Tagged: gofundme

March 28, 2016 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, 40-year-old English shopkeeper, Asah Shah, was pronounced dead after being found with severe injuries in the city of Shawlands, Glasgow. After hearing about the devastating news, a group of the city’s residents banned together to launch a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to help… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Thursday that it has named San Jose’s Overfelt High School as winner of its National Chromebooks for Classroom Challenge. Earlier this month, GoFundMe, and its partner and national distributor of school supplies, School Speciality, created a new education-specific portal as… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating terrorist attack on Brussels on Tuesday morning, GoFundMe announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to help the victims. According to various reports, the attacks occurred at Brussels Zaventem Airport and the Maelbeek metro station, killing at least 34 people. Terrorist group ISIS has… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe, announced it is kicking off a new effort to expand its footprint in education by launching a fundraising contest to give 9 high-need schools the opportunity to win 100 Google Chromebooks. GoFundMe has created a new education-specific portal as a… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoFundMe announced on Thursday the funds originally raised by campaign organizer Jeremy Platt to “Get Kanye Out of Debt” will be allocated to music education-focused nonprofit, Notes for Notes. Notes for Notes is a nonprofit organization that designs, equips, and staffs Boys & Girls Clubs… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, singer Kesha was hit a major legal blow when a judge refused to allow her to end her contract with Sony. The Tik Tok songstress asked to leave the mega music giant after admitting she was mentally abused and raped by record producer,… Read More

February 20, 2016 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of a fan running GoFundMe campaign to help Kanye West, sources close to reportedly “debt-stricken” musician revealed that he won’t be taking ANY of the funds from the initiative. The organizer of the campaign, Jeremy Piatt, revealed to TMZ that he was contacted by… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following Kanye West stating on Twitter that he is $53 million in debt, fans of the hip hop recording artists are hitting crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to help get him “back on his feet.” The campaign, which was organized by Yeezy fan, Jeremy Piatt, reads: “Recently, Kanye… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, GoFundMe announced its platform has helped secure over $2 billion for various causes and projects since its launch nearly six years ago. The funding portal declared: “Today, GoFundMe hit an amazing milestone: over 2 billion dollars have been raised for our users. We… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, television personality Ellen DeGeneres launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $5 million for Spain Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan. The school needs building repairs, new classroom materials and technology to bring it up to date for its students. Sharing details about the… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help the residents of Flint, Michigan during their water crisis, over 8,000 supporters have taken to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to raise $300,000 for 92 campaigns that are dedicated to the cause. The GoFundMe team shared: “Over the past several days, we have seen… Read More

January 23, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Friday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced it has launched a crowdfunding contest to help funds for the Flint Water Crisis. For those who don’t know what has happened, Flint’s water system has been containment and research showed that lead poisoning was found and as… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Never afraid to hit the good (and mostly bad) spotlight, former Celebrity Big Brother contestant and reality star, Tila Tequila, has launched a GoFundMe campaign so that fans can help her buy a new house and furniture. Tequila (using her given name Nguyen) wrote: “The reason why I… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday, an Indiana family of the woman who suffered a heart attack at Indianapolis restaurant, Kilroy’s, launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise funds for her recovery. The family shared on the initiative’s page: “As everyone knows my mom had a cardiac arrest… Read More

December 28, 2015 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Showing some love for Oakland rapper, Kreayshawn, a devoted fan launched a GoFundMe initiative after she announced that she has been left with no money just days before Christmas. Kreayshawn, who is known for her hit song Gucci Gucci, took to her Twitter account to rant… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, San Bernardino mayor Carey Davis, along with the city’s common council, launched a crowdfunding initiative on GoFundMe to help support the victims and their families of the December 2nd shooting. The campaign’s description reads: “At 11:00 in the morning on December 2nd, two… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Former Senior Advisor to President Obama, Dan Pfeiffer has been appointed as Vice President of Communications and Policy at GoFundMe the donations based crowdfunding platform. Pfeiffer is a veteran of the Obama Administration having served in different communications roles since Obama’s Presidential campaign in 2008…. Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the tragic shooting that took place in San Bernardino, California last week, the city’s mayor Carey Davis announced that a GoFundMe campaign has been launched for those involved in the devastating incident. The campaign’s description reads: “At 11:00 in the morning on December 2nd, two… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new report released on #GivingTuesday shows that crowdfunding is rapidly becoming a major way that American’s give back to their community. The report, issued by GoFundMe, shows that donations on the crowdfunding platform alone totaled $1.09 billion, which puts crowdfunded giving on par with donations… Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Joanna Leigh from Boston has admitted to scamming almost $40,000 following the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing tragedy. Leigh pleaded guilty to all charges after previously denying she had committed fraud.  Leigh took money from a variety of sources including the One Fund Boston,… Read More