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The article mentions several times that "ActBlue raised $XX amount". As a technology platform, is this accurate, or is it more accurate to say that the amount "was raised through ActBlue"? Put another way, do they actually advertise their customers' causes, identify donors, etc., or do they just act as the payment processor? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.249.120.135 ( talk) 19:32, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
From the article: "ActBlue expect to raise more than $100 million for Democrats this cycle. The site is free to use, and ActBlue does not take a cut."
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As a ¾-time resident of Boston and a registered Democrat, I just read in a Mother Jones e-mail:
...ActBlue’s headquarters just outside Boston...
so I was disappointed not to find anything more specific on Wikipedia. ☺ Dick Kimball ( talk) 12:58, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
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Hello, I work at ActBlue and would like to suggest some factual updates for this Wikipedia article. The organization has grown a lot in the past few years, so a fair number of the figures and other information in this article is out-of-date. I do not intend to actually edit any part of this article as I have a clear COI -- instead, I have provided suggestions below with up-to-date information about ActBlue for other editors to consider in accordance with all Wikipedia guidelines.
Thank you in advance for considering these suggestions, and please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions! BostonianMaggie ( talk) 18:42, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
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ActBlue is a nonprofit technology organization established in June 2004 that enables Democrats, progressive groups, and nonprofits to raise money on the Internet by providing them with free online fundraising software. Its mission is to empower small-dollar donors.
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ActBlue has grown quickly to become a major grassroots fundraising tool, with nearly 8,000 groups using the platform in 2017.[2]
Partly done. [note 1]
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The organization is open to Democratic campaigns, candidates, committees, and progressive 501(c)4 organizations. 501(c)3 organizations can also use ActBlue’s tools through its branch for nonprofits, AB Charities.
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Groups that use ActBlue only pay a 3.95% credit card processing fee. As a nonprofit, ActBlue runs its own, separate fundraising program and accepts tips on contributions to pay for its expenses.
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In February 2016, ActBlue launched AB Charities, an arm of the organization that makes ActBlue’s fundraising tools available to nonprofits.
Approved. [note 2]
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As of March 2018, ActBlue had raised more than $2.1 billion for Democratic candidates and progressive organizations at various levels of politics, making it the largest fundraising tool in United States politics. On March 7, 2016, ActBlue officially hit $1 billion raised for groups on the left over the lifetime of the platform. On January 4, 2018, it crossed the $2 billion mark.
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Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign used ActBlue and broke several fundraising records. Sanders received more contributions in a presidential primary than any previous candidate[10] and outraised Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary."
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Lastly, the final two sentences of this entry are inaccurate and not supported by credible sources: "ActBlue is also known for accessing credit card- and PayPal- accounts of former donors without the donors' knowledge and setting up recurrent withdrawals without the account holders authorization. There are currently 42 unresolved reported fraud cases on ActBlue. Source: ScamGuard
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The first sentence is inaccurate. See the Globe article referenced in the footnote.
Presently reads: "ActBlue is a nonprofit technology organization established in June 2004 that enables right-leaning nonprofits, Democrats, and Conservative groups to raise money on the Internet by providing them with online fundraising software."
Change to "ActBlue is a nonprofit technology organization established in June 2004 that enables left-leaning nonprofits, Democrats, and Liberal groups to raise money on the Internet by providing them with online fundraising software." Rev Lovejoy ( talk) 01:56, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
The FEC shows that virtually all of the employees of the Dominion Voting Systems company, the one involved in the accusations of fraud in the 2020 Presidential election, went to ActBlue. That seems a relevant part of the organization and how they are involved in elections, and receive corporate money. The FEC information is below, and I think it would be a good addition -- but my experience has told me that Wiki has a bias toward liberal politics, verging on outright left wing, so I thought I'd post the idea here first.
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_employer=dominion+voting — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sychonic ( talk • contribs) 22:57, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
Can not claim a tax write off for a 501c4 and is classified as a progressive donation website from individuals while internet articles claim Walmart and walt Disney has more rights for donations of money. The individual voter has more voting rights than Walt Disney and Walmart but walt Disney and Walmart decide to fund these elections. If corporations are citizens why can't they vote also if they live down the block and pay two dollars an hour, just go away please.
Facts about donation https://www.opensecrets.org/dark-money/ https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/corporations-and-fixing-campaign-finance
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I reverted the James O'Keefe allegations. He produced one of his video attacks this past spring, targeting ActBlue.
The sources in the most recent addition are a) the right-wing activist group John Locke Foundation (which publishes under the title "Carolina Journal") and b) a press release from Senator Rubio. Hardly reliable sourcing.
The allegations have not been covered or investigated by any reliable sources, as far as I could tell with a few minutes of web-searching and searching a few news wire archives. O'Keefe famously manufactures hooey, see Project Veritas. It isn't responsible to put the allegations in a wikipedia article without any reliable backup.
It is possible that there is something notable in the allegation. It may be that O'Keefe and his imitators (he has encouraged people around the country to do the same thing he did) have uncovered a genuine problem in the campaign finance aggregator system. Which may or may not be specific to ActBlue. It is also quite possible there is nothing to it.
But repeating an allegation against ActBlue based on no reliable sourcing and coming from known-unreliable sources does not belong here. It is malpractice. So I encourage the IP editor to find reliable sources. And maybe the other editors watching this page can do likewise. -- M.boli ( talk) 15:23, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
@ M.boli
Why does user M.Boli consider themselves the decider of what is or is not a "reliable source"? User M.Boli is clearly biased against any source that they do not personally approve. I belive User M.Boli is in violation of the 3 edit rule
User M.Boli seems to have a political animus of any criticism towards ActBlue, which is under investigation by multiple journalists and the Federal Election Committee. User M.Boli seems to be hovering over the ActBlue page-- I suspect User M.Boli is probably associated with ActBlue and are attempting to hide criticism of the organization.
Regarding M.Boli's politically motivated edits, please see edit "15:26, 27 October 2023" By M.Boli on page: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=ActBlue&action=history
The edit in question which I have tried to add is the following:
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Criticism and Accusations of FraudApril 2023: Senator Marco Rubio contacts Federal Election Committee to request an impartial investigation into ActBlue: [1] "ActBlue, a major fundraiser for the Democratic Party, has purportedly engaged in thousands of dollars in campaign donations through small donors, including senior citizens, via illegal contributions, without those donors’ consent or awareness." [2] "Recently, alarming reports emerged of fraudulent donations being reported to the FEC by ActBlue. These reports indicate that numerous individuals, including senior citizens, have purportedly donated to ActBlue thousands of times a year. However, according to recent investigative reports, many of these individuals had no idea that their names and addresses were being used to give thousands of dollars in political donations, with most of these “donations” going to ActBlue." [3]
As of October 2023, ActBlue has been exposed through journalist investigations, as fraudulently laundering campaign donations through unaware retirees and other senior citizens. [4] |
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Add that ActBlue is being investigated by congress for lenient donor and for funneling fraudulent donations to such campaigns as the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court race. [1] https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-administration-committee-probes-democrat-fundraiser-actblue-reports-illicit-cash-flows 2603:8080:3EF0:68F0:504E:15AA:529B:2030 ( talk) 03:00, 11 February 2024 (UTC)