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Fundraising campaigns
expose deeper problems
Online crowdsourcing, defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the practice of
obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group,
has the power to do great things.
A recent local crowdsourcing success occurred when Jasmine Crowe-Houston,
a parent of a child who attends City Schools of Decatur (CSD), started a GoFundMe
campaign to raise thousands of dollars with the goal of wiping out the school district's
lunch debt.
The campaign was an overnight success - literally. Within 48 hours, Crowe-Houston
had surpassed her goal and collected more than $85,000 in donations. On the surface, the
story is a feel-good tale of a community coming together to support students in need. But
isn't it alarming that a campaign to raise thousands of dollars to ensure something as basic
as a hot lunch for students was even needed in the first place?
According to GoFundMe Communications Manager Brian Hill, fundraisers started
for lunch debt increased significantly on the fundraising website in 2023 as reported in
GoFundMe's Year in Help annual report.
A quick scroll through the fundraising website shows people desperate to pay medical
fees, rent, utilities and groceries. When did online fundraising become the only way, for
many people, to come close to paying off that exorbitant hospital bill?
While we at The Champion applaud Crowe-Houston taking action, we also believe it
speaks to the sad state of affairs when basic needs are not being met for so many who
hope and pray their GoFundMe campaign gets enough clicks and shares to actually be
beneficial.
