How GoFundMe became America's backup plan

Tim Cadogan is CEO of GoFundMe, the for-profit platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to little league uniforms to starting a new business.

Tim took over as CEO in March 2020 — a chaotic moment when GoFundMe became a load-bearing part of American culture. So you can imagine I had a lot of questions for Tim, how he thinks about all this, and how he makes some very tough decisions on what money to make and what money not to make. 

Read the full interview transcript on The Verge.

Links: 

The GoFundMe CEO wants you to ask: ‘How can I help?’ | New York TImes

GoFundMe CEO: We weren't meant to replace COVID relief | USA Today

GoFundMe Is a healthcare utility now | The Atlantic

As Gaza is bombarded, GoFundMe donations are stuck in limbo | The Verge

For the uninsured, crowdfunding provides little help in paying for healthcare | University of Washington

Oregon nonprofits claim GoFundMe impersonated them | Central Oregon Daily News

The causes and consequences of medical crowdfunding | ScienceDirect

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