{
  "datasetId": "social-media-fundraising-examples-v1",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "snapshotDate": "2026-09-24",
  "title": "Social Media Fundraising Examples",
  "description": "Selected campaign and project examples illustrating distinct social-media fundraising and assistance mechanisms.",
  "unitOfAnalysis": "One campaign or public project selected to illustrate a distinct mechanism",
  "methodology": {
    "selection": "A deterministic cross-mechanism subset of the existing deduplicated creator-giving corpus.",
    "boundary": "Examples are not rankings, a complete campaign census or evidence of unique reach.",
    "publisherDisclosure": "Compiled on Josh Liljenquist's official website; first-party sources are labeled in the originating records."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "mn-giving-jimmy-danny-2026",
      "campaign": "Brain-cancer and eviction fundraiser",
      "creator": "Jimmy Darts",
      "cause": "Medical and accessibility",
      "platform": "Public campaign or project record",
      "mechanism": "Audience crowdfunding tied to a creator story",
      "creatorRole": "Creator or creator-group participant",
      "amountOrSupport": "$761,920 displayed at review",
      "documentedResult": "The public campaign exceeded its stated $750,000 goal.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-danny-and-his-family-fight-brain-cancer-and-eviction",
      "internalUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/jimmy-darts/",
      "limitations": "The campaign total does not establish how every dollar was used or a long-term housing outcome."
    },
    {
      "id": "mn-giving-zach-farm-rescue-2025",
      "campaign": "Farm Rescue harvest assistance",
      "creator": "Zach Johnson",
      "cause": "Community and nonprofit support",
      "platform": "Public campaign or project record",
      "mechanism": "Community service collaboration",
      "creatorRole": "Creator or creator-group participant",
      "amountOrSupport": "Volunteer harvest of approximately 200 acres",
      "documentedResult": "Minnesota Star Tribune reporting documented Johnson among volunteers assisting with the corn harvest.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.startribune.com/volunteers-help-with-harvest-for-a-minnesota-farm-family-in-need/601512104",
      "internalUrl": "/minnesota/creators-community-giving/",
      "limitations": "Johnson participated with Farm Rescue and other volunteers; the work is not attributed to him alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "campaign-josh-liljenquist-keegan-safe-van",
      "campaign": "Help Keegan Experience the World Outside His Home",
      "creator": "Josh Liljenquist",
      "cause": "Medical and accessibility",
      "platform": "GoFundMe",
      "mechanism": "Creator-organized crowdfunding",
      "creatorRole": "Organizer and storyteller",
      "amountOrSupport": "$137,266 displayed August 10, 2026",
      "documentedResult": "A May 5 image recorded a separate $78,797 presentation milestone.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-keegan-experience-the-world-outside-his-home",
      "internalUrl": "/impact-keegan-safe-van",
      "limitations": "No van purchase, delivery or later trip is claimed from the fundraising total alone."
    },
    {
      "id": "episode-zachery-dereniowski-bianca-car-rent",
      "campaign": "Car and one year of rent presented to Bianca",
      "creator": "Zachery Dereniowski",
      "cause": "Transportation and mobility",
      "platform": "Original public episode",
      "mechanism": "Direct practical assistance",
      "creatorRole": "Creator and joint presenter",
      "amountOrSupport": "The report does not allocate the vehicle cost or rent support among Dereniowski, Adebayo and the foundation. None of the full value is treated as Dereniowski's personal donation.",
      "documentedResult": "WSVN documented the reported surprise and presentation of the car and rent support.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://wsvn.com/sports/miami-heat/youtuber-mdmotivator-heats-bam-adebayo-surprise-camillus-house-employee-with-new-car-on-mothers-day/",
      "internalUrl": "/creator-resources/creator-led-crowdfunding/#campaign-zachery-dereniowski-donald-joseph",
      "limitations": "The article date is not treated as the event date. The source does not independently audit title transfer, payment scheduling or completion of every future rent payment."
    },
    {
      "id": "campaign-kalina-silverman-walt-butler",
      "campaign": "Help Walt get back on his feet after the Devastating Fire",
      "creator": "Kalina Silverman",
      "cause": "Disaster and emergency recovery",
      "platform": "GoFundMe",
      "mechanism": "Disaster-related fundraiser amplification",
      "creatorRole": "Interviewer, storyteller and campaign amplifier",
      "amountOrSupport": "$913,576 displayed at the September 22, 2026 review",
      "documentedResult": "The Forward reported that Silverman interviewed Walt, edited and published the video, linked the family-organized fundraiser, and that the video helped the campaign raise more than $900,000.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-walt-rebuild-after-devastating-fire",
      "internalUrl": null,
      "limitations": "Silverman is not presented as the organizer. Walt's children organized the fundraiser. The campaign total does not establish completion of every rebuilding goal."
    },
    {
      "id": "mn-giving-yung-gravy-bras-2022",
      "campaign": "Tour bra donation to I Support the Girls",
      "creator": "Yung Gravy",
      "cause": "Education and youth",
      "platform": "Public campaign or project record",
      "mechanism": "Donated goods with creator distribution",
      "creatorRole": "Creator or creator-group participant",
      "amountOrSupport": "1,900 bras donated",
      "documentedResult": "The nonprofit received and sorted 1,900 bras collected during the tour.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.narcity.com/yung-gravy-donated-1900-bras-helped-sort-them",
      "internalUrl": "/minnesota/creators-community-giving/",
      "limitations": "The record does not include an independently verified cash-match amount, so none is claimed."
    },
    {
      "id": "mn-giving-connor-charity-water-2024",
      "campaign": "2024 charity: water marathon campaign",
      "creator": "Connor Franta",
      "cause": "Community and nonprofit support",
      "platform": "Public campaign or project record",
      "mechanism": "Nonprofit audience fundraising",
      "creatorRole": "Creator or creator-group participant",
      "amountOrSupport": "$3,190 raised",
      "documentedResult": "charity: water marks the campaign complete and the funds sent to the field, with an estimated 79 people served.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.charitywater.org/connor-franta",
      "internalUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/connor-franta/",
      "limitations": "People served is the nonprofit's estimate."
    },
    {
      "id": "mn-giving-kenny-foundation-expansion-2023",
      "campaign": "Patriotic Kenny Foundation scooter expansion",
      "creator": "Kenny Jary",
      "cause": "Transportation and mobility",
      "platform": "Public campaign or project record",
      "mechanism": "Nonprofit program",
      "creatorRole": "Creator or creator-group participant",
      "amountOrSupport": "66 scooters delivered at report date",
      "documentedResult": "Stars and Stripes documented the later foundation total and that part of book-sale proceeds would support more scooters.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-08-31/patriotic-kenny-tiktok-childrens-book-11230962.html",
      "internalUrl": "/minnesota/creators-community-giving/",
      "limitations": "The 66-scooter figure is a dated cumulative program snapshot, not a separate 66-scooter campaign."
    }
  ]
}