Do you think we could raise $1 million dollars for 2018 campaign donations? (serious)

[Joe]

$1,000,000 towards a 2018 election group like Swing Left or some other group(s) that would make effective use of a large sum of money.

Don't worry about logistics at this point.

The only question right now is, assuming there is a safe and secure way to raise and/or hold funds, would it be realistically possible for the NeoGAF community to raise $1 million dollars?

It would take 10,000 contributions of $100 which would require a shit-ton of work and planning. But is it realistically do'able?

What do you think?

Edit: Just spitballing, but imagine something along the lines of a 12-16 month kickstarter or gofundme. Utilize a safe and secure 3rd-party service to keep track of all the donations, maybe even deposit to a group every 3 months instead of one lump sum.

 

[Jarrod38]

Nope not even a fraction of that.

 

[Not]

I'll pitch in something. Not sure if it'll help make it to 1 million.

 

[andythinkpad]

We who? GAF?

What's GAF's agenda?

 

[jetjevons]

A lot of money just to watch Trump win again.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Logistics nightmare

 

[Reckheim]

$1,000,000 towards a 2018 election group like Swing Left or some other group(s) that would make effective use of a large sum of money.

Don't worry about logistics at this point.

The obly question right now is, assuming there is a safe and secure way to raise and/or hold funds, would it be realistically possible for the NeoGAF community to raise $1 million dollars?

It would take 10,000 contributions of $100 which would require a shit-ton of work and planning. But is it realistically do'able?

What do you think?

... you do realize that not everyone that comes to GAF lives in the US

 

[BobLoblaw]

I've already saved up for 2020, but 2018 works. It'd be tough to manage all of that though

 

[Not]

If we start raising huge amounts of money for causes, does that mean we become a political player? Are talking heads going to start talking about GAF?

 

[Expansion Pack]

About $12k is the absolute maximum I could see being raised on Gaf. So probably 4-5k is a more realistic estimate and that's still being generous I think.

Sorry to burst your bubble, pal.

 

[Sub Boss]

Not enough Democrats for that kind of cash 💰

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

We who? GAF?

What's GAF's agenda?

Whatever Trump's isn't.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Not to mention a lot of posters including most of those with bank would be opposed to getting a decent, coherent left lol

 

[MontyBrown]

It seems like a lot of GAFers don't even have jobs...

 

[robotrock]

GAF barely managed to fund shenmue 3...these guys are all weak. All talk, no show.

 

[Dirca]

Jill Stein? Is that you?? You've spent the $7million you conned already?

 

[Ogodei]

A lot of charities do peer-to-peer fundraising, meaning that you can use their software and would just have to pitch the software on GAF and other gaming sites (probably). It would handle the logistics of directing the money and keeping track of your goal.

Of course, sites like that get leery about people promoting fundraisers as much as GoFundMes and other stuff. That'd be your main hurdle.

 

[Ishan]

Large part of gaf is straight up not allowed to on account of not being us citizens

 

[BeforeU]

lol wut

No

 

[HStallion]

We who? GAF?

What's GAF's agenda?

Gotta go fast

GAF barely managed to fund shenmue 3...these guys are all weak. All talk, no show.

I did my part!

 

[HStallion]

DP

 

[Rentahamster]

We? I'll donate that money just fine on my own, thankyouverymuch.

 

[Joe]

4,200 people donating $20 per month for 12 months would net $1 million.

 

[lastplayed]

I'm not wasting money on foreign elections!

 

[Fat4all]

4,200 people donating $20 per month for 12 months would net $1 million.

I barely donate $5 per month total to 4 people on Patreon

I ain't giving Gaf 20 bones a month

 

[Hazmat]

Why would anyone donate through GAF?

 

[DiscoJer]

If things keep going the way they are, I don't think Democrats will need to raise much money to win in 2018...(at least in places where they have a shot of winning)

 

[Dr.Acula]

Has anyone ever seen EviLore and Soros in the same room?

 

[Joe]

Is there a simple tracking service where we could create a NeoGAF group for donating money?

It would keep our money (and responsibility) independent but still create a community atmosphere and it also provides an easy destination for people to go to.

If we organize, create a community, mix in some competition, and create goals I think we could raise a lot of money for specific objectives.

 

[thefro]

I think you can set up an actblue page for that and have it be split between the SwingLeft district funds (which go to the Dem primary candidate in the general as donations at that point.).

http://support.actblue.com/faq-donors#16

Probably 25-50k or something is a more realistic target to start.

Or you can do aclu donations or whatever you want.

 

[Fat4all]

Has anyone ever seen EviLore and Soros in the same room?

 

[Reckheim]

4,200 people donating $20 per month for 12 months would net $1 million.

I honestly have no idea if you're being serious or if you're just trolling.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

If things keep going the way they are, I don't think Democrats will need to raise much money to win in 2018...(at least in places where they have a shot of winning)

But according to true progressives, raising money means they're already compromised


Only way to get a pure candidate is to buy them yourself!

 

[TheJollyCorner]

I wish GAF could raise a quarter of that to donate to St. Jude Children's Hospital...

 

[Stumpokapow]

Don't worry about logistics at this point.

I like that you thought the more important thing was "can we count to a big number duhhhh 1 MILLION", not "selecting an organization that can make use of the funds"

Edit: Just spitballing, but imagine something along the lines of a 12-16 month kickstarter or gofundme. Utilize a safe and secure 3rd-party service to keep track of all the donations, maybe even deposit to a group every 3 months instead of one lump sum.

Political fundraising is, of course, against the rules of Kickstarter, and you've just proposed giving 5-8% of the money away to Gofundme before it ever gets to the organization. Really great first steps.

 

[andythinkpad]

4,200 people donating $20 per month for 12 months would net $1 million.

1 person donating $1,000,000 per month for 1 month would net $1 million.

What's your point?

 

[Fat4all]

i hadn't noticed stumps switch to the fritz avatar

give them a sort of "not this shit again" look

 

[Jarrod38]

Now a better question is which will happen first Half Life 3 coming out or GAF rising a million dollars?

 

[Joe]

I wish GAF could raise a quarter of that to donate to St. Jude Children's Hospital...

I would be open to that.

I like that you thought the more important thing was "can we count to a big number duhhhh 1 MILLION", not "selecting an organization that can make use of the funds"



Political fundraising is, of course, against the rules of Kickstarter, and you've just proposed giving 5-8% of the money away to Gofundme before it ever gets to the organization. Really great first steps.

1) My entire goal was to attempt to validate my general idea by seeing if there's any sense of support, or willingness from others to try. It would be silly to research details before this point.

2) I said "like" kickstarter or gofundme for a reason. I have no idea if similar, non-profit services exist (see #1).

3) Don't vomit your shitty and small-minded attitude onto me, it's weird and contagious.

 

[Joe]

1 person donating $1,000,000 per month for 1 month would net $1 million.

What's your point?

My point was to display an incomprehensible number as smaller and easier-to-digest numbers. How could you not determine that yourself?

 

[PoorChoices]

We who? GAF?

What's GAF's agenda?

Half-Life 3.

 

[IamDodongo]

A lot of money just to watch Trump win again.

Fuck that. We are going to vote his ass out

 

[Psychoward]

I would be open to that.


1) My entire goal was to attempt to validate my general idea by seeing if there's any sense of support, or willingness from others to try. It would be silly to research details before this point.

2) I said "like" kickstarter or gofundme for a reason. I have no idea if similar, non-profit services exist (see #1).

3) Don't vomit your shitty and small-minded attitude onto me, it's weird and contagious.

But what's the difference between a gaffer donating money to a gaf pot to then give to an organization rather than a gaffer just donating directly. There's less steps involved in the latter and less chance of errors.

 

[Escape Goat]

Yes. Everyone mail me their donations and I'll stuff them under my mattress. Small unmarked bills please,

 

[Fatalah]

The human fund!

When Obama ran, he set up group fundraising pages with their own goals. That's what we'd need.

 

[Spectone]

Now a better question is which will happen first Half Life 3 coming out or GAF rising a million dollars?

The latter obviously.

 

[marrec]

We who? GAF?

What's GAF's agenda?

Make Anime illegal

 

[numble]

You would make more of a difference getting people to volunteer. $1 million probably doesn't even get you an ad buy.

 

[Skellig Gra]

No. There is no point. Hillary had insane amounts of cash and still lost.

 

[Nafai1123]

Only if we can call it GAFPAC.