GoFundMe

The site is legit and nice to see Betfair Chitchat has donated £25 ... thus far ................

https://www.gofundme.com/supportformrshah

This page has been set up in in support of Asad Shah who was tragically killed outside his shop on Minard Road on Thursday 24 March.  This fundraiser has been launched by myself (Jen) and friends (Lauran, Ellanor & Katie) who are all local residents in Shawlands and regular customers of Asad's.  As a resident of Waverley Garden's for over 2 years, I personally got to know him whilst visiting his shop on almost a daily basis.

Mr Shah was a popular, well respected and much loved member of our commuity and his death has devastated many. He was a warm and friendy man and he always went out of his way to make time to talk to you  -  he was more than just our local shopkeeper.  He was a friend to many.

It quickly became clear to us in the aftermath of this tragedy that the people of Shawlands (and wider) were looking for a way to show their support to Asad's family and we thought this would be a fitting way to do so.

We are raising funds for his family to use in whatever way they see most fitting - whether that be to contribute towards funeral expenses, provide financial security for his family in the coming months, or simply to do something in his memory.  We know money will never make up for his loss but this is our way of showing our support for him, and showing his family how much he was cared for in our commnity.

We are planning to keep the page open over the Easter weekend at which point we will close it down and transfer all funds raised to his family via bank transfer. Police Scotland have been notified of this fundraiser and the officers liaising with the family have our details.

Any donations, and kind words and memories of Asad will be gratefully received.

Thanks
Jen, Ellanor, Lauran & Katie x

24 grand already.

Sitting on £29,325 atm.

Would be great if it reached £50k by the time it ends after this w/e.

gofundme.com/supportformrshah

8% deduction taken from donations

Is there a ceiling on this charge trilby?
At the £30k you are quoting that gives them £2400 which seems too much to me.
Good cause though.

66k and rising

I don't know the full facts, aka but hopefully there will be a ceiling.

£67k ... and rising!

https://www.gofundme.com/supportformrshah

^ some of the condolences are truly heart rendering.

I think the "suspect" goes on trial tomorrow?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35910735

WOW!






£2,000
Eurfron Fiona Curtin

0 mins ago

What do you reckon trilby 100k before its finished?

Easily

Mar 26, 2016 -- 11:27PM, akabula wrote:

8% deduction taken from donationsIs there a ceiling on this charge trilby? At the £30k you are quoting that gives them £2400 which seems too much to me.Good cause though.

I've e-mailed Jen asking about this.

Will post any reply received.

... touching 70k now.

From the questions link in my OP, while we wait to hear from Jen - who claims Police Scotland are fully aware of this campaign ...

Why does GoFundMe have to charge 5%?


GoFundMe has major operating expenses like any popular internet service including technology, infrastructure, payroll & benefits for our dedicated team of employees. We have purposely created a business model that allows users to sign-up and launch their campaign for free. Visitors to our users' campaigns are greeted with a frustration-free giving experience, void of advertisements and other distractions - helping our users raise even more money.

GoFundMe operates on only a 5% fee deducted from each donation received. Very few organizations can claim they help as many people on such a small percentage of gross payment volume.

In short, GoFundMe is an incredibly efficient and effective way to provide financial support to those you care about most. Not only can donors give in an extremely targeted way, but more money goes directly to the intended recipients than other organizations can claim.

£70k broken ...

She's done it again ...






£4,000
Eurfron Fiona Curtin

0 mins

£75,705

10k from her today -

£76,395 raised, so far ...

Tribute of the day, from what I've seen -

Robert Bennett

2 mins ago

Although the passing of Mr Shah saddens me deeply, I take comfort from the fact that thousands, regardless of ethnicity or religion, have responded in this way. Could the intolerant haters mobilise so many, so quickly? Of course not. They can inflict pain on us, but they can never change us, nor can they win. Mr Shah, you will be in our hearts for a very long time.

There are good people everywhere, that gives us hope but the haters I feel are winning. RIP Mr Shah.

In a way I feel Gofundme should drop their charges above a certain amount but in another way, sites like this give us a way to show support.

I haven't donated but I have in the past for other causes. What annoys me is the amount of spam I now get for a simple £10 donation. Action Cancer especially spam me through the post. I like to choose my donations carefully but this spamming really puts me off. I have never gave to Action Cancer online btw. I appreciate the free pens they keep sending me though, talk about wasting money.

The Light shall always destroy the Darkness - unless we keep a lid on our light.

£78,587 atm.

No word back from Jen yet but I imagine she'll be busy.

TBF, it will be quite disgraceful if GoFundMe and the 3%ers take more than £3000 out of this.

^ Hence my initial questions ...

Anyone know anything about these guys?

https://www.gofundme.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoFundMe

Are they legit?

£79k breached, btw.

Yeah they are legit but they should be run as a charity, ie. taking just enough to cover the costs

I have asked Jen about that and will post her reply once she gets back.

£10

emlyn roberts

3 mins ago

well done read this on betfair forum, im barred for racist comment, give me a mention on forum ,

Having read your post at 2.08 It probably is as low a charge as is feasible trilby.
Some nice comments and Mr Shah was obviously a well liked and decent human being.

The company was valued @ $600 million in 2015

Visitor Message from Jen Bannerman:

Hi Betfair Chitchat,

Thanks for your message and kind words. We'd originally agreed with the
family that we would run over Easter only, however I can confirm that we've
spoke to the Shah and with their permission we will be extending the
campaign until 4 April. So good news on that front.

Re: the % taken by GoFundMe - sadly this is a standard practice by GFM and
other services of this ilk. I looked around to see if there were other
crowdfunding options before starting the page but they were all much of a
muchness when it comes to the deductions. The total fee is 6.4% and I
believe there's no cap on this. It's disappointing but by using their
facility we've been able to generate much more support than we could ever
have achieved offline.

Thanks
Jen

Is that an organisation or an individual person trilby ? Fine contribution BTW,respect.

*eurfron fiona curtin that is

eurfron fiona curtin, treetop?  I don't understand.

Meanwhile, the fund has reached £111,506 and the family have added some words ...

https://www.gofundme.com/supportformrshah

Well done to all who have donated and the appeal closes on Monday.

Ah, Fiona Curtin - sorry!

I have no idea mate.

Nae bother trilby,many thanks for posting updates,the more I read about the man the more I respect everything he stood for,we all need to stand firm against the hatemongers who would incite others to commit such heinous crimes.

we all need to stand firm against the hatemongers who would incite others to commit such heinous crimes

I concur most wholeheartedly!

I'm going to leave the updates alone now that the £100k was smashed and that the appeal closes on Monday.

RIP to Mr Shah and may his family be safe.