OT Crowdfunding

Chris Hogg · 2019-09-23T08:01:26+00:00

Given donations recently to a couple of crowd-funding good causes,Justgiving and Gofundme, but is there any guarantee that donations tosuch causes actually get used for the purpose intended, or can theperson making the appeal just pocket the cash and blow it on theholiday of a lifetime or whatever? I presume donors rely on theintegrity of the people trying to raise the money, but is there anycheck by the crowd-funding organisation that the money gets used forthe purpose stated?

OT Crowdfunding

Sep 23, 2019 Last reply: 7 years ago 24 Replies

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alan_m 7 years ago

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Brian Reay 7 years ago

There was quite a(n) (in)famous case recently where someone collected money via one of these sites for a legal case and it was used for other things. It was reported in the media but not that widely- the case was one the our leftie media doubtless supported.

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nightjar 7 years ago

A lot depends upon how one interprets a good cause. The RNLI has long supported overseas initiatives that also follow their core purpose - saving people from drowning.

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