Donated to take a campaign over its goal. Goal changed afterwards. wtf?
Post date: 2021-10-20 14:30:16
Views: 229
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:
Apple's elevation of silicon head Johny Srouji signals sprint to build in-house chips for all devices
DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud over secret funding of extremist groups
How Warsh can give Trump rate cuts, keep Fed independent, and make the market happy
Trump recounts Tim Cook call to 'kiss my ass,' in stark look at White House dealmaking
Alaska Air pulls forecast as Iran-linked fuel surge hits margins
Did this crow poop on me deliberately?
Is it okay to leave the toilet seat up in a shared office space?
Movie: The Stranger
CEO with over $3 trillion under management tells Gen-Z to think past ‘hobby investing’
Analysis: Warsh emerges from a difficult hearing with his Fed 'regime-change' plan intact