In my quest to learn more sustainable regenerative ways to support free open source software and the fediverse together I found an example worth sharing. For the past 15 years, Bigstock Fundraiser has been on a mission of raising funds through philanthropic events, for local charitable and benevolent causes. A team of volunteers has created a festively fun experience to enjoy two days of music in the mountains as a fundraiser!

Hosted at Hoodoo Ski Area in Central Oregon. The fundraising benefits two local non profits; Oregon Adaptive Sports & Cascadia Wildlands. This success can be replicated around the world. Truly a fun way to help other people supporting great causes! It also creates a thriving ecosystem of jobs for the vendors & support staff. Small groups of people can do big things together. Band shown is Greensky Bluegrass.

https://bigstockfundraiser.org

#fundraising #fediverse #bigstock #fundraiser #sustainable #regenerative #growth #foss#Oregon#Hoodoo#OAS #cascadia #wild

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#Black#Men#Rally for #VicePresident#KamalaHarris, and Confront an Elephant in the Room.

More than 40,000 #Black #men from across the country convened on a #virtual #fundraising #call to discuss what the moment required of them.

“Sometimes as Black men we get confused as to what #strength is, and sometimes we think that #standing #behind a #Black #woman as a #leader does not display #strength as Black #men

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/black-men-rally-for-kamala-harris-and-confront-an-elephant-in-the-room/

Politics aside, I am truly impressed by the power of the #Mastodon network:

$250,000+ raised from Mastodon users for VP Harris in 2 days!

Just let that sink in.

The initiative was started by @heidilifeldman and the story covered by @Shakludanto here:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/25/2257916/-Mastodon-users-donate-a-quarter-million-dollars-in-2-days-for-VP-Harris-MastodonForHarris

#opensource #fediverse #fundraising #campaign#MastodonforHarris