Tagged: gofundme

May 10, 2013 @ 2:21 pm By FoxBusiness  |  

Young entrepreneurs, scientists and activists are flocking to crowdfunding sites, from a group of 12-year-old girls photographing Earth from space to an award-winning iPhone case designer. Michael Conway, who created the fundraising page on website GoFundMe.com, says he and his classmates at the University of… Read More

May 5, 2013 @ 4:19 am By VentureBeat  |  

Are would-be entrepreneurs letting the funding-equals-success myth stand between them and true success? Too many startup founders crave the validation of big-name investors and end up buying into the idea that getting venture capital somehow means their business has a better shot. I became an… Read More

May 5, 2013 @ 1:30 am By Examiner  |  

Actress Karen Black has now raised more than $60,000 from fans who pitched in to help her finance experimental cancer treatment in Europe, with the latest donor reporting on May 3 that he would send up prayers for her to “beat this thing.” But instead… Read More

April 30, 2013 @ 2:50 pm By MarketWatch  |  

Two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, rescue efforts for the more than 260 victims have largely pivoted from providing critical medical attention to raising funds to pay the bills that are already piling up—for everything from hospital stays and prosthetics to groceries and everyday… Read More

April 27, 2013 @ 4:24 am By WFUV  |  

An online fundraising site makes it possible for NYC students to catch a Broadway show Forty New York City high school students are going to Alan Cumming’s one-man “Macbeth” on Broadway thanks to the kindness of strangers. English teacher Eric Jordan of Frederick Douglass Academy… Read More

April 25, 2013 @ 7:26 am By San Bernardino Sun  |  

It’s not a loan. And it’s definitely unconventional. Chris Payne of Rancho Cucamonga has joined a growing number of those asking folks online to help fund their dreams. For Payne, that dream means tapping into the online community to raise $45,000 toward a new home… Read More

April 23, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Niagara Frontier Publications  |  

Eight Niagara University students – three women and five men – will be shaving their heads this Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the student union to raise awareness and financial support for young adults with cancer. “Shave to Save,” slated for the Gallagher Center’s Multipurpose… Read More

April 20, 2013 @ 4:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Karen Black was a successful, well known actress back in the day.  Her list of films are wide and deep.  Not all of them rose beyond the B film genre but several productions were very successful and lauded to this day.  Easy Rider, The Great… Read More

April 19, 2013 @ 1:56 pm By CBS News  |  

(MoneyWatch) Jeff Bauman was among those standing in the wrong place — near the finish line of the Boston Marathon — when the first bomb went off. Within seconds of the explosion rescue personnel and people who had just come to see the race were… Read More

April 18, 2013 @ 8:41 am By Mashable  |  

That’s Celeste Corcoran and her daughter Sydney in the photo above. They went to the Boston Marathon finish line Monday afternoon to watch a relative complete the legendary race. When a bomb went off just after the marathon’s four-hour mark, shrapnel tore through their legs. Both of… Read More

February 20, 2013 @ 5:55 am By CBS Pittsburgh  |  

One of the latest trends in fundraising allows people to create a website and pair it with social media to raise money for just about anything. It’s called “crowdfunding,” and it’s exactly what the name suggests. You collect money from a crowd of people for… Read More

February 11, 2013 @ 1:28 am By ConcordMonitor  |  

An ailing spouse loses his job and struggles to find work. An aging vehicle falls into disrepair. Heating bills pile up. A child with special needs demands constant care. The nation is awash with post-recession tales of personal and financial misfortune. What makes Joanne Murray-Bowne’s… Read More

February 2, 2013 @ 9:17 am By ABC KABC  |  

People faced with soaring healthcare costs have looked for help before. Now they’ve found another possible solution online. Thousands are sharing their stories on websites in what is known as crowdfunding. It’s the latest online evolution connecting individuals who are in need, with people who… Read More

January 31, 2013 @ 9:05 am By InvestmentNews  |  

Crowdfunding is forecast to grow in popularity this year, leading to an added demand for specialized tax advice. The latest evolution in “passing the hat,” crowdfunding portals allow people to help back a project or a burgeoning company by providing financial contributions on the web…. Read More

January 30, 2013 @ 4:04 pm By ThisWeek Community News  |  

A bit of bad luck hasn’t deterred the owner of the French Loaf bakery from thinking of the ingredients to make the Grandview-area institution better than ever. A fundraising campaign for the French Loaf on the crowd-funding site gofundme.com will continue through mid-February. The goal… Read More

January 14, 2013 @ 3:53 am By DenverPost  |  

In the olden days of pagers and VHS tapes, when you needed help with tuition you might hop on the landline to dial up your grandparents. If you were planning a trip abroad, you could comb through your Rolodex to shake down friends who still… Read More

January 13, 2013 @ 10:10 am By USAToday  |  

More people are turning to crowdfunding sites to ask friends, and friends of friends, for help with medical bills, accident costs and much more. But, surprise: Strangers give, too. When Matthew Foutz helped co-found the Human Tribe Project, a crowdfunding website that helps people raise… Read More

January 12, 2013 @ 2:20 am By WPRI  |  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Rising medical costs associated with life-threatening illnesses and unforeseen accidents have more people turning their computer and a little kindness from strangers. It’s called crowdfunding.  The fundraising tool once popular to finance creative startup projects is gaining momentum in the nonprofit… Read More

January 9, 2013 @ 3:59 am By NBC Connecticut  |  

There is a new kind of fundraising that relies heavily on social media to get results.  It’s called crowdfunding and it’s something Gina Fowler had never heard of until her 4-year-old son Drew was diagnosed with a rare medical condition in December. “He has optic… Read More

January 1, 2013 @ 8:11 am By Techradar  |  

Think of a crowd. Think of a mob. Think of a mass. The collective nouns for ‘people’ mostly come with negative connotations because, in the English language at least, such large groups are regarded apprehensively. If a third party talks about a crowd’s ‘mind’, then… Read More