This is a work in progress, you'll find reading it as a single narrative arc difficult, hopefully it gets the point across until I get it polished.

If you donate, there will be a massive charge of about $15 above your chosen amount. That's to ensure the entire donation amount you chose goes to the intended cause, and not an invisible payment middleman.

I'm a 20 y/o kid who knows how to hike and wants to make a difference.

Sure you know you should contribute. But I want to say from the outset; you're entirely welcome to close this page and never think about it again. That's what I expect most people to do. Satisfy themselves by looking at the pretty (graphic) pictures, and then leave without making a difference.

Here's the mandatory stock image.

Glad that's over with.

Now at this point you're probably thinking I'm a licenced travel agent for guilt trips. This is going to sound harsh, but frankly I don't care. Here's why:

Imagine waking up in a nightmare, just long enough to remember how hungry you are, and long enough to 'provide effective services', and then spend the rest of the day trying to drown out the dread of tomorrow, because it's going to be more of the same.

That's what life is like for some people.

(I need some statistics here)

But I found this more shocking

In Alberta, the province I live in, there are 3600 known offenders for child sexual abuse material.

If you think that's unacceptable, the big red contribute button will make some measurable difference. Here's why I trust your money will be effective. And if you want more details, please check out their respective websites.

Next step ministries.

Drawing on a real story of what NSM does would be the most convincing way to communicate the essential work they do. But that's not going to happen. Here's why:

NSM gives victims of sex trafficking an out. Parts of it are hush hush, and they're going to stay that way. But here's a run down of what someone they help often needs:
Valid ID
A Bank Account

But most of all, they need to be in a supportive environment that encourages them to retake agency. Pray with a vengeance.

International Justice Ministries.

It's a bunch of lawyers. *muffled clapping*

Lawyers motivated to make justice something people personally interact with, not just some pie in the sky concept touted by (frequently corrupt) politicians .

You've probably seen campaigns like this before. Probably thought, "if they really cared, why are the websites all copy paste?".

It's an efficiency thing. We volunteer to sacrifice time to train and fundraise, but getting everything set up to look nice is time consuming; time that could be going into training, fundraising in person, and into the other parts of our lives that mutually support us and our efforts.

Things that support us as athletes, support the causes we give ourselves to. That's why making the fundraising page efficient to set up is important. Even if the results are repetative.