crowdfunding

Quaden Bayles' Family Forgoes Crowdfunded Disneyland Trip To Help Charities

The 9-year-old's family has asked for the donations to go instead to organizations that help Indigenous youth and people with dwarfism.
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Kickstarter's Union Opposition Puts Users In A Bind: 'It's Toxic Now'

Projects that raise money on the site fear they will lose funders who want nothing to do with Kickstarter.
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Life And Debt: These Twins Need New Hearts And A Whole Lot Of Money

The Roman brothers are in debt from expensive heart procedures, and more huge costs are coming if transplants become available.
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Elizabeth Warren Wants Grassroots Money To Be A Litmus Test For 2020 Democrats

Self-funders and super PACs will have to justify themselves to progressives.
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The Intercept Is Crowdfunding A Fellowship In Honor Of A Dying Progressive Activist

Ady Barkan, who suffers from ALS, has been a pivotal voice in protests against the tax cut legislation and the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Pro-Kavanaugh Dark Money Group Launches Campaign To Support Susan Collins

But money continues to pour in to support the Maine senator's 2020 opponent.
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I Crowdfunded My Classroom’s School Supplies. Here’s Why I Shouldn’t Have To.

Why should children enjoy the comforts of a beautiful, clean, airy and bright classroom only in affluent areas?
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Opinion | Why That Feel-Good News Story Should Actually Make You Feel Very Bad

Our priorities are really messed up when it's normal for people to crowdfund their cancer treatment or donate vacation days so a colleague can take maternity leave.
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Crowdfunding Trump’s Border Wall

A new Republican bill would source public donors for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Lawmaker Introduces Crowdfunding Bill To Pay For Trump's Border Wall

So Mexico's not paying for it?
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