Collectively, they’d raised more than $100 million as of Tuesday evening, a GoFundMe spokesperson told me. (The company did not immediately respond when asked where the totals currently stand.) In recent days,
An Alaska Airlines flight attendant says she was “wrongfully fired” after participating in a social media challenge and posting the video online. However, she has started a GoFundMe earlier this month after losing her job—and it has social media in an uproar.
A woman charged with torture is accused of poisoning a 1-year-old girl to garner sympathy and make thousands of dollars off GoFundMe donations
After Palisades natives banded together on WhatsApp and raised more than $120,000 on GoFundMe, they face what experts say has become a common scenario after natural disasters: Unexpected scrutiny and challenges as they attempt to manage and distribute the funds.
More than $100 million has been donated to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires through GoFundMe campaigns — the popular crowdfunding platform that verifies all accounts to protect against scams.
Touched by personal stories of anguish and loss from the fires, donors have sent tens of millions of dollars directly to families in Los Angeles via crowdfunding. These competing pleas for generosity have uneven results.
The former flight attendant was accused of violating Alaska Airlines' social media policy after the clip went viral.
Former Seattle SuperSonics center James Donaldson has stated a GoFundMe to help pay for the funeral expenses of his former teammate, Gus Williams, who has died. Williams, who was 71, suffered a stroke in 2020, and was living in a care facility in Baltimore.
As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help.
Thousands of wildfire victims have turned to GoFundMe and other crowdfunding sites to raise money to support themselves or loved ones impacted by the fires. However, those donations could limit monetary assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Police say the Australian social media influencer posted videos of the girl in pain and distress to raise thousands of dollars in donations.