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Invisible by Default: What You Won't See on GoFundMe

Invisible by Default: What You Won't See on GoFundMe

Tiny Spark

August 12, 202134m 15s

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Show Notes

For Nora Kenworthy, GoFundMe is "the research topic that I can't escape." She recently studied 175,000 GoFundMe campaigns from the COVID era and discovered nearly half didn't receive a single donation. We discuss the stark inequities around these platforms and ask whether crowdfunding can offer equitable relief during a complex public health disaster.