Inspired by conversations in the nearly 500-strong showrunner text group, the donations will go to the Entertainment Community Fund, which will help support struggling film and TV workers impacted during the dual strikes.
strife. Within a day, the group that launched as a way to stay in touch during the WGA strike had raised north of $50,000.
Inspired by the rapid fundraising, two veteran showrunners — who both prefer to remain anonymous in order to keep the focus on the out-of-work employees — reached out to 15 friends with the goal of collecting $10,000 from each. The plan, one of the organizers said, was to raise $200,000 and then quietly share the fundraiser with other showrunners to match the donations. Some of the initial 15 showrunners donated more than the $10,000 request.
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