Beyond the meme: “Harlem Shake” hitmakers partner with crowdfunding site PledgeMusic
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INDmusic is announcing its first post-”Shake” partnership as it teams up with PledgeMusic, a music crowdfunding platform that focuses on direct-to-fan interaction. The idea is to combine INDmusic’s expertise at optimizing an artist’s presence on YouTube with PledgeMusic’s platform, which allows for a wide array of engagement opportunities with fans. The opportunities offered by PledgeMusic include traditional-style crowdfunding, soliciting donations to charities, and selling “experiences” like playing at a fan’s house party or letting fans hang out with the band during rehearsal.
SOURCE LINK:http://pandodaily.com/2013/04/10/beyond-the-meme-harlem-shake-hitmakers-partner-with-crowdfunding-site-pledgemusic/
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, harlem-shake, music
Read More →CrowdIt Offers First 64 Submitted Crowdfunding Projects Complimentary Publicity
“CrowdIt is all about helping people bring their ideas to fruition,” said Jason Graf , co-founder and CEO. “Small business is the lifeblood of our economy and whatever we can do to support the creation and nurturing of projects and ideas can help turn them into thriving entities for future job creation and economic stimulation.”
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/crowdit-offers-first-64-submitted-crowdfunding-projects-complimentary-publicity-202305321.html
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdit, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, new-american-dream
Read More →Catching up with Watsi: Y Combinator’s first non-profit graduate
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Watsi is a crowdfunding health care platform, a non-profit that has been hailed as the missing link between charity and the online social generation.The crowdsourcing platform allows donors to pay for medical treatment needed by a person in a developing country. The website has a limited number of patient profiles. Each profile has a photo and a compelling, concise story describing the medical treatment that the person needs.
SOURCE LINK:http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/04/06/catching-up-with-watsi-y-combinators-first-non-profit-graduate/
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdfunding-health-care-platform, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, medical-treatment, watsi
Read More →CraftFund LLC Launches New Website in Preparation for Brewery Investment Crowdfunding
The crowdfunding platform for the craft beer community, CraftFund LLC, announced the launch of a new website that seeks to form a disruptive community of craft beer investors.
CraftFund Founder and CEO, David Dupee , who describes CraftFund as “disruptive capital for a disruptive industry,” believes craft beer is the perfect niche industry for investment crowdfunding. “Investment crowdfunding will be a means for the entire craft beer community to participate in a disruptive project of growing the craft category and sharing in the benefits,” he said.
SOURCE:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10597207.htm
Tags: brewery, craft-beer-community, craftfund, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing
Read More →How crowdfunding and the JOBS Act will shape open source companies
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The JOBS Act is already law, and it required the SEC to create specific rules by specific deadlines. The JOBS Act will soon change current rules. This will mean that platforms like Kickstarter will be able to sell shares in companies, assuming those companies follow certain strict rules. This change in finance law will enable open source companies to access capital and dominate the technology industry. This is the dawn of crowdfunded finance, and with it comes the dawn of open source technology everywhere.
SOURCE LINK:http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/03/how-crowdfunding-and-the-jobs-act-will-shape-open-source-companies.html
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, jobs-act, knowledge, sec
Read More →Crowdfunding Site Undeterred By Downturn
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Kickstarter, one of the largest so-called crowdfunding sites, sees people invest in projects which interest them but is also unique for its all or nothing ethos, targets must be met to receive any money at all. Yancey Strickler, one of the site’s co-founders based in New York, says that the site isn’t just about money:”There isn’t a financial-interest in this, there’s just a desire to see people create.
“So that sort of generosity-and-excitement speaks to a greater desire that people have for supporting the arts and that passion has not gone away even through these economic times.”
SOURCE LINK:http://news.sky.com/story/1074921/crowdfunding-site-undeterred-by-downturn
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourced, crowdsourcing, kickstarter, knowledge
Read More →Dreamer ClickStartMe Crowdfunding Video
Dreamer is an all-natural nutritional supplement that helps people sleep and often causes vivid and memorable dreams.
Tags: clickstartme, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, dreamer, nutritional-supplement
Read More →Top Non-Bank Lending Marketplaces
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Peer-to-peer lending, abbreviated as P2P lending is the practice of lending money to unrelated individuals, without going through a traditional financial intermediary such as a bank or other financial institution. Here are some of the top Non-Bank Lending marketplaces:
- Lending Club
- Kiva
- Zopa
- Prosper
- Funding Circle
- Comunitae
- Society One
- Zidisha
SOURCE LINK:http://blog.megafounder.com/top-lending-marketplaces/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Tags: alternative-funding, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, lending, p2p
Read More →LMGPR Pulse Drives Crowdfunding Results
“LMGPR Pulse is a proven methodology that gets our clients headline news increasing visibility, velocity and funding,” said Donna Michaels, LMGPR founder and president. “We have helped many clients reach their funding goals with highly creative and social campaigns.”
SOURCE:http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130403005292/en/LMGPR-Pulse-Drives-Crowdfunding-Results
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, lmgpr, marketing, public-relations-agency
Read More →Crowd Supply Announces Early Payment Policy for Project Creators
“Historically, one of the main shortcomings of crowdfunding platforms is the inability of creators to complete high-demand projects on time,” said Lou Doctor, co-founder and CEO of Crowd Supply.”Projects that reach their funding goals early in their campaigns are often generously overfunded. Then, due to the unexpectedly high volume of interest, creators end up struggling with fulfillment and deliver late. On Crowd Supply, when a project reaches its funding goals early in its campaign, creators will receive funds to immediately jump start their development. Overfunded projects on Crowd Supply will have a much better chance of staying on schedule.”
SOURCE:http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/crowd-supply-announces-early-payment-policy-for-project-creators-1774619.htm
Tags: crowd-supply, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing
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