Donated to take a campaign over its goal. Goal changed afterwards. wtf?
Post date: 2021-10-20 14:30:16
Views: 357
A friend I respect is running a campaign to raise money for civic engagement and transparency in political process. I got the "Campaign ends today, and we're at 97%" email. I could just afford the amount they needed to meet their goal. So I donated, and saw the page reload with "100% funded". I reloaded a few minutes later, and saw that the goal was now $500 higher and back at 98.5%. Am I right to feel disappointed that I was lied to, or am I just another rube whole fell for an fundraising "engagement" trick?

There's nothing in the campaign about "stretch goals": there's just one goal, but they're not transparent about it moving. The respect I have — or perhaps had — for my friend is rapidly eroding.
Number of Comments
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
Trump to press Zelenskyy for energy truce, says Russia has ‘lost control’ of oil due to Ukraine war
We're protecting big profits in tech, and buying more non-tech in this oversold market
Circle lands $100 million from Binance to ramp up global USDC expansion
Novo defends diversification push as CEO eyes deals beyond obesity
Snowpiercer: The First Blow Rewatch
Movie: De Gaulle: Resistance (2026)
Movie: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
How would you make the most of a micromanaging supervisor?
Nasdaq climbs to fresh all-time high; S&P 500 is little changed as traders monitor Middle East tensions: Live updates
DraftKings CEO doesn’t know why his stock loves bad prediction market news. Wall Street says it’s rational