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Americans turn to crowdfunding to pay medical bills
1 in 5 Americans report contributing to a medical-related crowdfunding campaign for friends, family, even strangers.
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1 in 5 Americans report contributing to a medical-related crowdfunding campaign for friends, family, even strangers.
After "CBS Sunday Morning" report aired, thousands of donations poured in to aid the struggling Firehouse Theater in tiny Kingston.
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The website where anyone can appeal to the public for money for anything from medical bills to disaster relief highlights the innate goodness of people (and the occasional scammer)
In the old days people might have turned to the government or to charities such as churches for help; today the first place many people seem to turn to is GoFundMe, a crowdsourcing website, where anyone can appeal to the public to contribute money for pretty much anything – medical bills, disaster relief, funeral expenses, acts of kindness. "Sunday Morning" Contributor David Pogue examines the good will, and occasional fraud, on crowdsourcing sites, and looks at the economics of online charity.
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His invoice said "no charge for this lady under any circumstances"
The family of the five-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at Minnesota's Mall of America back in April posted an update on GoFundMe on Tuesday. "We are pleased to share that our son completed his inpatient rehabilitation and is now home," the family wrote. The boy suffered significant head trauma and broken bones and needed multiple surgeries after he was tossed nearly 40 feet to the ground by a stranger.
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