In The News
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May 11, 2017"Independent local researchers are raising money for the third phase of a groundbreaking study that uses a pharmaceutical grade version of the party drug ecstasy to treat patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder..."— Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun -
November 16, 2015“Thousands of fundraising dollars have poured in within hours of the arson attack on the community’s only mosque.”— Affan Chowdhry, The Globe and Mail
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April 22, 2016“A Norfolk Island political group has started a crowdfunding campaign to help restore self-government, which they say was taken in ‘a hostile and illegal takeover’…”— Georgia Hitch, ABC News
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March 3, 2016"An 8-year-old’s “heart of gold” has touched people all over the world with a campaign he recently launched to help pay for lunches of students from low-income families."— Kami Dimitrova, ABC News
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March 23, 2016“Four months since one of North Shore Rescue’s core members was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, things are going “really well” for Jay Piggot…”— Brent Richter, North Shore News
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March 30, 2016“I woke up from a dream, and in it I was drowning. When my eyes opened, I wasn’t drenched in sweat or gasping for air. I was simply lying on my back, looking up at the beige, cracked ceiling of my West End apartment…”— Nicolle Hodges, Montecristo Magazine
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January 10, 2018"Online donation sites are booming as patients with little or no health insurance turn to strangers to help pay medical costs..."— Barney Jopson, Financial Times
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February 10, 2016“The study analyzed data for campaigns from five of the largest U.S., U.K. and Canada-based crowdfunding platforms in 2015…”— Pete , Website Magazine
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May 13, 2016“On May 13, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced a new National Microbiome Initiative , a coordinated effort to better understand microbiomes…”— Staff, EurekAlert
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May 13, 2016“The Georgian Triangle Humane Society is reminding residents to call them and make a plan instead of leaving kittens on their doorstep after hours…”— John Edwards, Simcoe.com
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December 18, 2013“‘But everyone has been amazing,’ [said Rachel Torti.] ‘Just with nice thoughts and positivity. But then there have been people … I don’t even know if I will ever know who they are because they have donated anonymously. And then others, people who you have never heard of, businesses, have just been so unbelievably generous. It is amazing. We can never thank these people enough. They have given us a chance and that is all we could ever ask for, it is all that matters.’”— Amy Remeikis, Brisbane Times
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April 20, 2016“After 22 years, Redding’s popular playground at Enterprise Park is due for a complete transformation…”— Staff, City of Redding
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March 30, 2016“Imagine being trapped in a body that just feels wrong, like it’s not yours. That’s how Los Osos artist RawfeyL Gene Burge felt from an early age…”— Glen Starkey, SantaMaria Sun
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May 12, 2016“Does PayPal’s announcement that the company will eliminate its Purchase Protection coverage for crowdfunding payments indicate a lack of confidence in crowdfunding?”— Andrew Friedman, Tradestreaming
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March 3, 2016"An 8-year-old’s “heart of gold” has touched people all over the world with a campaign he recently launched to help pay for lunches of students from low-income families."— Kami Dimitrova, ABC News
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May 26, 2016“Fallout from the cancelled generating stations in Oakville and Mississauga could still be dogging Premier Wynne as she gears up for another crack at office…”— Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
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April 7, 2016“An Ardee native who suffers from chronic Lyme Disease is using this weekend’s Connemara half-marathon to help raise awareness about the condition – and her Ardee-based brother is helping fundraise for the cause…”— Staff, This is Ardee
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March 29, 2016“This year on Earth Day, the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences (IESS) program at Trent University is bringing together experts, researchers, and people from across the world interested in creating transformative change for a three-day conference aimed at bringing together Indigenous teachings and traditional knowledge to address complex global environmental issues…”— Staff, Trent University
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March 31, 2016“Once a niche funding source for personal projects and products no consumer would ever want to buy, crowdfunding has evolved into a legitimate, common form of capital for startups and innovative businesses…”— Robert Gold, Profit Guide
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March 10, 2016“FRIENDS who met at a Warwick football club are cycling 400 miles in support of an ex-teammate who has cancer…”— Editorial, Learnington Observer
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April 8, 2016“Elaine Griffin is an Ardee native artist and musician now based in Westport, Co Mayo…”— Staff, Meath Chronicle
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March 30, 2016“I woke up from a dream, and in it I was drowning. When my eyes opened, I wasn’t drenched in sweat or gasping for air. I was simply lying on my back, looking up at the beige, cracked ceiling of my West End apartment…”— Nicolle Hodges, Montecristo Magazine
