crowd funding (how to?)
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Kurosaki




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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Aug 2015 23:25    Post subject: crowd funding (how to?)
sup guys,

you haven't heard from me for a while. A lot has happened in my life in the past couple months.

I decided to do a 2nd job training, I know it sounds crazy but I couldn't really get a job with my first one and working independently isn't that great. Anyway, I found a new job, the monthly wage is good. Starting on September 1st.

Anyway, this isn't about me. It's about my girlfriend. Yes, after all those fail dates, I decided to give up on looking for a gf. One day I met her on one of the car / tuning events and we started to date a couple months ago. She's a nerd x).

A couple weeks ago we saw some rich girl on facebook posting her gofundme campaign all over places to raise money for her to travel to her bf to Austrialia and stuff...she really made some money, which is sad.

My GF needs the support for a serious cause. I already helped her out as much as I could, but I can't do much anymore. Her wage is too low and I will start earning money again around the end of next month.

We decided to start a campaign but I have no idea how to reach out to people. Can you guys give me some advices? I already shared it on twitter, I hope that was a good thing to do?

This is the campaign (yus, it's my gf on the picture. I took the picture on Saturday when we were on our way to my best friends wedding Very Happy )

http://www.gofundme.com/x82qpxdg

Thanks guys

<3 Kurwasaki
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tonizito
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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Aug 2015 23:37    Post subject:
So... why doesn't she shack up with you for the time being(couple of weeks/months only)?
Didn't you also mentioned a while back the you had some house (or houses) to rent?

I remember you having to deal with some serious crime shit or suicide that happened there though, so maybe using that one (assuming that it would be possible) wouldn't be the best idea.


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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Aug 2015 23:39    Post subject:
Hey man! Good to hear from you Smile It sounds like things are finally looking up for you, so that's great Smile Sadly I don't have any tips on how to improve the visibility of her campaign except just posting it on your FB or Twitter accounts, etc, perhaps the Reddit page for GFM? Either way, reading her page makes it sound like she's having a nightmare time lately.. so, like Toni said, couldn't she stay with you for a while?
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Kurosaki




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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Aug 2015 23:42    Post subject:
Yea, we already rented out that apartment last year in December. I can't throw them out until December 2016 :/.

And staying with me in my little apartment for the next couple months isn't possible. I mean she was here a lot the last couple weeks and on the weekends she's always here, because it wasn't / isn't great to stay at that shared apartment of hers, it's scary. And I saw that guy... I'd lose in a 1 vs. 1 fight against him :X.... Well, there's no way to store all of her stuff (her bed, clothes & kitchen) here at my place. that's the issue :/
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Waargh




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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Aug 2015 23:54    Post subject:
Amazing. You HAVE a place to stay and yet the reason not to do it is her srtuff. Riiiight, it's not your personal comfort and space, of course not! It's her stuff.

So it's better to ask people for money rather than to sacrifice personal comfort?

And that's exactly why this crowdfunding won't work - because you're no different than other people. There are thousands or hundreds of thousans of people in the same condition and yet they live and work and wait - if needed. Why would they give their money to a perfectly healthy youngster who has work and a boyfriend?

Help a disabled person? No problem, I'd do that any time. Help her start a business and earn money? Any day, here's my 10 bucks. But just providing comfort..? No way - this way a person will NEVER learn to work and endure hardships.

Give a poor man a fishing rod, not the fish.

And once again - you have a place for her to stay, qui this bullshit ffs

P.S. perhaps a 21 y.o. kid should've rather stayed with her mom and helped with the 4 other siblings instead of living a life of adventure? Huh?


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Sin317
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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 00:10    Post subject:
how many beds do you need anyway ? You'd think 1 is enough lol.
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Kurosaki




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 00:21    Post subject:
@Waargh, no that's not the only reason. I can't tell you guys everything, of course there are other reasons. Storing her stuff is just one of them. One of the other reasons is my family... since the house belongs to my family, I can't decide on my own who lives here and who doesn't. Some of you know that I had some troubles wiith my family in the past couple years. I will move out of this place as soon as I earn a bit more money, righ now I'm in a 1 room apartment of the building. I just can't tell you guys everything, sorry. It just not possible for her to live here for more than a couple weeks.

but then again, I am not asking you guys for money. Just forget my part in this story for a second. This isn't about me, it's about her. I just need to know how to improve the visbility of the campaign, just like sabin mentioned.

I mean, come on, you guys saw some dumb campaigns too...didn't you? At least hers isn't for a stupid reason. I swear to god, there's this girl on facebook that I know, her family owns all of the Peugeot car dealerships in south germany and she made about 16k on GoFundMe I think. It's sick & disgusting...

/edit: of course I'll let her stay here as long as it requires if it gets to that point and take all the shit from my family. It's not like I'd tell her "nope", lol... nah. But it would be better if she could get her own place...
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freiwald




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 00:35    Post subject:
uhm if the government doesn't support her because of she already got a job, but she earns not enough for a living, then they stock it up.
and if not cancel the under payed job and just get hartz 4 or arbeitslosengeld 2. problem fixed.

this campaing will lead to nothing and im sorry to say it but i don't believe half of it... atleast. don't let yourself get fooled. you are right i don't know her and you both are in love but this story sounds crazy.

go to the jobcenter and ask for help. we live in germany no one has to live on the streets or has to bag for food. go ask for help and you will get it.

im like you when it comes to relationsships. don't let yourself get fooled please. help her. get to the jobcenter with ther. even let her stay with you and your family as long as you can but this is too much. don't hang yourself in there like there is no tomorrow.
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Kurosaki




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 00:41    Post subject:
The story is true, 100%. I know it sounds fucked up, but that's the thing why we are making this campaign. Why else would we make this, it makes no sense to create a campaign if you're not in a shitty situation. Well, it makes sense if you're an asshole who just likes to rip off people, but you guys know me, I am not that kind of a person.

Well, I already told her 100 times to quit the underpayed job and to find a new one or get hartz 4 / whatever. She promised me to find a new job, after getting an apartment...well, let's see what happens.

If the campaign doesn't work...well, that'd suck. I will still help her with all I've got left. Somehow we will make this. She only needs to stay at a new place for a couple months, until I am ready to get an apartment with her together.


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freiwald




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 00:44    Post subject:
Kurosaki wrote:
The story is true, 100%. I know it sounds fucked up, but that's the thing why we are making this campaign. Why else would we make this, it makes no sense to create a campaign if you're not in a shitty situation. Well, it makes sense if you're an asshole who just likes to rip off people, but you guys know me, I am not that kind of a person.


im not saying you try to rip off anyone. im just saying it will lead to nothing and you can easily go to the jobcenter tomorrow and get real help.
days, weeks and months will pass while you wait for someone to give some money... but if you go there tomorrow she will have money in the next 2-3 weeks and a own apartment in the next 2 months. there is help for everyone.
it could already had happend a long time ago if she already lived 2 months in a car... so much lost time for nothing. GO THERE GOD DAMN IT. i would drag her there if would be you
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ixigia
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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 02:00    Post subject:
I remember trying to organize something like that for FireMaster a while back, but it didn't work out Crying or Very sad Razz

All jokes aside, I wish I could help you Kuro, but I'm really inept when it comes to mastering the social tools, and I really wouldn't know where to begin to solve this intricate issue :/
Is receiving help from her parents/close relatives completely out of the question? I understand that what happened isn't easy to sustain, life-changing decisions have been made and so on, but unless there's something that I'm not aware of, familiar bonds can be repaired and there's no shame in putting pride and old quarrels aside and ask for temporary help. I would definitely try that option, before anything else.
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sausje
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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 02:11    Post subject:
Just be careful that she doesn't use you, I don't know her but love is blind and chicks just LOVE to abuse that in (good) guys...


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AmpegV4




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 03:47    Post subject:
+1

I have seen uncountable ladies/gf's with issues asking for help and leaning on new bf. Never in my life have I seen this become happily ever after.. But goodluck
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Atropa




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 08:01    Post subject:
In Denmark if you do not have any savings you can ask the municipality(?) to pay the deposit(they wont always say yes though :/). Perhaps something similar exists in Germany?

Also if she felt threatened why didn't she report the guy to the police?
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IamAWESOME




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 09:23    Post subject:
Try
http://www.youcaring.com/
/r/care/
/r/assistance
/r/needadvice
/r/BackOnYourFeet

Good luck. Smile


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VGAdeadcafe




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 10:15    Post subject:
Begging for money is now cool and an accepted passtime on social media?
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Kurosaki




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Location: germany
PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 10:40    Post subject:
IamAWESOME wrote:
Try
http://www.youcaring.com/
/r/care/
/r/assistance
/r/needadvice
/r/BackOnYourFeet

Good luck. Smile


thanks!
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BettyShikle




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 11:47    Post subject:
"One of those days I even got bit by a doge and couldn't afford to go to the hospital "

dude...please proofread that stuff before going live with that campaign,people might take it fro trolling

edit: she should be able to get support via "Caritas" or the "Frauenhilfe" in your City,they will at least tell her what kind of options she has to get some help.The fact that she is working does not mean that there will be nothing from the Gov (it depends on monthly income i think)


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freiwald




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PostPosted: Tue, 25th Aug 2015 12:16    Post subject:
i don't get it. people in germany can go to the jobcenter, say they got nothing, not even money for food and get instant help. free money and even an own apartment, for doing nothing then just going there and saying i need help.
if you guys are not going there it can't be that bad and it makes me just mad Mad
rather do some childish shit which will not help. why not opening a youtube channel and become a famous youtuber or twitch channel (call it poor gaming or so) were people watch her play and give her money because she is so poor.
you are not helping her. you make it even worse. everything could be good already.

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edit: she should be able to get support via "Caritas" or the "Frauenhilfe" in your City,they will at least tell her what kind of options she has to get some help.The fact that she is working does not mean that there will be nothing from the Gov (it depends on monthly income i think)


exactly they will stock it up so it will be enough.
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