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Hackers leak names of ‘Freedom Convoy’ donors after GiveSendGo breach
A leak site says it has received a cache of information, including about donors to the Ottawa truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest, after fundraising site GiveSendGo was targeted by hackers overnigh
Travel app Sēkr scores $2.25 million to bring campsite inventory into the digital age
Consumers spent more than $8.5 billion in 2020 on camping reservations across the U.S., but the camping industry itself has yet to be fully digitized. Today, reserving a space at some campgrounds, bo
Donation site for Ottawa truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest exposed donors’ data
The donation site used by truckers in Ottawa who are currently protesting against national vaccine mandates has fixed a security lapse that exposed passports and driver licenses of donors. The Boston,
GoFundMe gets Classy (literally) with acquisition of nonprofit giving platform
GoFundMe announced today that it will acquire Classy, a nonprofit fundraising software company. This is an all equity deal, though the company did not disclose the financials. Anyone can make a GoFund
Financial institutions can support COVID-19 crowdfunding campaigns
Financial institutions must lend their vast expertise, knowledge, and resources to these worthy causes; after all, we are all in this together.
Border wall crowdfunding scheme leads to Trump ally Steve Bannon’s arrest
One of President Trump’s former top political advisors was arrested in connection with a crowdfunding scheme to build a U.S. border wall, according to charges unsealed by federal prosecutors Thu
China’s Waterdrop nabs $230M for its crowdfunded, mutual aid insurance platform
When people in the U.S. or Europe think of crowdfunding and medical expenses, sites like GoFundMe, where people fundraise around specific predicaments, come to mind. But today comes news of how anothe
Jack Dorsey creates $1B COVID-19 relief fund using Square equity
Jack Dorsey announced in a series of tweets today that he is shifting $1 billion in his Square equity to create a fund dedicated to COVID-19 relief. The Twitter and Square CEO is calling the fund Star
Apple, Laurene Powell Jobs and Leonardo DiCaprio launch a GoFundMe with $12M for the hungry
Apple has made a donation to a new fundraising campaign, America’s Food Fund, along with Laurene Powell Jobs, Leonardo DiCaprio and the Ford Foundation. Together, they’ve contributed $12 m
Yelp pauses GoFundMe Covid-19 fundraising after opt-out outcry
A fundraising program that Yelp and GoFundMe put in place this week to help local businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic has been paused after public outcry over how it was rolled out — s
Flexport, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others launch a fund to get supplies to front-line responders
There’s a global shortage of available protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies for use by front-line responders working to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, and the Frontline Re
Yelp and GoFundMe team up to promote local business fundraisers
Following the announcement that it’s committing $25 million in waived fees and free services to support local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Yelp announced a new effort this morn
GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon is stepping down, will be replaced by Tim Cadogan, CEO of OpenX
A significant changing of the guard is underway at GoFundMe, the popular charitable and causes-based online giving platform that has generated $9 billion from 120 million donations globally to date. T
GoFundMe launches free platform for nonprofits and charities, rolls out button to donate anywhere
GoFundMe has made its name primarily as a platform for individuals to create fundraisers for personal causes — a service that has seen hundreds of campaigns go viral through social media to rais
GoFundMe rebrands the Direct Impact Fund as GoFundMe.org for wider charitable giving
GoFundMe.com has made a name for itself as a wildly successful platform for people to raise awareness virally and collect money for their personal causes, with $5 billion coming from 50 million donors
GoFundMe launches official campaign for workers impacted by government shutdown
GoFundMe is partnering with Deepak Chopra to launch a different kind of campaigns. The company is going beyond its usual role as a platform and hosting its own campaign to provide relief for governmen
That GoFundMe to build a border wall is issuing $20 million in refunds
A Trump-inspired GoFundMe campaign that raised $20 million ostensibly to build a wall on the southern U.S. border will refund every cent. Run by Brian Kolfage, a veteran with a track record of questi
GoFundMe partners with Michelle Obama on the Global Girls Alliance Fund, to back charities helping adolescent girls
GoFundMe, the social fundraising platform that has raised over $5 billion from over 50 million donors for causes, today is taking a big step into fundraising for charities and other non-profit organiz
GoFundMe now allows team fundraising, where multiple people collaborate to raise money
GoFundMe, the popular service for raising money for causes with some $5 billion raised to date, is expanding its platform to serve more community efforts: today the company is launching GoFundMe Team
GoFundMe acquires YouCaring as charitable crowdfunding continues to consolidate
GoFundMe, the startup that focuses on crowdfunding for charitable causes, has made another acquisition to scale up its platform: It has acquired YouCaring, a smaller rival, creating a combined communi