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YouCaring was a crowdfunding website for personal, medical, and charitable causes. The company was a Certified B corporation based in San Francisco, California. [1] YouCaring did not take a percentage of funds raised on its site, or charge those raising funds a fee (any fees associated with third-party credit card processors such as PayPal are paid by donors).
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A YouCaring fundraiser was created that sought $25,000 to assist with medical care and procedures. [12] [13] Ayres died on October 18, 2021, at the age of 56 years, following years of complications from pulmonary disease. His death was announced on Twitter the following day by his partner and fellow voice actress, Krystal LaPorte. [14] [15]
Indiegogo Life did not charge a platform fee. In 2015 Indiegogo Life was renamed to Generosity.com. [5] Generosity.com was later acquired by YouCaring in January 2018, who were subsequently acquired by GoFundMe. [6] Donors use solely credit cards to donate, and processing is conducted by Stripe. [7]
In 2016, Cape Cod musician Sarah Burrell created a YouCaring fundraiser page to help with the anticipated expenses. [9] While its intended goal was $50,000, [ 8 ] it quickly surpassed that raising, as of February 2016, $90,830.
CrowdJustice is a crowdfunding platform designed specifically for raising funds for legal cases by individuals, communities, or organizations.
MicroVentures is an equity crowdfunding website that offers investments in early stage companies. It connects accredited investors with startups, businesses and services looking to raise funds or participate in select secondary market opportunities.
In April 2016, Impact Guru partnered with Singaporean investment platform Fundnel to gather investment capital from the Indian diaspora in Southeast Asia. [16]In September 2016, Impact Guru partnered with United Nations entity named UN Women to run Project Inspire, an initiative by Singapore Committee for UN Women, in partnership with Bain & Company and MasterCard, [17] to support social ...