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Should we launch a Kickstarter for Ahmed Mohamed?
Many folks are distressed over the way the school administration and police in Irving, TX reacted when a 14-year-old student of Sudanese Muslim parentage brought a homemade clock to school, and wish there was something they could do about it. How about a Kickstarter to collect a STEM college fund for Ahmed? [more inside]
nonprofit to help people out of a jam
Hey folks,
I have a memory of a non-profit that offered small loans (like under $1000) to people to help them get out of trouble. Like, if you are homeless and you have a job but you can't save enough for a security deposit, this group would help you raise the funds so you can get off the street. The funds may have been crowdfunded like Kiva.
I'm pretty sure I heard about it on AskMe.
Ring any bells for anyone? It's tough to google.
Clarification: Is an active Crowd-Funded post ever okay on MeFi?
I have searched the MetaTalk for this and can't seem to find a definitive answer - apologies if one already exists and I missed it.
My question - if something is currently being crowd-funded, but has already met/exceeded it's funding goal - is using it as part of a MeFi post grounds for automatic deletion of the post? [more inside]
Patreon Posts
Patreon is a way of crowdfunding creative workers in an ongoing way (i.e. you commit to paying, say, $5 per completed work). It's a great system, and I've backed a couple myself, but I'm curious how Metafilter will manage it as it becomes more widespread. Because, unlike Kickstarter there might never be an end point to the crowdfunding. Are there any issues with posts relating to Patreon-funded artists? Or are we okay as long as we don't mention the Patreon bit in the post?
Look you don't have to give me money but I just wanted, oh, nevermind...
What's the deal with Projects and crowdfunding? [more inside]
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