Fandom Trumps Hate

Fandom Trumps Hate is a Dreamwidth and Tumblr-based multifandom auction created as a response to the 2016 United States presidential election. The community raises money for progressive charities through annual auctions of fanfic, fanart, podfic, beta reading, and other fan-related activities. The inaugural auction was held December 2016 - January 2017. Fandom Trumps Hate returned in December 2017 for the second annual auction.
== Origins ==
Fandom Trumps Hate was initially conceived of by Tumblr user bamfinacuddlyjumper (also known as Winter), who worked with a team of fellow fans to organize the first auction.About Us Retrieved March 11, 2018. Many of the initial organizers were involved in the BBC Sherlock and Supernatural fandoms.Fandom Trumps Hate FAQ Retrieved March 11, 2018.
== Fandom Trumps Hate 2017 ==
Three days after the 2016 United States presidential election, bamfinacuddlyjumper posted on their personal Tumblr: "Could we plan some sort of fic/art charity auction? Proceeds to benefit the ACLU/PP/Trevor Project/other groups working to protect us?"Could we plan some sort of fic/art/charity auction? Posted November 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018. The post received around two hundred notes, and prompted the creation of the official Fandom Trumps Hate Tumblr."Episode 41: Fandom Trumps Hate" transcript "Episode 41: Fandom Trumps Hate, Fansplaining. Posted on February 11, 2017. Retrieved on March 11, 2018. Episode originally published on February 8, 2017.
On November 12, 2016, the first post on the Fandom Trumps Hate Tumblr was published, announcing the creation of the project with the promise of more details to come.Untitled introductory post Posted November 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018. In a reply to an ask published two days later, bamfinacuddlyjumper described the impetus for Fandom Trumps Hate:
"There’s a bit in the FAQs right now that might be helpful, but basically— I (@bamfinacuddlyjumper) was talking with friends in the aftermath of the election, remembered that I’d seen fan auctions to raise money for AO3 and Haiti and even DashCon, and decided to start putting together one to raise money for various charities, in order to give people something else concrete and productive we could do in the wake of Trump’s election.
The model is based on those earlier auctions: authors/artists will offer work, people will bid, the winner will donate their money to one of the listed charities and send their receipt to the artist/author, who will then produce whatever they’ve committed to. We don’t collect the money, hell, we don’t even touch the money, which goes directly to the charities.
We’re still putting the structure in place, which is why much of the site isn’t live and people can’t sign up yet. Hopefully that’ll be sorted by week’s end."Hello folks! Great idea - but could you tell a bit more who you are and what you're up to? Posted November 14, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
The organizers of Fandom Trumps Hate contacted the organizers of the 2013 fundraiser auction held in support of Archive of Our Own,Fans raise $16,000 in auction to help popular fic archive "Fans raise $16,000 in auction to help popular fic archive," Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, The Daily Dot. receiving advice and some of the Google forms developed for that auction. However, much of the materials for Fandom Trumps Hate were developed from scratch. After the auction, the organizers planned to publicly share their resources, so that fans who were interested in developing fandom-specific charity auctions "[wouldn't] have to reinvent the wheel."
Further information on the auction - including a timeline for participation - was shared on December 16, 2016:GET READY Posted December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
Creator sign-ups were scheduled to begin on December 19, 2016. Five categories of fan works were eligible for the auction, including: fanfic, digital fanart, podfic, fanvids, and forms of fan labor, including beta reading and britpicking.Which Fanworks Are Included? Posted December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018. Notably, material fancrafts (such as embroidery or jewelry) were not eligible for inclusion in the 2017 auction. The organizers did provide recommended instructions for craft makers who wished to independently participate in the auction.Hey, I'm interested in helping as a craft maker but understand the issues with it. Posted December 28, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018. A dedicated fan crafts resource page was posted to the FTH Tumblr in early January.Now Taking Information about Fan Crafts! Posted January 2, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
Within three days, FTH reported receiving about three hundred sign-ups from creators for a wide variety of fandoms.Out of curiosity, what fandoms are you seeing come through the signups? Posted December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2018. When signing up, creators could select from a list of seventeen supported charities, or opt to let the winner of their auction select the recipient charity.
Creator sign-ups ended on December 31, 2016, at which point FTH reported that they would be offering over 700 auctions.Signups are CLOSED Posted January 1, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. At the start of bidding, 544 contributor pages had been listed, offering auctions in over four hundred fandoms, with more contributor pages to be listed.Bidding is now open! Posted January 12, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. Ultimately, auctions were offered in over five hundred fandomsTag pages updated Posted January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. by over five hundred creators.Bidding is closed. What happens next? Posted January 20, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. To help bidders sift through the many available auctions, the organizers introduced the "golden needle" tag on January 17, 2017:
Bidding concluded on January 19, 2017, at 11:59PM EST. In a post published on the last day of bidding, FTH wrote more explicitly about the timing of this auction, and the reasons for its existence:
On January 20, 2017, FTH announced that over one thousand bids had been placed.Bidding is closed. What happens next? Posted January 20, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. Every creator received at least one bid on at least one of their offered auctions.From the Notebook of Kitty Riley: Fandom Trumps Hate "From the Notebook of Kitty Riley: Fandom Trumps Hate," Three Patch Podcast Episode 61: Emotional Context. Auction winners were subsequently notified and given until January 31 to submit proof of their donation. Creators were notified by FTH as proof of their auction winner's donation was submitted,Three items of note for our fabulous creators! Posted January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. and invited to add completed fanworks to a collection on Archive of Our Own.Fandom Trumps Hate 2017 collection announcement Posted January 28, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. Completed works were also collected on the FTH 2017 - Auction Offerings and Fanworks Tumblr.
Ninety-nine percent of winning bidders submitted proof of donation to FTH, and by February 2, 2017, FTH had contacted all creators to confirm their winning bidder.All Creators Have Been Contacted! Posted February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
===Results===
By the end of the auction, $24,851 had been pledged by winning bidders, and some creators opted to offer fanworks to the second-highest bidder in their auctions.FTH Auction Total Posted February 6, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. On February 6, 2017, FTH announced that they had raised a total $32,002.85, and that the auction would return in 2018.
Fandom Trumps Hate 2017: Funds Raised
Name 	Approximate Amount Raised
American Civil Liberties Union 	over $5000
The Anti-Defamation League 	almost $500
Border Angels 	almost $600
Campaign Zero 	almost $600
Lambda Legal 	approx. $600
National Immigrant Justice Center 	approx. $900
Natural Resources Defense Council 	almost $2000
The Nature Conservancy 	almost $1300
Oxfam America 	almost $500
Planned Parenthood 	over $8000
ProPublica 	almost $700
Random Acts 	approx. $350
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network	almost $1500
Southern Poverty Law Center 	approx. $3300
Standing Rock 	approx. $2300
TransLifeline 	almost $1000
The Trevor Project 	approx. $2800
As of July 23, 2017, over 200 fanworks had been completed by creators and shared with their winning bidders. With hundreds of outstanding works, FTH publicly posted a process for contacting the auction organizers about missing or incomplete works.Six Month Accounting of Fanworks Posted on July 23, 2017. Retrieved on March 11, 2018.
As of June 2018, 278 fanworks in 232 fandoms have been posted to the AO3 challenge for the 2017 auction.
==Fandom Trumps Hate 2018==
On November 15, 2017, FTH posted a call for volunteers in anticipation of Fandom Trumps Hate 2018.Gearing Up for FTH 2018 Posted on November 15, 2017. Retrieved on March 11, 2018. Information on the 2018 auction, including a timeline for participation, was published on December 10, 2017.Fandom Trumps Hate 2018: Calendar and Sign-up Information Posted on December 10, 2017. Retrieved on March 11, 2018.
In its second year, the organizers of Fandom Trumps Hate announced several changes to the auction structure, including a newly imposed limit of three auctions per creator.FTH 2018 Sign-ups are NOW OPEN Posted on December 15, 2017. Retrieved on March 11, 2018. Additionally, creators could only offer auctions in up to three fandoms. In response to delayed or incomplete fanworks from the 2017 auction, FTH also announced that all fanworks created for the 2018 auction must be completed by November 15, 2018.
Once again, creators could select from a list of supported charities, or opt to let the winning bidder choose their preferred charity. Nineteen charities were supported through Fandom Trumps Hate 2018: Retrieved March 11, 2018.
Fandom Trumps Hate 2018: Supported Charities
Name 	Supported in 2017?
American Civil Liberties Union 	yes
Border Angels 	yes
Campaign Zero 	yes
ConPRmetidos 	no
Council on American-Islamic Relations 	no
Flippable 	no
Higher Heights 	no
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons	no
Life After Hate 	no
National Immigrant Justice Center 	yes
Natural Resources Defense Council 	yes
Planned Parenthood 	yes
ProPublica 	yes
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network 	yes
Southern Poverty Law Center 	yes
TransLifeline 	yes
The Trevor Project 	yes
Unsilence 	no
350.org 	no
Creator sign-ups closed on December 29, 2017, and bidding began on January 8, 2018. Meanwhile, FTH shared teaser posts spotlighting auction offerings for small fandoms, including The Raven Cycle and Cabin Pressure, among others.Whetting appetites for the 2018 FTH Auction Posted on January 1, 2018. Retrieved on March 11, 2018. The "golden needle" tag was used again in 2018.Golden Needles Posted on January 12, 2018. Retrieved on March 26, 2018.
Bidding concluded on January 14, 2018, and winning bidders were required to submit proof of donation by January 24, 2018. FTH announced that three hundred and twenty-four fans had offered 405 auctions in 197 different fandoms for the 2018 auction.FTH 2018 Totals!! Posted on February 3, 2018. Retrieved on March 11, 2018.
===Results===
Completed works were collected on the Fandom Trumps Hate 2018 offerings Tumblr and in an AO3 collection. As of June 2018, 71 works in 59 fandoms have been posted to the AO3 collection for the 2018 auction.
At the end of the 2018 auction, FTH announced that almost $14,000 was pledged by the winning bidders, and a total of $18,536.43 was donated through Fandom Trumps Hate 2018; the organizers also announced that Fandom Trumps Hate would return for a third year.
==FTH 2019==
Fandom Trumps Hate 2020: Funds Raised
Name 	Amount Raised
Border Angels 	$1,353
Center for Public Integrity 	$1,079
ConPRMetidos 	$1,586
Flippable 	$644.55
Higher Heights 	$765
Life After Hate 	$1,062
RAICES: 	$2,515
RAINN 	$3,615
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights	$2714.25
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund 	$1,521.25
The Trevor Project 	$5,554
Unsilence 	$625
Other Orgs 	$401
==FTH 2020==
Fandom Trumps Hate 2020: Funds Raised
Name 	Amount Raised
Border Angels 	$2,841
Clean Water Fund 	$1,484
Center for Public Integrity 	$628
ConPRMetidos 	$2,124
Fair Vote 	$2,308
GLSEN 	$2,565
Higher Heights 	$1,238
Life After Hate 	$1,305
Manomet 	$1,165
RAINN 	$3,784
Spread the Vote 	$2,001
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund	$3,267
Unsilence 	$1,073
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights	$6,491
Other Orgs 	$453
==FTH 2021==
https://fth2021offerings.dreamwidth.org/
Fandom Trumps Hate 2021: Funds Raised
Name 	Amount Raised
The Young Center 	$4,831
Community Pantry 	$530
Fairbanks Food Bank 	$375
Feeding Carolinas 	$1,420
Pueblo Relief Fund 	$1,740
Other Food Banks 	$763
Prison Policy Initiative 	$3,766
TLDEF 	$3,092
NNtEDV 	$2,616
SWOP Behind Bars 	$2,105
Manomet 	$1,577
Life After Hate 	$1,480
QDEP 	$1,460
Chicago Abortion Fund 	$1,335
Higher Heights 	$1,185
Center for Constitutional Rights	$1,075
Votebeat 	$1,026
Unsilence 	$1,007
Other orgs 	$651
==FTH 2022==
Fandom Trumps Hate 2022: Funds Raised
Name 	Amount Raised
Life After Hate 	$2,110
Navajo Water Project 	$8,774
National Network to End Domestic Violence 	$4,084
OutYouth 	$290
Prison Policy Initiative 	$1,592
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project 	$2,592
Razom 	$1,897
Spread the Vote 	$3,467
SWOP Behind Bars 	$2,644
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund	$10,717
Unsilence 	$1,649
Votebeat 	$1,030
Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights	$3,941
Other organizations 	$609
Afiya Center 	$1,295
Chicago Abortion Fund 	$1,325
TX Fund for Choice 	$3,547
Yellowhammer Fund 	$1,215
Other abortion funds 	$579
== FTH 2023 ==
Fandom Trumps Hate 2023: Funds Raised
Name 	Amount Raised
TLDEF 	$8,594.5
DigDeep/Navajo Water Project 	$7,037
Rainbow Railroad 	$5,970
Sherlock’s Homes Foundation 	$3,169.5
Life After Hate 	$3,069.75
Never Again Action 	$3,062.75
Citizens’ Climate Education 	$2,235
Xerces 	$2,103
Razom 	$2,101
Violence Policy Center 	$1327
NNtEDV 	$1,157.75
The Appeal 	$935
Other organizations (that aren’t abortion funds)	$1,151
All abortion funds 	$5,468.50
Indigenous Women Rising 	$2,073
other abortion funds 	$1,184.50
Abortion Fund of Ohio 	$963
KY Health Justice Network 	$634
New Orleans Abortion Fund 	$349
Buckle Bunnies 	$240
== FTH 2024 ==
Fandom Trumps Hate 2024: Funds Raised
Name 	Amount Raised
Bellingcat 	$1202.50
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center 	$1688
Coral Restoration Foundation 	$2335
Deploy/Us 	$700
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda	$3,939
Life After Hate 	$1415
Middle East Children’s Alliance 	$22,268.50
National Network to End Domestic Violence 	$2841
Never Again Action 	$1159.37
Pollinator Partnership 	$4837.01
Razom 	$2702.50
Sherlock’s Homes Foundation 	$10,000
Spread the Vote 	$3457.37
Together Bay Area 	$1013
Violence Policy Center 	$1102
VoteRiders 	$2976.83
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers 	$1001
Other (non env.) 	$1227
Other (env.) 	$725.70
==Example Fanworks==
Many fanworks created in fulfillment of Fandom Trumps Hate auctions have been publicly shared on a variety of public platforms (including Archive of Our Own and Tumblr). Some fanworks may have only been shared with the auction winner, and so may not be publicly accessible; similarly, fannish services offered as auction items are not easily tracked. The following are example fanworks posted to the Fandom Trumps Hate AO3 collections.
===2017===
Fandom Trumps Hate Collection 2017
* The Werewolves of Liechtenstein by Netgirl_y2k. Myfanwy Thomas/Shantay Petoskey. "'Is this or is this not a seduction?' 'Not a good one.' 'Are you kidding? I got to punch Thatcher's ghost in the face.'" (The Checquy Files)
* I'll Love You Forever by anarchycox. Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin. "Merlin owns Kingsman games, a video game company that his whole pack works for. The group have decided their alpha needs a mate and force his grumpy hermit ass to go out and meet omegas at fancy parties and social occasions. So of course he finds his perfect mate in waiter Eggsy Unwin. Now he just has to convince the lad that it isn't a joke, that he really does want him for forever." (Kingsman)
* The Next Level by azriona. Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov. "The skating season continues (as skating seasons are wont to do), while Victor and Yuuri negotiate the shifts in their relationship, their careers, and their home rink. Sometimes, things even go as planned." (Yuri!!! on Ice)
* deus ex machina by coloredink. Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter. "You asked for it: the one where Hannibal is a murderous self-driving car." (Hannibal)
===2018===
Fandom Trumps Hate Collection 2018
* whiskies neat by Ellipsical. Sherlock Holmes/John Watson. "Home and hearth and whiskies neat, or, alternatively, Sherlock Holmes falls in love." (BBC Sherlock)
* some say it makes the world go round by mambo. James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers. "Steve Rogers is a professor just appointed to a tenure-track position at Triskelion College. Bucky Barnes is the writer-in-residence there. Steve doesn't mean to fall in love." (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
* Between the Pages by Dellessa. Alexei "Tater" Mashkov/Snowy. (Check Please!)
* An Unexpected Encounter by luvsanime02. Trowa Barton/Chang Wufei, Long Meilan/Relena Peacecraft. "Trowa only meant to pick up a hot guy at a club. He definitely didn't mean to end up being haunted." (Gundam Wing)
===2019===
Fandom Trumps Hate Collection 2019
===2020===
Fandom Trumps Hate Collection 2020
===2021===
Fandom Trumps Hate Collection 2021
===2022===
Fandom Trumps Hate Collection 2022
=== 2023 ===
Fandom Trumps Hate Collection 2023
==Further Impact==
Fandom Trumps Hate has had a continuing impact, inspiring other fandom auctions. After Fandom Trumps Hate 2018, FTH offered to share materials with others who might be interested in developing a fandom-specific charity auction.Fandom-Specific Auctions Throughout the Year Posted on February 7, 2018. Retrieved on March 11, 2018. Fandom Loves Puerto Rico, a Dreamwidth-based charity auction in response to the devastation of Hurricane Maria cited Fandom Trumps Hate as one of their antecedents in their launch post. Posted on September 30, 2017. Retrieved on March 11, 2018.
===Fandom Trumps Hate - Action===
On February 16, 2017, a Tumblr for Fandom Trumps Hate - Action was launched with an introductory post.FandomTrumpsHate-Action: who we are, what we’re up to Posted February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018. FTH-Action is described as "the social action arm of @FandomTrumpsHate," and provides updates on practical actions and political issues throughout the year.
==Links==
* FTH Tumblr for 2017 auction offerings and completed fanworks
* FTH Tumblr for 2018 auction offerings and completed fanworks
* 2017 Fandom Trumps Hate Collection on AO3
* 2018 Fandom Trumps Hate Collection on AO3
* Episode 41: Fandom Trumps Hate of the podcast Fansplaining
* From the Notebook of Kitty Riley: Fandom Trumps Hate "From the Notebook of Kitty Riley: Fandom Trumps Hate," Three Patch Podcast
==References==
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