{"id":1302346,"date":"2022-02-16T05:52:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T10:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1302346"},"modified":"2022-02-16T10:52:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:52:35","slug":"givesendgo-nearly-half-of-canadian-freedom-convoy-donations-from-u-s-small-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/givesendgo-nearly-half-of-canadian-freedom-convoy-donations-from-u-s-small-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"GiveSendGo: Nearly Half of Canadian Freedom Convoy Donations From U.S. Small Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgivesendgo-nearly-half-of-canadian-freedom-convoy-donations-from-u-s-small-donors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1302346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-19-copy-4-2-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Nearly half of the more than $8 million raised for the Canadian trucker Freedom Convoy on GiveSendGo comes from small American donors, the organization revealed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The crowdfunding platform offered its assistance after GoFundMe shut down the Freedom Convoy fundraiser of more than $10 million earlier in February.<\/p>\n<p>GiveSendGo \u201cestimates roughly half the donations it has collected to help the group came from small donations made from the U.S.\u201d in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/canadian-truckers-getting-significant-number-of-donations-from-americans-givesendgo-confirms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update<\/a> provided to Fox Business.<\/p>\n<p>The report included comments from organization co-founder and CFO Jacob Wells, who shared \u201ca pretty even split between donations coming from Canada and donations coming from the U.S.,\u201d noting \u201cthe average donation was quite small \u2013 less than $100.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowdfunding group also announced it was operating again on Tuesday after a cyberattack against the Canadian trucker Freedom Convoy fundraiser occurred on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>GiveSendGo released a statement to social media on Tuesday to address the many concerns related to the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jIjvzb7FKT\">pic.twitter.com\/jIjvzb7FKT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GiveSendGo (@GiveSendGo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiveSendGo\/status\/1493624366030114820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe know there are many questions concerning the attacks on GiveSendGo Sunday night,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The final words of the statement noted the cyberattack represented more than a technical issue, telling supporters the platform is \u201cin a battle,\u201d as The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-are-in-a-battle-givesendgo-running-again-after-cyberattack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are in a battle. We didn\u2019t expect it to be easy. This has not caused us to be afraid. Instead, it\u2019s made it even more evident that we can not back down. Thank you for your continued support, prayers and the countless emails letting us know you are standing with us,\u201d the statement concluded. On Saturday, GiveSendGo reported on Twitter that they are continuing to work with different campaign organizers to ensure funds reach the Freedom Convoy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe funds from the Freedom Convoy are not frozen contrary to what you might be hearing on the news. GiveSendGo is working with many different campaign organizers to find the most effective legal ways to continue funds flowing,\u201d the company wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following GoFundMe\u2019s closure of the Freedom Convoy\u2019s fundraiser, GiveSendGo worked with the group\u2019s organizers to launch a new effort. According to a February 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/givesendgo.com\/site\/pressrelease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> from the crowdfunding site, the launch quickly became its \u201clargest campaign ever,\u201d raising $4.5 million in less than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlong with the tremendous showing of support, there has also been plenty of push back,\u201d Wells said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen nearly 10 million bots trying to overwhelm our servers in just the past two hours. Though this has caused issues for the platform, we will not let it stand in the way of providing a safe and effective means of fundraising for our campaign owner across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GiveSendGo has continued its stand with the Freedom Convoy, stating it will seek legal efforts to ensure funds reach those for whom they are intended.<\/p>\n<p>In the group\u2019s latest post, the crowdfunding site restated its solidarity with the Freedom Convoy, tweeting, \u201cWe are on the side of FREEDOM!!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are on the side of FREEDOM!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zIIKG0kWrf\">pic.twitter.com\/zIIKG0kWrf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GiveSendGo (@GiveSendGo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiveSendGo\/status\/1493951153163362310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. 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