Transparency in terms of GC fundraisers

What do you think about some forensics on lobbying for taxpayer funding, Minnie?

Could this be your next concern project?

Do let us know your thoughts!

Many thanks for the reminder that I hadn't donated, Minnie - now rectified.

However i would like far more transparency regarding which lobby groups are getting my taxes which i have no bloody choice over and seriously disagree with.

The Scottish Government as asking for input on this see here: www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/112216.aspx

I can afford £10 a month, which used to go to mainstream charities before they became lobbying groups or one's with grossly inflated CEO and SLT team salaries, whilst the ground work and actually making a difference to people's lives is expected to done by volunteers.

I get paid on Friday, so this is a timely reminder to donate to one of the newer not to be mentioned things on here. Co-incidentally, very close to my heart, as I firmly believe these dedicated and inspiring local women volunteers have and will be left out to dry by the GG paid officials when there is an incident as a result of writing policies informed by lobbying groups, with no knowledge of safe guarding or the impact on girls and women.

I’ve thrown loads of oddments of cash into whip rounds & collection buckets in my time, as well as given directly to homeless people. I even gave a tenner taxi fare to a crying girl at a train station once.

I don’t give more than I can afford to lose and wouldn’t dream of asking to see receipts. Online crowdfunders are no different.

I would like some transparency from Stonewall. Is Aimee Challenor still in the Trans Advisory board? Who are the other anonymous members?
Anyway - reminded me to bung the Girl Guiding fund.

However i would like far more transparency regarding which lobby groups are getting my taxes which i have no bloody choice over and seriously disagree with.

Crowdjustice contributions go direct to solicitors so more than happy to fund with what i can afford.

I dont require additional transparency, if i did id ask solicitird concerned

Not an issue for registered charities like Mermaids and Stall, as they have to publish their figures.

But remind me...who sits on the Stonewall trans gender policy committee....ooops, some decided to remain anonymous. Aimee Challenor's name has just been taken off their website. Nothing on Twitter so we have no idea whether she is resigned or simply decided to go incognito. Ditto till a few years back, some Mermaids trustees decided to remain anonymous. Luckily their trustee turnover is so rapid that this is no longer an issue.

So Minnie, who do you have an issue with? Affluent charities like Stonewall and Mermaids raking in lots of money via Lottery and various training and policy advice contracts. Fat cats like Edward Lord, Meg-John Barker and Pips Bunce who pick up lucrative speaking gigs. Or women who need to crowd-fund either to defend themselves or to fight for justice.

All these bloody difficult women doing what they want with their own money. Glorious.

I bloody love the women of FWR

Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Oh dear Minnie. You're sounding increasingly desperate.

I see it as money spent to raise awareness.

These fundraising actions have raised a lot of publicity about what exactly the anti-women activists are up to. The AWAs operate in the shadows, so anything to shine a light is worth funding in my view. Mainstream media is taking an interest now partly because of these fundraisers.

The crowdjustice fundraisers go directly to the solicitors involved. The creators of the crowdjustice fundraisers never see the money themselves.

These are actual solicitors of course, not self-identifying lawyers who are barred from entering the profession.

How quaint Minnie.

You seem to think that hard facts will 'silence those who maliciously make comments' to discredit GC causes.

If only they did. GC causes and campaigns would have succeeded years ago, given that they are based on hard facts and evidence.

Thanks Minnie, I had completely forgotten to contribute so this thread is a timely reminder.

Thanks for the reminder OP, there’s another one I needed to donate to.

Due to Minnie's goady stirring I've just donated another 50CAN to Vancouver Rape Relief in revenge.

It's my money and I'll do what I want with it, OK?

Thanks for the reminder. "Expelled from GirlGuiding because of my Gender Critical Beliefs" just got another twenty of my widow's mites.

"Of course it did"

I'm not sure you're actually getting it, minnie. Women are funding this with fivers and tenners. (Some give more).

And of course, if people try to shut it down it's going to spur women on to give even more. To dig deeper. I don't understand why you don't get that.

It's not a game.

Women want this.

Littlebrowndog - thanks - 4 days for Maya Forstater to raise £60k. Remarkable

It's almost as if there are thousands of p*ssed off women out there who have had enough of being taken advantage of

I'm also quite happy with where my donations have gone.

Thanks for your concern, though MinnetheSphinx - because from your posting history here it's not at all obvious you're a tra-type trying to cause a ruckus.

I usually donate relatively modest amounts and I don't care how they are used. There's either trust or there isn't.

Good grief OP - you must have some influence - something we can't name has wings. It's positively soaring.

I only give to crowdfunders where i am happy to take the risk that I am basically putting money into an unravelled bucket. I understand there's a risk, so far I am pretty happy with the few crowd funding donations I've made.

I think this is the key, you need to be aware. When crowd-funding first started there seemed to be some people who didn't really clue in that it wasn't like a registered charity with oversight, and then there were some scandals where people misused funds in various ways.

I think it was about 4 days ?