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Thanks for posting this and keeping it up to date. For those of you who have the means to give to organized charities (501c3s) keep your receipts. A special rule this year means the first $300 in charitable contributions by check or credit card made are deductible from your federal income, so you can get part of your contributions back while giving to organizations making a difference.
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Where should I donate at this moment that will put the most cool into the world? I live some place boring where the protests don't get cool, so I have to use my filthy white collar money to support the cool effort. Edit: 
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Jun 4, 2020 05:00
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My friend who is an artist in New Zealand made this ring and is selling it to donate 100% of proceeds to the National Bailout Collective. She is taking offers for the ring above $150 (which is what I offered). Just leaving this here in case someone wants to beat my offer which I would love. I can facilitate. Sorry if this is somehow breaking rules mweb has issued a correction as of 05:20 on Jun 4, 2020 |
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Jun 4, 2020 05:17
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Donated 25 to the PDX fund. Their number is over 500k so I hope they do something good with the money they have left over
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Jun 4, 2020 23:21
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had to donate again after seeing that video
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Jun 5, 2020 04:26
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 Donated a bit through DAFs.
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Jun 5, 2020 23:11
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Donated again after seeing an interview with the founder of the KC Community Bail Fund. Great quote below: “When they call, we’re not going to say, ‘well, were you violent?’” Cooper said. Cooper says protesters throwing water bottles and rocks at police is the result of years of built up anger. “We’ve tried peaceful protests. We’ve tried kneeling. We’ve tried taking a more silent approach and now we’re ready to shake it up and shake it until things happen,” Cooper said. 
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Jun 5, 2020 23:15
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 LegoMan posted:I hope they do something good with the money they have left over extremely 
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Jun 7, 2020 16:08
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mweb posted:My friend who is an artist in New Zealand made this ring and is selling it to donate 100% of proceeds to the National Bailout Collective.
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Jun 8, 2020 00:11
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SardonicTyrant posted:No link? My bad. Best way to get in contact/ see for yourself the artist is at: https://instagram.com/real_fake_pearls?igshid=sykyk10es04h
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Jun 8, 2020 02:01
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Decided to give $50 each to NY and LA. Godspeed to all who can be present.
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Jun 8, 2020 04:38
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I don’t know where my gang tag went but eh
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Jun 9, 2020 13:03
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Mutar posted:are there places to help get poo poo immediately needed in town to the families impacted? Thinking about all the folks in North who can't get food/drugs or even take a bus anywhere since metrotransit shut down...
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Jun 10, 2020 05:57
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 Putting my money where my mouth is since I can't be on the streets.
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Jun 10, 2020 09:16
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Boxman posted:number go up - donated to my local legal advocacy group
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Jun 10, 2020 17:10
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Not sure if they've been mentioned yet but @Mvmnt4BlkLives seems a good charity as well. https://m4bl.org/about-us/
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Jun 11, 2020 21:53
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https://twitter.com/MNFreedomFund/status/1272726417650995202 MNFreedomFund is having some issues, apparently getting tons of money in a short period of time while also trying to do your normal functions can be a bit of a strain It's not wrong to say "uhh what the gently caress?" if there are still MN protesters in jail while MNFF has received TONS of money, and they absolutely need to have more transparency (without compromising identities). people are speculating that MNFF has received millions in donations at this point, as their information was shared by celebs and all over various social media at a time of great crisis. it's not wrong to call for them to send surplus resources to other orgs doing the same thing, but that also requires vetting. it's also not wrong for them to have more diverse leadership in their org, however, i think it's a bit much to complain about it exactly at this moment, since running a bail charity for next to no pay is a pretty unprofitable thing to devote your time to, unless it explodes one night In the mean time, I'd probably avoid large orgs without a lot of transparency and try to stick to smaller affinity groups or verified gofundmes for individuals you can find. It's a weird time right now
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Jun 16, 2020 05:33
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these are pretty unprecedented times for bail funds with how much attention is on these protests/arrests, and how much people are willing to assist digitally with cash another thing that needs to be hammered out is what happens to bail funds that are returned after people are sprung from jail and make their court dates? its probably pretty rare for bail funds to operate at a large surplus, but it'll be more likely to start happening, and this poo poo needs to be blueprinted now
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Jun 16, 2020 05:37
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smarxist posted:it's not wrong to call for them to send surplus resources to other orgs doing the same thing, but that also requires vetting. This is apparently illegal in Minnesota, for the record.
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King of Solomon posted:This is apparently illegal in Minnesota, for the record. Good to know!
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Jun 16, 2020 08:49
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Also worth noting: Some folks were worried that funds were being redirected to DNC, etc. I don't believe this is happening with BLM, MN Freedom Funds, etc. 1. A non-profit will lose their 501 status if they use donations for lobbying/political entity. 2. ActBlue is just service that handles donations that BLM, FF etc chose to use. I'm assuming they also handle DNC donations as well, hence a blanket message some are seeing about providing your Tax ID for political donation stuff. Helpful Link: Chapter 43, 501 status info quote:However, before we move on, we should mention that there are a total of 26 exemptions under the tax code for different purposes, and some community organizations might find one of them more appropriate. For example, a group that is involved in heavy lobbying or political advocacy work would be unable to apply for 501(c)(3) status, as it isn't allowed under that statute. So a group heavily involved in social welfare that wants to lobby extensively for political candidates, for example, might find 501(c)(4) status (which deals uniquely with social welfare organizations) more appropriate for their purposes. Disclaimer, I'm not an expert/lawyer, etc etc. If I am incorrect in this area, please educate me/us.
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the claims of them being fraudulent have been pretty well debunked at this point, it's mostly people being jumpy and weird and not understanding the logistics of a relatively small organization suddenly drowning in millions of dollars out of nowhere basically overnight
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Jun 16, 2020 23:58
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My sister is in Jacksonville and wants to know who to call to get the clerk of courts to release prisoners from jail. Any ideas?
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Jun 29, 2020 19:39
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17 comrades arrested in Memphis and in need of jail support/bonds, this is a Cash App cashtag from a trusted organizer, let's blow it up with some donations goons!!! $MemphisCHAZSupplies Story/video: https://www.facebook.com/abby.roberts.125/posts/3528734230474264
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We're in the process of consolidating stickied threads in CSPAM and I left this one up because it had activity in July. If people still want this up come August let me know, otherwise I will unstick. It will remain open, just not stuck to the front page.
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Not a good look for the movement: Convicted rapist let out after bail fund pays for his release allegedly rapes again I think a lot of networks have seen such an influx of cash that they can bail out pretty much everybody, and not everybody should be getting bailed out. Also, I foresee the evolution here being judges saying "OK, if the networks are just springing almost everybody, average bail is now triple or 10x what it was originally" High risk detainees forfeiting their bail to the state is not helping defund the police - it's doing just the opposite.
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CleverHans posted:Not a good look for the movement: to me this just highlights the idiocy and injustice of the cash bail system and underscores that bail should be granted based on how dangerous the person is genuinely assessed to be
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CleverHans posted:Not a good look for the movement: If this person had got a bail bond for $15,000 (seems pretty low for a repeat sex offender?) they could've just bailed themselves out and committed more crime. Any blame for this is on the judge who determined they were only a threat if they didn't have that money
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Dustcat posted:to me this just highlights the idiocy and injustice of the cash bail system and underscores that bail should be granted based on how dangerous the person is genuinely assessed to be The last couple lines of the article are that the guy had multiple prior offenses and had been locked up on bail since 2018, then blames bail funds for women being unsafe from him being out. All that sounds like failings of the judicial system that, in this one case, were papered over by jailing someone without conviction that could have gotten out anyway if he was rich. It also means there may be innocent people that aren’t this guy getting locked up for 2 years without trial because they are poor and can’t afford bail, which should be outrageous but isn’t acknowledged. Basically the bail project shouldn’t exist if the justice system worked the way it’s supposed to, but it does exist to compensate because the system is flawed. This is them trying to blame the bail project for exposing the flaws rather than the justice system for having them.
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yook posted:Yeah, I’m reading this and trying to find what the fundamental difference is supposed to be between someone getting bailed out by a bail funds vs. someone who just has a lot of money. That struck me too - on one hand, this dude probably shouldn't have been let out under any circumstances. On the other hand, 2 years seems like it is seriously pushing the "speedy trial" clause.
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Just bumping this because Im researching bail funds and think it should be a thing that doesnt fade
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