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GoFundMe say over 15,000 fundraisers for essential needs in Canada from January to May 2026. This is 8% more than same time last year. Since 2020, campaigns with “cost of living” words up 274%. Example: Man in Toronto lose job, then get sick on first day of new job. He start GoFundMe to not lose …
A GoFundMe fundraiser for Renee Nicole Good surged past its $50,000 goal, soaring beyond $500,000 by Thursday morning. Good was shot and killed Wednesday morning while participating in a federal immigration enforcement protest after the vehicle she was driving made contact with an ICE agent, who then opened fire. The fundraiser was set up to …
GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries. We thought 25% of consumers using BNPL for groceries is nuts. Now, this? https://t.co/4ejLhDyl6o — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) October 14, 2025 People are literally crowdfunding groceries. Let that sink in. The CEO of GoFundMe says …
Fundraising site GoFundMe has said donation pages for a man suspected of murdering a Ukrainian refugee on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month have “been removed.” Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, has been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed on August 22. Screengrabs posted to social media over the …
An Indiana pizza delivery man has been left stunned after a police officer raised $42,000 for him when a wealthy local only tipped $2 to deliver a pie in a snowstorm. Connor Stephanoff, 20, of Brownsburg, parked his grandma’s car at the top of the hill and made the nearly mile-long trek to deliver a …
by Chris Black Did you know that most Americans can’t afford to pay for healthcare? Is this peak civilization, begging for money so you don’t die in the richest country in the history of the world? https://twitter.com/4fureepauz/status/1727097086074859994 Like, what’s the cost to even call an ambulance in the US? Muh free market capitalism, okay boomer. …
Weddings can be pricey and not everyone has the luxury of a hefty bank account or generous parents to foot the bill. But one couple is trying a different approach by asking strangers on GoFundMe to pay for their big day. One person took to social media to share that a couple she knew were …
I don’t understand these kids. I call them “eBeggers”. How can you have that many followers and 444 million likes but no money and no medical insurance? AC