Patrick Rothfuss’ Worldbuilders Raises $500,000 in Five Days for Heifer International
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In the first five days of their 10th annual charitable fundraiser, Worldbuilders have raised a whopping $531,303 with over a week still to go.
Worldbuilders, billed as the “geeks doing good” nonprofit, was founded by fantasy novelist Patrick Rothfuss, creator of The Kingkiller Chronicle (one of Paste’s 30 best fantasy series of all time). In a statement, Rothfuss describes Worldbuilders’ purpose as to “raise money for charities they respect that might otherwise get overlooked by the geek community.”
“The Worldbuilders team is full of geeks, gamers and book nerds, and people who tend to respect intelligent solutions,” says Rothfuss, “whether it’s a rock-solid magic system in a favorite fantasy series or an airtight game mechanic that’s easy to learn and offers amazing variety.”