Would you give $10 to a stranger…

Yes.  I have donated to gofundme for strangers.  Usually after reading a news story and knowing it's legit.  I've also donated a few times via gofundme to a young aspiring ballerina for training after following her on IG.

Maybe. It would depend on the worthwhile reason tbh.
My friend fosters kittens and someone very kindly donated $1500 to help pay for neuter/spay surgery through gofundme, we were both blown away by the generosity of a stranger.

I would & I have. But I also have not. It depends on a lot of things. Why. How is the info presented? Can I give/use cash ( sort of much more likely for me than go fund me) Do my spider senses go off? Where am I in my cash flow can I give it now/today

It depends.

If your begging on the streets- I rarely give cash - too easy to be drug money but if your outside a donut shop or a deli and ask me for a donut or sandwich - absolutely I have. Several times. I’ve paid for groceries I’ve given grocery gc. I’ve paid for gas.

Easiest way for me to walk by without a response, press my I don’t give a fuck button - start yammering on about god or religion or I’m going to hell. I’m out. If I see you yelling at other people who didn’t give money- I’m not giving you money.

Yes

It really depends. We have donated money to strangers in the past when we have been able to determine it’s a legit ask. But so often people are just out to scam anyone gullible enough to hand over their hard earned money and that’s a tale as old as time. The phrase “a sucker is born every minute” didn’t happen by accident. I would much rather donate money through a certifiable organization that helps people vs. a one off go fund me or something similar.

I personally know people who raised funds for a family member’s medical bills. Then in the end when a good portion of the money wasn’t needed ($$$$$!), they just put the rest in the bank and used it for general spending (some of which was pretty frivolous) and I don’t think that was ever the intention of the many people who donated. I personally think that if funds are raised like that for a specific purpose, if any of the money isn’t actually needed for that purpose it should be paid forward, but that’s just me.

Yes. I paid a month’s rent for someone who I knew only through an online forum.

If it was for a worthy cause and would make a positive difference in someone's life then I would w/o hesitation. For me it's only $10, but for that person it could mean something much more.

I will use goFundme occassionally to donate to local things- often patients at my work or that we know in medical crisis.

I have a friend who frequently will run a kind of low key private goFundme for people she knows among her large friend groups on Facebook. It's with the person's permission, and often anonymous, but the person usually pops onto thank everyone. 

To be honest, some of my friends are divided about her doing this (they think she has some kind of attention / saint complex!) but really- it's $5 to me.  And maybe it isn't a catastrophic illness or whatever, but everyone has struggles. If we can collectively all give $5 and help a single mom get together her first and last, or help someone with vet bills, I don't know, what is the harm?  I waste $5 all the time, and I am happy to send it that way to add a little good.  I trust my friend, we aren't getting scammed, whatever her intentions.

Yep. Many times.

Sure. I don't do it all the time, but I do donate to strangers

For an organized fund raising, yes, I would. To someone on the street, no.

Absolutely

Yes. I have done it.

Possibly. It would really depend on the situation and if I was able to verify the truth of the story behind why they needed money.