Facebook blessings groups.
One of the biggest, as mentioned in the article, is "give me your money" [sic]note , created and maintained by activists John Ford, Lauren Chalas, and a team of moderators. Funded requests in the group range from pizza for someone having a bad day, to over $1500 raised for a terminally ill man to go to the beach for the first time and meet his best friendnote , and clean water filters for a village in the Philippines. Offers of free items, resources, and non-monetary help also abound.
- Members can pay to ban people, and while the system can be misused, the community are as quick to rally together and raise funds to ban trolls and bigots as they are to support people in need. The group is also home to several funds run by admins, such as the S. A. F. E. (Sick Animal Friends Effort) fund, the Franklin Fund for trans apparel (binders and such), and the Flo Fund for menstrual supplies, which are disbursed at the discretion of the fund hosts.
- The group also gives back by tipping the mods 10% of money raised per request - either individually (typically, the mod local to the requester, or the mod who approved the Facebook post) or a shared "mod hat" -, as managing a large group with conflicts occurring often is considered a difficult job. It's not a rule, but people will be frowned upon for not tipping. Members in financial difficulties can increase the amount of their request in order to cover the mod tip, so as not to have to pay out of their own pocket. Some users have funded others' mod tips as well.
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