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Charity Zine
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| See also: | Charity Drive Challenges, Charity Auction |
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A charity zine is a zine used to raise money for a charitable or worthy cause.
History
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Controversy
Some fans have come to distrust some of them, especially of the mods don't post a donation receipt.
Example of a zine mod discussing the distrust in fandom when providing documentation of donation:
If you’re wondering why I’m posting it now, I’ve been following the Voltron Zine Scene for some time now and one thing I’ve noticed is an increasing distrust of charity zines and whether or not the money has been donated. Though nothing has changed with us, we just wanted to pop back in and provide documentation of our donation[1]
Advise from a zine how-to guide:
If money is involved you MUST be transparent. This will not only protect you and your contributors in the long run, but gain trust. This means records of all receipts, record of orders, record of donations, EVERYTHING (with your personal information blacked out). Show a record for any reimbursement of materials if you choose to take that reimbursement. Not sharing the bare bones of your financial records can open you up to questions and criticisms and grow distrust-which would then hurt future endeavors.[2]
Discussion:
Omg amazing. I feel like zines are second only to cons in terms of the trainwreck factor of watching people with no skills for organizing a large event trying to do so anyway. Even better when it's a "charity zine" and it turns out the secret "charity" in mind the whole time was the mods' pockets, lol.[3]
Examples
- See also Category:Charity Zines
- Albion (BBC Merlin, for the Black Trans Travel Fund)
- A Taste of Forever (Forever Knight, for the Children's Hospital)
- Battle of Hope (multifandom, for HIV/AIDS research)
- Broads and Broadswords (multifandom, for the Transgender Law Center)
- Campaign (Doctor Who, for the Bristol Area Down Syndrome Association)
- The Cat Who Walked Through Time (Doctor Who, for feral cat rescues in Cincinnati)
- Chasing_the_Storm (multifandom), for Mutual Aid Disaster Relief.
- Coloring for a MARVELous Cause (MCU, for World Central Kitchen, The Bail Project, and ProPublica)
- Creative Catalog (Animal Crossing for the Arts Administrators of Color COVID-19 Relief Fund)
- DamiRae Zine (DC Comics, St Jude Children's Hospital and Human Society International)
- Dream: A Barbie Art Book (Barbie, benefitting Amazon Watch)
- Fan Aid (Doctor Who zine) (for famine relief in Africa)
- Fic A Palooza (Leukemia and Lymphoma)
- For Lorie (gift to Laura Mason, various fandoms, proceeds for ovarian cancer research)
- Gusto Disaster Relief Zine (Man from UNCLE, for Tsunami relief)
- LifeDeath (for Amnesty International)
- LM Zine (for Pen, Paper, Peace)
- Mercy in Action (multifandom, for Mercy in Action, a UK based charity)
- Missing Pieces (Doctor Who zine) (for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death and the Downs Syndrome Association)
- Moral Compass (for the MS Society of Canada)
- On Holy Ground (Forever Knight, was shut down by TPTB before completion/sale)
- Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Book So We Wouldn't Get Sued: A Fall Out Boy Charity Fanbook (Care for Gaza)
- Perfect Timing (Doctor Who, for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death)
- Run! (Team For Kids)
- The Song of Birds and Flowers (Boku no Hero Academia) (Palestinian relief funds)
- Step Forward (Kingdom Hearts, for Futures Without Violence)
- Sunshine through the Clouds (DC Comics anthology, for Mermaids UK and Stonewall UK)
- Tales of the Solar System (Doctor Who, for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths)
- That Best Portion was for a fan.
- Ties Through Teyvat (for donations to Care for Gaza, 2024)
- Trek Treats (for the Make-A-Wish foundation)
- Villainess (multifandom art for The Shelter for Abused Women & Children)
- Walking in Eternity (Doctor Who, for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death)
- World AIDS Day (The Sentinel, for Horizons, an HIV positive support group)
- Zine Aid (multifandom, the Band Aid Trust charities)
Links
References
- ^ "Donation announcement". Archived from the original on 2024-03-21.
- ^ "How to Zine". Archived from the original on 2025-0321.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help) - ^ Anon comment on fail_fandomanon, Feb 12, 2025