#donations matter

[etrangersvoyageant]

Today is bandcamp Friday, which the company waives its fees and those go directly to the artist or label whose work you’re buying. Knowing that, you can make aevery

Say you want to donate to a good cause, this a good day to turn your hard-earned money into a donation with some music as a reward. Personally, I’m a big fan of ambient and electronic music and recommend these releases, but I’d also suggest you take a look around. Your taste doesn’t have to comply with mine and Bandcamp is a playground to explore. Let's go!

Р​А​З​О​М ЗА У​К​Р​А​Ї​Н​У, a collaboration between Standard Deviation and Mystictrax (all sorts of electronics)

Hurryia for Gaza (electronic)

The ‘For Ukraine’ series by Headphone Commute (ambient + some idm)

Together for Ukraine by Exhale Records (techno + house)

Women, Life, Freedom (techno & other electronics)

#bandcamp friday #charity #bandcamp #donations matter #palestine #ukraine #iran #Bandcamp

[fleshadept]

looking at (vetted) gofundmes for people trying to escape palestine and i don't know how many of you actually click on the gofundme links you reblog but i would like to point out, for what it's worth, just how amazing it is that so many have raised so much money. it may overall feel like a drop in the ocean but the fact that several gofundmes have raised tens of thousands of dollars is amazing. it is so expensive to leave gaza right now, and people still need money after they escape. but regardless of what propaganda the US, UK, canada, and other western nations are trying to pump out, people across the world are doing what they can to help these people survive. many of them are still very far from their goals (like this one and this one and this one) and some of them are very close to high goals (like this one), and some of them have reached almost double their original goal.

and that's not even addressing direct aid or organizations that take continuous donations for distribution of food, menstrual products, etc. the PCRF has raised $16,000,000 of their target goal of $20,000,000 to fund current aid and long-term relief efforts in gaza. ANERA's febuary 13th update discusses the material ways they helped palestinians today:

(ANERA donate link)

my point is, it often feels like the world is turning a blind eye to palestine. but i would like to point out that there is an important difference between "the world" and "western political leaders and media narratives". a breathtaking amount of real people, the people who make up the world, are trying to help. in the face of israel attempting to commit genocide, the world is saying No. These people deserve to live. and literally sending millions of dollars internationally, through the internet connection that israel has desperately been trying to destroy.

it may not feel like it matters in the grand scheme of things. but to the people who get fresh clothes, or a hot meal, or blankets, or the kids who get new toys, or to the people who are able to bring their families to safety, it matters to them. go make someone's day better. i've linked so many options with ways to do that.

#free palestine #cricket chirps #palestine #gaza #if you feel overwhelmed and don't know where to begin #i recommend deciding on a total amount of money to donate (e.g. $20 $100 etc) #and deciding you will either donate it all in one place or split it between a few places #do what you can!!! it will always be helpful no matter how little #1k #5k #10k #20k

[miracleon63rdstreet]

I was just beaten, stabbed, and shot all in just the matter of a few days, each day a different incident or attack by an individual in my family and outside of my family by ppl around me, I had to get several stitches in my legs, arms, hands and even some in my face after being jumped and beaten and stabbed, I had a bullet pulled out my leg and my side, I was shot 8 times, 4 times in the legs and 2 times in my right lower abdomen and another 2 times in my left lower abdomen, I been in and out of the hospital including the mental hospital for suicide attempts as well as being harmed by transphobic ppl, I've been struggling paying for costs of a vet visit after my kitten was killed by my moms dog after she had her dog kill her, I've been raped, molested and abused by my family and ppl in my schools and neighborhood and I just get tired of being in this same situation surrounded by poverty, I live in a neighborhood where I'm constantly threatened for being a black trans woman and I have NO ONE TO TURN TO, I've tried getting help finding a new job but it's harder after constantly being fired for molestation at work and sexual harassment and constant work abuse I've been thru whether it was employees or managers targeting me with harassment and bullying within the workplace and it's been hard in general trying to get help with financial situations, paying for medical bills and get med assistance from the government and the city as well as mental health help for therapists, psychiatric help, and safe space havens or shelters, I've also been from mental health facility shelter to homeless shelters and been harassed, abused, raped and molested in EVERY SINGLE ONE, i am currently living in a rundown home surrounded by poverty and bad conditions, rusted bursted pipes, i have no plumbing, no water, no way to get anything to drink, to clean stuff with, i dont have water for dishes to be cleaned, laundry to be washed, or to bathe or shower in or to take a piss or shit in either and there are several dead cats in my basement as well as raccoons from all the holes in the walls, I had to freeze in the winter and was trying to get help from the city with some government assistance and I'VE YET TO GET ANY HELP, ANY THERAPISTS FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH I'M STILL ON A QUEUE, I HAVE NO HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH MEDS, OR PSYCHIATRIC HELP, I can't seem to afford to get help with much even after succeeding my Gofundme goal because I had to use most of that money for food for me and my cats and keep cleaning products to get my home clean WHICH IS STILL A MESS. so what i need anyone to do for me if yall POSSIBLY CAN, is reblog this as much as you can and please share my links to donation help with pet food, water, meds, med help, mental health help, finding an apartment, getting a bed or mattress, and any daily needs and necessities IF YALL CAN.

My goal is to get at least $2500 to $3000, I know it's alot but rn I need as much as I can possibly get, yall can send anything, nothing is too small it's ALL APPRECIATED. IF PPL CAN SEND AT LEAST 25 OR 30$ EACH IT WOULD HELP OUT SO MUCH, BUT AGAIN ANY AMOUNT IS APPRECIATED. THIS is REALLY IMPORTANT!!....I'M TRYING MY BEST TO SURVIVE RIGHT NOW!

Cashapp: $Slasherstan91

Venmo: Negrophiliac (I know the name's wild 😭)

Chime: $MarsRayL

Paypal: paypal.me/MarsRayL

#black tumblr #black trans women #black lgbtq #mutual aid #black lives matter #black mental health #black women #please help #donation post #please donate #extremely urgent #need help #please reblog

[sharkboyry]

I forgot to include my links the other post smh Just got a letter notifying me that my food stamps are cut off sorry to ask again so soon but can I get some help to eat for tonight and also toiletries and groceries until I get my first check 😵‍💫😩

0/75 for groceries

0/25 for dinner

PayPal.me/ryanhawkins23

Cash/venmo:hoekravitz

#mutual aid #black trans lives matter #black lives matter #black autistic lives matter #blm #mutual funds #mutual funding #donate

[pilloclock]

Link to donate to Congo !

PLEASE READ 🇨🇩

#Congo #help Congo #Congo awareness #black lives matter #blm #Africa #Africa matters #donate #donate to congo #donate to Africa #please help #phones #iPhone #oppression #world issues #free palestine #inform yourself #educate yourself #the eras tour #hermionie granger #friends #Matthew Perry

[b4kuch1n]

Hello! Honoring the call for a global strike, from now (24/01/2024) until the end of this week (6AM Monday 29/01/2024, Hanoi/Jakarta time (GMT+7)) I am offering one full-body sketch of any character you want for every e-sim you donate.

All you need to do is:

go to gazaesims.com

follow the instruction there and donate an e-sim of any plan

screenshot the confirmation of your purchase and donation

send the screenshots to me via either email ([email protected]) or Tumblr DM, along with the character you want a sketch of and any references you have on hand.

Standard commission/request guideline applied. I'll run streams in the next four days (and perhaps after as well) on Youtube doing these sketches live - those will be announced on this blog as they happen.

I'm not currently affiliated with the Cartoonist Cooperative or any other artists doing the same drive, but if my art's not what you're looking for, definitely give the Coop's site as well as the e-sim tag on Tumblr a look! And if you're not looking for sketch commissions from me or art commission in general at the moment, I encourage you to donate an e-sim anyway if possible.

Thank you for your work and support - I can't wait to draw your character!

#bakuspecial #gaza esims #e sims #commission info #I've been wanting to buy an e-sim myself but. my current credit card is Extremely weird #it does not register as either an ATM card or a VISA card when I do online purchases. and I need a VISA card for this from where I am #so hey! if you're looking to commission me for something like this anyway #then for this week we can put the money towards an urgent cause #I am sadly otherwise extremely low on energy nowadays. so my comm bouts are few and far inbetween #but while I have the energy I very much want to do this #I'll need to set up some admin stuff for the streams and for checking the donations. but I can do it #have a good day guys! you know where I stand on the matter as an inhabitant of a country deeply wounded by colonialism & imperialism #I'm glad to be able to add my effort. from the river to the sea!

[puppygirldick]

Homeless trans girl I may no longer have the car i that has kept me from dying for the last 3 years the driveline may not be able to be replaced bc the car is so old they don't make them anymore they're recommending going to someone to fabricate one which I may not even be able to afford to fix

I'm getting FFS and bottom surgery literally in a couple months and im scared Ill have nowhere to recover I hope I find a place soon

Thank you for any help

Venmo@Leah-Esther-Rose

#please this surgery matters so much to me #donation post

[andersonlore]

UPDATE

as of right now, i will not be posting any of my usual content. everything happening to the people of palestine is absolutely horrific. this genocide being done in gaza, to living, breathing, innocent children, women, and men is inhumane, evil, and vile. we should all be upset, in rage, and talking about it. i’m trying to use my voice, this platform i have here, to do the right thing and stand up for people who are being murdered by the masses who cannot defend themselves.

do what you can, do not turn a blind eye to this.

all my focus is on the people of palestine, i eventually will return back, but i’m far too heartbroken and angry to ignore the atrocities being done to the palestinian people. please, for the love of god, show some fucking compassion. if fics are your priority right now, get a fucking grip.

thousands of people are dying, right in front of our eyes, israel is trying to erase them from history, have been for decades, and some of you are acting like it doesn’t fucking matter. where is your humanity? basic human compassion? if you can’t stomach it, imagine how it feels for them being forced to live through it?

from the river to the sea, palestine will be free 🇵🇸

with love, ray ♡

edit: content will resume in march.

#i won’t be posting for a while…. #i’ll still be writing but fuck this is all that matters #use your voice to help the people who can’t #donate if you can #🤍🤍🤍 #abby anderson x reader #ellie williams x reader #tlou #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #free palestine #free gaza #fuck israel

[greentreesredhearts]

I'm in endangered of being kicked out of school for lack of fund. After working a full time job and unable to get a loan, I've exhausted every other avenue. I know as a black queer woman the importance of having a degree and really don't want this to be the end for my academic career so any help would be much appreciated. I’m trying to raise some of the funds by January 10th to be able to attend the spring semester. Thank you for reading and please share if you can.

C@shapp: $Sunnishin3

v3nmo: @Sunni-Stewart

Any donations made to v3nmo and c@shapp will be added to the gofundme

#financial aid #mutual aid #gofundme #black artist #black lgbt #bisexuality #black bisexual #bisexual #sapphic #wlw #artists on tumblr #black lives matter #blm #education #adult adhd #adhd #lgbtq #donations #comics #webcomics #dnd

[alphadogmp3]

it is incredibly frustrating to see the non-response from westerners to what is arguably the worst natural disaster in recent memory. when the ukraine-russia war broke out, it was on everyone's blogs. everyone--at least on my dash--was trying to spread awareness of the humanitarian crisis. but now?

fucking crickets.

absolutely nothing.

this earthquake has already claimed 20k confirmed lives. it has only been 5 days. most wrecks have not been excavated yet.

we need all the help we can get, but not a single fucking person is doing anything to help spread the message. people who proudly put the ukrainian flag in their display names or in their bios are nowhere to be seen now. the influencers youtubers and tiktok micro-celebrities who shared donation posts and ukrainian refugee testimonials daily are dead silent now. why? why do you only care when the people dying are somewhat like you? do we need to be whiter to deserve your attention? or more christian? do we not deserve your energy as is? are we, turks and syrians, not humans?

im so fucking sorry if donation posts don't fit your blog's aesthetic or if the news are just so fucking draining for you. every single one of you motherfuckers living in the west should be ashamed of yourselves for how differently you are treating us versus how you treated ukrainians when the war broke out.

if this happened in any western country you'd all be making infographics on how to donate or help.

right now the only reason why people on my dash are devastated is because the rhythm guitarist from my chemical romance had a haircut.

all of you need to be doing better.

do better.

#western mutuals dont ignore this #im so fucking angry #i hate how little middle eastern lives matter to you people #turkey #syria #earthquake #mcr #my chemical romance #mychem #my chem #frank iero #ls dunes #yeah this post is going in the mcr tags too #if you can make a billion posts about a mans mediocre haircut you can also rb like one donation post #bandom b racist again lolzor

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

You mentioned that sometimes zoos don’t get the funding they need? Is there anything that we, as visitors, can do to help with that? Donations, contacting representatives, things like that? What can we do to help zoos, zookeepers, and the animals they love and care for?

What a nice question!

So on a “we need funding for this new habitat or major renovation” level, the cost is pretty astronomical compared to what the average person can contribute. For example, the Oregon Zoo’s brand new Polar Passage habitat (started 2016, finished 2021) cost $19 million. The Brookfield Zoo is planning to add on a new indoor/outdoor ape habitat to their Tropics Building and that’s estimated at $9 million. Unless you happen to know folk with very deep pockets, personal donations aren’t going to have an impact on that scale - although that doesn’t mean they don’t help the zoo in other ways!

Contacting your representatives and expressing your support for your local facilities is absolutely something you can do that helps. Especially so if the facility is funded by the city or the county, but even if they’re not, it’s really good for reps to know that their constituents value the facility and want to see it supported. You can always write them whenever, but it’s most useful if there’s stuff happening that’s directly related (funding allocation, new rules being proposed, etc).

I’m going to take this opportunity to plug another way you can help zoos, though, that’s a bit different. Your question is really timely because there’s actually an ongoing need for support at the moment (date stamp: 6/11/23). There’s an organization I volunteer with, called Zoological Disaster Response, Rescue, and Recovery (ZDR3) and they do, well, what it says on the tin. When zoological facilities, sanctuaries, and other facilities with exotic animals experience disasters - think getting flattened by a hurricane - ZDR3 coordinates a network of 130+ facilities who can show up and help. This is everything from sending food and needed supplies that are limited because of supply lines, deploying staff to physically assist an impacted facility with recovery, and even helping evacuate animals and house them until it’s safe for them to return. And it’s really important that it’s other zoos doing this work: if you’ve got to go chainsaw fallen trees out of an alligator habitat, you need people who know how to work safely around alligators! It’s a type of response work that other major disaster organizations don’t really do, because they don’t have the expertise with the animals or the needs of the industry.

ZDR3 can always use support, but, right now, they’re in the middle of a response in Guam where financial support is more necessary than normal. Guam got hit by the Super Typhoon Mawar on May 25th, and it absolutely ravaged the zoo there. It’s a small facility, with mostly geriatric, disabled, and unreleasable animals living there. A USDA representative asked ZDR3 if they’d be able to assist. The director flew out to assess the site and help as much as she could, but the thing is, because Guam is an island, they can’t ask teams from other facilities to deploy there the way the can with facilities in the continental United States. Instead the zoo is having to purchase all the supplies they need for recovery - and could really use assistance. There’s an Amazon wishlist set up with the tools and supplies they need, as well as a DonorBox link for direct donations (which go directly to the zoo, not ZDR3). If you want a tangible way to contribute to the immediate welfare of zoo animals and function of a facility, this a fantastic way to do it.

#zoo animal welfare #donations request #support request #zdr3 #disaster response #zoos #one of the things I really like about ZDR3 is that they don’t play politics #it doesn’t matter who you are or if you’re accredited they’ll help you out all the same

[ijustwannamakeemojis]

[ID: A single pixel heart of the Palestinian flag. End ID]

>Link to a guide on how to help<

#idk what to tag this as #it was a request because i haven't been sure on if i should make it as it.. feels kind of performative? #like like there is so much more important news donation posts and help guides and im over here just like #heres a pixel heart :3 #so idk... i think ill leave the tag for the important stuff that matters and helps #country flags #rentry #heart #pixel #discord emoji

[miracleon63rdstreet]

I'm a black trans woman in need of IMMEDIATE HELP getting at least 65$ for a space heater from my neighbor to put in my home, i have no heat, my furnace is out and i'm struggling really badly with everything including finding a job, it's in the negatives and below 0, im freezing and my cats and dogs are freezing as well, PLEASE HELP ME GET SOME HEAT IN MY CRIB EVEN IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT.

#black tumblr #black trans women #black lgbtq #black lives matter #mutual aid #please donate #please help #Struggling

[sharkboyry]

Hi! I’m a Black autistic enby who has been experiencing financial instability caused by ptsd which has made it impossible to for me to work full time. I’m currently asking for help with rent, bus fare, and my cell phone bill so I can pet sit and continue to look for part time work while in school. I know times are tough for everyone right now so thank you so much for sharing and for your kindness. Also if you want I can pay you back when I get my refund check from school just leave a note!

$0/520

Cash

Venmo

Paypal

#mutual aid #mutual funding #donations #dn8 #black trans lives matter #blm #direct action

[pilloclock]

PRO PALESTINIANS 🇵🇸 we must also bring awareness to Congo ! They are going through a silent genocide

LINK TO DONATE ⬇️ to fund doctors who will directly help women who are being r@ped daily and help them heal physically so they can have dignity and as normal a life as humanly possible

What is happening is barbaric and disgusting and I’m ashamed that I have only just learnt about this so recently. I’m sure like me none of you knew about this either (in the West) but now we know we have to talk about it. Keep talking about Palestine but talk about Congo too and Sudan

#Congo #help Congo #donate to Congo #congolese #awareness #lgbt against genocide #silent genocide #donate #donate to Africa #aftica #black lives matter #share #share this #please help #please donate #pro palestine #pro Palestinians pro Congo #help Congo help Palestine

[river-of-wine]

I realised I hadn’t drawn her in this outfit and that simply COULD NOT continue

#red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #molly o'shea #fanart #digital art #my art #dressed and ready every chapter no matter what #going over to donate to camp at the most stylish tent at camp