They're launching a fundraiser starting March 24th, with a goal of $80,000.
Nieves' fundraiser starts at $25 to attend lunch only, and costs $100 for those wanting to eat and shoot.
It's not unheard of for a candidate to win a contested primary and general election on a shoestring budget, and sometimes a weak fundraiser starts pulling in big donations after they make it past a primary, but it's rare.
And today, as chance would have it, Facebook announced that Safety Check will be integrating these personal fundraisers (starting in the US).
Facebook today announced it's expanding its set of online fundraising tools to include its own GoFundMe competitor, with the added support for personal online fundraisers, starting first in the U.S. The new tool will allow Facebook users to raise money for personal crises and other campaigns — like school or medical expenses, emergency situations, funerals and more.
Most university fundraisers start with such a private effort to build momentum and get key players involved; this one raised around $900 million, according to a university press release.
After the success of this fundraiser, I started traveling the world and, with the help of CrowdRise, running flash fundraisers to connect thousands of donors to incredible causes.
A fundraiser was started on GoFundMe in honor of Officer Patrick Zamarripa, who was killed during the protests on Thursday in Dallas.
A professional fundraiser, Barbara Grodd, starts work this month.
Every day, people come together on Facebook to advocate for causes they care about, including by contacting their elected officials, launching a fundraiser, or starting a group.
