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re: Homeless Veteran Helps Woman - $400,000 in Donations - Where's the Money?
Posted on 8/26/18 at 3:17 pm to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 8/26/18 at 3:17 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Seems like they could set up a trust or something for him with certain conditions like regular drug testing and he could receive a monthly allowance.
It's not their money to dictate. They raised the money on the behalf of the homeless guy. If I raise money on behalf of St. Jude Hospital, I don't get to tell St. Jude how to spend the money or place stipulations on it because the people donated to St. Jude's. Not me. If I want to dictate terms I need to make a private donation of my own money or inform everyone of those stipulations before they donate and if those stipulations aren't met I then I need to return the money.
They can dictate terms when they give him their own money. Not money donated on his behalf.
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 3:25 pm
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Posted on 8/26/18 at 3:18 pm to East Coast Band
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I'd bet millions of dollars every year are earmarked for people, yet never gets there.
Talcum X started his own charity site, and it looked like 80% of the people didnt get their money.
He also took donations for the kid shot in OHIO, and never sent them a dime, till they got their lawyer involved and he had some shite excuse
Posted on 8/26/18 at 3:58 pm to slackster
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I'd imagine the people who donated didn't want it to be spent on drugs either. Perhaps whatever is left can be refunded
they may not want him to just waste it.
but they wanted to give the money to HIM. not buy a new beamer for the chick.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 4:19 pm to lsunurse
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GoFundMe takes 5 percent of donations, and payment processors take 2.9 percent
Damn, so once they built the website and had it up and running, they sit back and collect money.
They don't have to worry about providing content, they do not sale anything, they just sit back and a percentage of donated money.
Just on this situation they made $11,600..
Posted on 8/26/18 at 5:30 pm to lsu xman
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Another article stated he's a druggie again
Why don’t offer to pay for him to go to drug or alcohol treatment?
Posted on 8/26/18 at 5:56 pm to inmybasement
Great example why gofundme is crazy
Posted on 8/26/18 at 6:16 pm to inmybasement
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This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:03 pm to East Coast Band
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I'd bet millions of dollars every year are earmarked for people, yet never gets there
Yes, it's called federal tax dollars
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:13 pm to northshorebamaman
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Maybe, but if people donated under the assumption that the homeless man would receive the money, they have no right to dictate how he spends it. No matter how noble their intentions are.
Agreed...
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:50 pm to inmybasement
The whole social economy thing has given us a lot of great things. GoFundMe account is NOT one of them. These things are rife with abuse and ownership questions.
I have known several people to set one up. Only once was it for a cause I thought was legit, and I went straight to the person who needed some help, and gave them money directly.
I have known several people to set one up. Only once was it for a cause I thought was legit, and I went straight to the person who needed some help, and gave them money directly.
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