The crowdfunding company GiveSendGo still has some of the money people donated to the Canadian trucker convoy protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the company said on Feb. 18. GiveSendGo became the preferred crowdfunding site for the protesters after another platform, GoFundMe, suddenly seized donations meant for the convoy and said the money would be shunted to unnamed charities. After backlash, GoFundMe said it would automatically refund all of the donations but protesters urged people to turn to GiveSendGo because of what unfolded. GiveSendGo has run into problems in recent days, though, including being hacked in mid-February. Additionally, a Canadian court moved to freeze all donations for the convoy raised on GiveSendGo. Over $8 million had been donated; that figure is now over $9.6 million. In its update Friday titled “Where’s the money?” GiveSendGo said many people have been asking about the donations. The truckers have received some of the funds, the …
GiveSendGo Says Some Donations Sent to Truckers, Rest in ‘Undisclosed US Bank’
February 19, 2022
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