Crowdfunding Tips for Students and Schools
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Here are some advice for a school or student-group crowdfunding for the first time:
- Get comfortable and passionate about asking for help.
- Leverage your network.
- Use social media strategically.
- Create a mini-contest with prizes for top participants.
- Have realistic expectations. Don’t expect to raise thousands without careful planning and effort. Make a plan, get the proper approvals, and learn from mistakes.
SOURCE LINK:https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-05-22-crowdfunding-tips-for-students-and-schools
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdfunding-knowledge, crowdfunding-tips, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, knowledge, tips
Read More →HelpforBella.com, an EarlyShares Initiative to Support Bella Rodriguez, Florida Girl Battling Cancer
EarlyShares’ web developers worked throughout the night, and by 7:00am this morning, the campaign dubbed “Help for Bella” was live on-line and being promoted actively by DJ Laz on his morning show with Temes by his side.DJ Laz dedicated his Friday show to Bella,calling it “Feel Good Friday.”DJ Laz expressed his unconditional support for Bella and her family, and his gratitude to crowdfunding website EarlyShares and Sushi Sake for enabling this campaign.
“In these difficult times,the support of our family, friends and community is all that matters.While we ensure Bella’s comfort, we are at peace,”said Bella’s mother, Shannah Rodriguez.
SOURCE:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10768929.htm
Tags: cancer, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, earlyshares, helpforbella
Read More →craigslist Founder Craig Newmark and The Rahr Foundation Launch the "Veterans Charity Challenge" on CrowdRise to Raise Funds for Veterans,…
Using the CrowdRise crowdfunding platform, fundraising teams participating in the Veterans Charity Challenge will raise and keep funds, plus compete with each other to win additional cash prizes based on how much they raise for their charity.
“I think if someone’s willing to serve and even risk his or her life for me, I should give back,” said Craig Newmark , founder of craigslist and craigconnects. “And it’s not only those who serve, it’s also family members who give up a lot for all of us.”
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/craigslist-founder-craig-newmark-and-the-rahr-foundation-launch-the-veterans-charity-challenge-on-crowdrise-to-raise-funds-for-veterans-military-family-groups-208635751.html
Tags: craigconnects, crowdfunding, crowdrise, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, veterans-charity-challenge
Read More →Crowdfunding Expert Kendall Almerico Discusses The Importance Of Media To Crowdfunding Projects
Crowdfunding expert Kendall Almerico, CEO of crowdfunding site ClickStartMe, explained recently how utilizing the media can impact the effectiveness of a crowdfunding campaign.
“Media exposure can send a crowdfunding project into the stratosphere,” the crowdfunding guru noted. Before launch, get the names and contact information for bloggers, reporters and broadcaster who might write or talk about the project.” Almerico suggests taking this step before launch, and having a short, personalized e-mail ready to deliver shortly after launch along with a link to the project.”
SOURCE:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10736037.htm
Tags: clickstartme, crowdfunding, crowdfunding-knowledge, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, kendall-almerico, knowledge
Read More →Where Do You Want Faster Internet: Crowdsourcing a Global Network on Kickstarter
An interactive “heat map” shows where the company currently has servers, and where backer interest is most fervent for upcoming Speed Servers. By posting in project comments, on Facebook, and Tweeting with the hashtag #backswitchboard with their location, Connectify’s Kickstarter backers can add their location requests directly to the heat map.Crowdfunding site-Kickstarter is all about community, and that’s why we decided to come back to the crowdfunding platform to help us plan and deploy our cloud network,” said Connectify CEO, Alex Gizis . “Switchboard Kickstarter backers now have an opportunity to help us build out a worldwide network.”
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/where-do-you-want-faster-internet-crowdsourcing-a-global-network-on-kickstarter-207880791.html
Tags: connectify, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, internet, kickstarter, map, technology
Read More →Starting Trends Announces the Launch of Crowdfunding-Directory.com
Starting Trends is excited to announce the launch of Crowdfunding-Directory.com, world’s first geo-location-based global crowdfunding directory and 411 search site.
“We’ve spent the past couple of years building up our crowdfunding directory which has helped connect a lot of people with funding portals and various crowdfunding companies that suit their needs.However,with the crowdfunding industry growing so fast worldwide we knew our directory could be improved and that we could make it even easier for people to find the type of business,funding portal,product-or-service they’re looking for and that’s exactly what Crowdfunding-Directory.com does,”stated Darryl Burma, founder and owner of Starting Trends.
SOURCE:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10743077.htm
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdfunding-directory, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, knowledge
Read More →Crowdfunding is hot but it can be dangerous — Boutique sites like Bellevate.com help protect consumers
To avoid the potential pitfalls of Crowdfunding all strategists recommend the same solution: backers should use third-party websites like Bellevate.com. Bellevate holds payments in escrow until a project has met its funding goal. It also handles the paperwork and legal side of the transaction for backers. Bellevate has a thorough initial vetting system, which also helps protects backers from scams.
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/crowdfunding-is-hot-but-it-can-be-dangerous—-boutique-sites-like-bellevatecom-help-protect-consumers-207579921.html
Tags: bellevate, crowdfunding, crowdfunding-site-for-women, crowdsource, crowdsourcing
Read More →BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding
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BlackStartup takes a standard approach to crowdfunding : Each project featured on the platform is accompanied with a project description, specific goals, and a background on the founders. And similar to other sites, participants only receive the money if they reach their complete goal. ”There is no specific type of businesses that we are attempting to promote. We want to support projects, ideas, and causes that are broadly connected to the African-American community,” said Bennett-Fleming.
SOURCE LINK:http://newsone.com/2450875/black-start-up-crowdfunding/
Tags: black-business, blackstartup, business, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, entrepreneurship, silicon-valley
Read More →Mimvi and Entrepreneur Media Partner with Launcht for TrepLabs™ Mobile App Crowdfunding Platform
Mimvi and Entrepreneur are launching TrepLabs™ to provide highly-skilled app developers a stage to raise capital via crowdfunding, showcase new apps and technologies, and help the mobile developer community reduce its dependency on the Apple and Google Play “app stores.”
“We carefully reviewed all of our possible options and found nothing as robust as the Launcht platform,” said Mimvi CEO Michael Poutre . “Not only will we have state-of-the-art technology, we are getting a best-in-class partner with extensive knowledge and experience in crowdfunding trends and the regulatory environment.”
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mimvi-and-entrepreneur-media-partner-with-launcht-for-treplabs-mobile-app-crowdfunding-platform-207180621.html
Tags: apps, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, mimvi, technology, tools, treplabs
Read More →Fundly and Teach For America Launch National Teacher Appreciation Week Celebration
“Here’s To Teachers” is encouraging everyone to get involved by :
– Sending a note to a favorite teacher, using Teach For America’s thank you e-cards
– Making a donation in honor of a favorite teacher to support Teach For America and training new teachers
– Shouting out a favorite teacher on Facebook and Twitter
– Watching and sharing inspirational videos of students surprising their teachers with celebrations for Teacher Appreciation Week
“Fundly is honored to partner with Teach For America in celebrating the extraordinary contributions that teachers are making every day,” said Dave Boyce, Fundly CEO.
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fundly-and-teach-for-america-launch-national-teacher-appreciation-week-celebration-206389071.html
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, fundly, teach-for-america, teachers
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