  She has been ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $821,000 to keep herself out of prison. With funds a bit low Ms. Shamrakova… Read More

June 5, 2013 @ 10:11 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today in should have seen that coming: An 18 year old girl named Nicole moved into a house with a handful of her friends after graduating high school. One day everyone decided to do what young people do and jump off the roof and into the pool…. Read More

June 4, 2013 @ 7:11 am By JD Alois  |  

It is being reported that GoFundMe purchased the domain Crowdfunding.com for $170,000.  The purchase was actually completed in September of 2012 as was reported on CrowdfundInsider.  What was not disclosed at the time was the amount paid. As reported in AllThingsD, it is expected that… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 8:44 am By WMUR  |  

MANCHESTER, N.H. —Self-funding, also known as crowd sourcing, is a new way to raise money or fund projects through online campaigns, but how do you know your money is going where it should be? Websites like gofundme.com are soaring in popular and millions of people… Read More

May 25, 2013 @ 6:47 pm By MSN News  |  

Creative types are flocking to Kickstarter, GoFundMe and other sites to fund their dreams, but what happens when no one buys into their ideas? If you’re plugged into the news, you’ve no doubt seen splashy headlines about successful Kickstarter campaigns in recent months. In March,… Read More