Fast Company | Sarah Lawson | July 2, 2015

The organization turned down a $100,000 donation that came with strings attached—and it resulted in an outpouring of financial support.

Girl Scouts has just come out in support of transgender girls with an inspiring new crowdfunding campaign.

The Girl Scouts of Western Washington accepted a $100,000 donation, but later learned it came with a stipulation: the money could not be used to support transgender girls. The Girl Scouts gave the money back. To show its support for all girls and to make up the difference—the organization reports that $100,000 is nearly one-third of its yearly financial assistance program—Girl Scouts of Western Washington launched an IndieGogo campaign Monday to raise back the money lost in the deal.

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By Tuesday, the #ForEVERYGirl campaign had raised two-and-a-half-times its goal with $250,000 and counting from 5,000 donors (and nearly a month left to go on the IndieGogo clock). In an update to the campaign on Tuesday night, Girl Scouts said it could now help at least 1,000 girls with the money. On Wednesday, the organization was receiving enthusiastic messages of support from all over the U.S. as well as the UK, Australia and Canada.

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