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Dracula Factory
Sep 7, 2007


I've never been on the set up side of a gofundme, so I'm looking for some pointers if anyone has any experience in this. My friend was fired illegally (probably discrimination after she revealed she is autistic, can't prove it though) and is in a rough spot until she can find a new job. She's been through a lot in the last few months including catching covid while being at home and vaccinated, as well as some absurdly bad luck with other health issues. She has two 5 years old twins that I want to help get out of their abusive grandmother's hands asap so if I could help her out and find her own financial footing I think she could stop relying on her mom and they would all be much happier.

Anyway the real question here is how to promote/spread the message/present the story in a compelling way to try and get at least a few dollars for her? I have some kinda well off family members that might be able to give, but they are pretty conservative so I have a hard time figuring out what motivates them to give to charity sometimes so I can't count on them 100%. Any thoughts/experiences here would be appreciated.

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Dracula Factory
Sep 7, 2007


I'm autistic myself, and one of her boys is too, so I think that would be pretty acceptable and that's not a bad idea at all, I didn't think of that angle before. She's also been a lot more accepting of her mind and her way of thinking recently as we've been bonding over similar experiences, so I think that embracing it could even help further her confidence in that area which of course will help right alongside cash. Thanks for that tip! I'm gonna keep looking around for more ideas.

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