Local organizations like the Yellowhammer Fund in Alabama are serving as vehicles for women’s rights supporters around the country to express their frustration and support. Though small, Yellowhammer raised $100,000 in a single day after abortion restrictions were passed into law.
How does a Texas nonprofit want to use the $20 million in donations it has received? Taking a page from the “bail out” movement, RAICES has offered to pay off bonds for parents separated from their children. But the federal government has demurred.
How should someone feel about joining a viral fundraising campaign? Slate argues that the RAICES campaign is one we can embrace.
The power of consumers coming together has shown enough of a motivating force to sway corporate decisions, but the nonprofit sector maintains its position as the key value-driven industry.
Dubbing gifts to support work that counters regressive policies “rage donations” hides the real motivation behind them.
One survey shows a decline in contributions to progressive charities by liberal donors as the Trump Administration enters year two. But the actual story is a lot more complicated than that.
Think twice before you tweet something hateful—you could end up supporting a nonprofit you hate!
Nonprofits that protect sharks are the latest beneficiaries of rage donations, as Trump’s fear of sharks becomes known. But beyond the unusual nature of this situation, rage donations are fascinating and likely to remain a useful form of activism.
