GoFundMe created a hub on its site for verified fundraisers, and, as of last night, there were 2,000+ separate fundraisers.
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AmidimagesofthemassivedestructionfromtheLAwildfires,yourfeedshaveprobablybeeninundatedwithwaystohelp.AlotofthoseCTAsincludethego-tofortheneweraofdisasterrecovery:aGoFundMelink.Andwhilethesiteoffersadirectwaytofinanciallysupportvictimsofthefires,itcanmakesomeaspectsofrecoverytricky.
Over$100millionhasbeenraisedsofarthroughGoFundMeforLAwildfirevictims,accordingtotheplatform.Forcontext,$235milliontotalwasraisedviaGoFundMelastyearfornaturaldisasterrecoveryoverall.
GoFundMecreatedahubonitssiteforverifiedfundraisers,and,asoflastnight,therewere2,000+separatefundraisers.Buttherearesomedrawbacks:
Asidefromthepressureonfirevictimstopackagetheirdevastationintoanengagingnarrative,expertswarnthatcrowdfundingusuallyfavorswealthypeoplewhohavehigh-incomesocialnetworks.FEMAhasalsowarnedthatiffamiliesorindividualsreceivefundsfromGoFundMeforreplacingacarorassistingwithcleanup,itjeopardizestheirc
