Essay: Crowdfunding disaster relief offers hope in desperate times. But who gets left behind?
As parts of the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland face devastating floods, MATTHEW WADE, a lecturer in social inquiry at La Trobe University in Victoria, looks – in an article published on The Conversation – at the rise of crowdfunding campaigns in response…
Fund set up to benefit family of US megachurch pastor and author Darrin Patrick
RNS A fund has been set up to benefit the family of the late Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor and author who died on Thursday, 7th May. Patrick, 49, left behind his wife, Amie, and four children. Pastor Darrin Patrick speaks in a recent video. PICTURE: Video screengrab A link to the fund can be found on the website […]
Northern California church makes headlines as it prays to resurrect girl from the dead
RNS Kalley Heiligenthal stomped her feet and waved her arms, dancing her way from one side of the bright-lit stage to the other. “Come alive, come alive!” the congregants at Bethel Church in Redding, California, shouted in expectation as they clapped and sang praises. Andrew Heiligenthal holds his daughter, Olive Alayne Heiligenthal. PICTURE: Via GoFundMe […]
Australian Christian Lobby launches new fundraising effort for sacked rugby player Israel Folau
The Australian Christian Lobby has kicked off a new effort aimed at raising funds to support sacked Australian rugby fullback Israel Folau in his dispute with Rugby Australia with $A100,000 donation. The move comes after fundraising platform GoFundMe shut down a page which had already raised more than $A750,000 for Folau, saying that the 30-year-old’s […]
Updated: Folau crowdfunding shut down after $A750,000 raised
Updated 4.30pmMelbourne, AustraliaReuters Sacked Australia fullback Israel Folau’s crowdfunding campaign to raise money to fight his termination has been shut down by the GoFundMe platform, with more than $A750,000 to be refunded to thousands of donors. Folau launched his GoFundMe page on Friday, appealing for $A3 million he said he needed for a potentially long […]
Australian rugby player Israel Folau starts crowd-funding campaign to fight sacking
Sacked Australian rugby player Israel Folau has launched a $A3 million crowd-funding campaign to help fund legal action against Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs as he fights his termination in court. Folau, a Christian, was sacked last month after being found of a “high level” breach of Rugby Australia’s code of conduct. […]