Crowdfunding as a response to COVID-19: Increasing inequities at a time of crisis.

ABSTRACT: During the first seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 175,000 crowdfunding campaigns were established in the US for coronavirus-related needs using the platform GoFundMe. Though charitable crowdfunding has been popular in recent years, the widespread creation of COVID-19 related campaigns points to potential shifts in how the platform is being used, and the volume of needs users have brought to the site during a profound economic, social, and epidemiological crisis. This study offers a systematic examination of the scope and impacts of COVID-19 related crowdfunding in the early months of the pandemic and assesses how existing social and health inequities shaped crowdfunding use and outcomes. Using data collected from all US-based GoFundMe campaigns mentioning COVID or coronavir

SUBMITTER: Igra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8411868 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature