Help support an unbiased, rigorous, data-driven approach to COVID-19
February 2021 Update: Thank you for your interest in donating to my project. I am very grateful to have reached my fundraising goal - we raised $50k from over 600 donors! If you are still interested in donating, I kindly request that you consider a donation to your local food bank, GiveDirectly, or Stop Asian Hate.
covid19-projections.com is entirely built and run by myself, Youyang Gu. Since April, I have volunteered thousands of hours of my time to making sure that people have the best data and model possible to make informed decisions.
I didn’t set up this page until December because I wanted to focus purely on the modeling. Having your support now would make my job much easier and allow me to continue focusing full-time on providing the best COVID-19 modeling and analysis.
I hope to continue to dedicate my efforts to this project for as long as possible, until normality returns.
With your donation, I can:
- Continue to work on covid19-projections.com full-time
- Pay for dedicated hosting and computing
- Expand research efforts
- Increase reach
- Fight misinformation
- Inspire further action
January 2021 Update: For the purpose of full disclosure, I have also received a grant from Emergent Ventures to support my COVID-19 modeling efforts.
We do more with less
You can be confident that each dollar donated will be used in the most efficient way possible.
| Other public health organizations | This site | |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | $100,000,000+ | $0 |
| People | 500+ | 1 |
| COVID team | 90+ | 1 |
| Members on Board | 12 | 0 |
| Dedicated PR / fundraising team | ✅ | ❌ |
Any excess funds will be saved for future public health modeling efforts. I hope to eventually expand upon my COVID-19 work to continue to present the same unbiased, rigorous, and data-driven approach to public health. If you would like to get involved, please reach out.
Donate Now
- You should receive an email confirmation after you donate.
- If you would like to send a check, please reach out and I will send you an address.
- At this time, we are not a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit. We are currently in the process of exploring this option.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
I am very much appreciative and grateful for all of your support over the past year. Without the support, I would not have been able to keep this project going for as long as I did. I look forward to a better 2021.
With my sincerest gratitude,
- Youyang