Tagged: charity

May 5, 2014 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Australian crowdfunding platform Pozible has formed a new partnership with  Australia’s leading charitable fundraising platform GiveNow.  The charity platform GiveNow sees an opportunity to benefit from the project based approach that Pozible offers.  The two organizations are working together to enable approved organizations to accept… Read More

May 2, 2014 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to expand its already growing community, Floyd’s Jacksonville Center for the Arts is launching its own crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The nonprofit art center is hoping to raise funds to meet a variety of needs, including a bedrock of an endowment. Sharing details about the… Read More

May 1, 2014 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

TechBridge has announced the launch of the TechBridge Nonprofit Exchange, the first crowdfunding website that enables nonprofits to raise funds for technology projects that will increase their capacity to serve their respective communities. “Nonprofits recognize the role of technology in increasing their capacity to serve…. Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to mainstream its delicious products, BerryWhite launched its crowdfunding campaign to raise £300,000 on Crowdcube earlier this month. The company manufactures, markets and sells non-carbonated organic fruit drinks. The drinks are packaged in a 330ml glass bottle and certified organic. They are blended from naturalnon-GMO fruits,… Read More

April 27, 2014 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It launched its website earlier this month, and now the new crowdfunding platform for nonprofit endeavors Onefund is sharing more details about its goal of becoming a global service.  Created by a group of Boulder, Colorado residents, platform aims “to provide a mechanism that will… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to reports CrowdRise has received a significant investment of $23 million led by Fred Wilson and Union Square Ventures, including Spark Capital, Index Ventures, RatPac, CAA Ventures, UTA Ventures and Bezos Expeditions.  Wilson was one of the first big backers in Kickstarter. CrowdRise is… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Jumbow has announced their official launch and partnership with the Tiger Woods Foundation. Consumers can go online and pay as little as $10 for a chance to win one-on-one experiences with iconic athletes, celebrities and more, and get 100% of their donation back. “We are… Read More

April 6, 2014 @ 6:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Shanesha Taylor finds herself at the center of an incredibly unfortunate story that has helped to shed light on what the unemployed sometimes go through just to try to get back to their feet in our society. Taylor was arrested and charged with two felony… Read More

April 1, 2014 @ 7:31 am By JD Alois  |  

MyFundingPlace believes that charities have been left out of the crowdfunding equation.  With he industry having raised an estimated $3 billion in 2013, MyFundingPlace believes there is a niche to be filled since “most crowdfund portals lack support options for larger organizations”. Quincy, Massachusetts based My Funding… Read More

March 30, 2014 @ 3:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

2014 Celebrates the Biggest Earth Hour in History Headquartered in Singapore, Earth Hour is a global movement of the World Wildlife Federation (WWF).  The organization has grown from a symbolic event in one city to global movement crowdsourcing and crowdfunding causes, innovation and creativity for… Read More

March 25, 2014 @ 12:48 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Felix Kjellberg is better known by the name of PewDiePie, and he is one of a handful of wildly successful gamers that have used YouTube as a means of building a following. Actually, that may be putting it a bit lightly. He has the most subscribers… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 1:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

“I screwed up. I take full responsibility, and it is all my fault.” Not the most inspiring pitch for an Indiegogo campaign for Norilana Books. The company is behind on royalty payments to authors, and the story behind it is really quite sad. From the campaign… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Craigslist founder, Craig Newmark, has shared an infographic depicting crowdfunding success for charities.  He states that $5 billion was raised worldwide for non-profit organizations using crowdfunding in 2013.  He has compiled some key points associated with crowdfunding best practices including: After researching crowdfundings impact on… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Razoo, a crowdfunding platform for causes, has launched the Everyone’s Kids, Everyone Gives campaign which will raise funds for nonprofits focused on ending the sex trafficking of minors in the U.S.  The campaign originated from a TED Challenge Group that formed at TED 2013, where… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A family healthcare facility in Montana was recently vandalized and suffered extreme losses including extensive damage to medical records and property. That facility is now seeking donations via Indiegogo, and the campaign is fully-funded with almost a month left to go. All Families Healthcare provided… Read More

March 10, 2014 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Ready to launch later this month, SignVine wants to help non-profits raise funds for new outdoor message signs.  SignVine is probably the world’s first and only specialized crowdfunding website that provides churches, civic groups and other deserving non-profit organizations a platform to accept donations.towards the… Read More

March 7, 2014 @ 4:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

India-based Milaap today announced its 2014 goal to raise $100,000 in loans for these women – Devadasis – via “The Hope Project,” a crowdfunding initiative that will help women to become self-reliant entrepreneurs. Rural India is home to a little-known community of women piecing their lives… Read More

March 5, 2014 @ 11:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC is almost here. The event has been celebrated for over 90 years, and the bloom is the most popular time of the year to visit DC. In the past the event has been supported by sponsors, but this… Read More

March 2, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A Saskatoon man weighing about 600 pounds has a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe launched in his name. The campaign is seeking $30,000 to fund a weight loss surgery that he says could save his life. In an interview with Metronews.ca, 21 year old Luke Deitner explained… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 10:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Fast Company editorial director Jill Bernstein will be holding a live Q&A today discussing how to “harness the power of the crowd to make something positive happen.” The session starts at noon EST. The session features Charles Best, Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org (pictured, right). DonorsChoose… Read More