Congratulations to these IndieGoGo campaigns that are official selections at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival! The High Level Bridge The Rocket Boy And these guys, too: Bellflower, Connected, and Miss Representation. Great job to all five films for getting into Sundance — and best of… read more
Do you love roller derby? We've got two smokin' hot roller derby-related projects seeking funding this week. This is How I Roll is a documentary about an all-male roller derby league trying to gain acceptance and support in a sport dominated by females. Hellbent Helmets… read more
As we always say, one of the great things about IndieGoGo is that anyone can use our site to raise money for any idea, project, cause or passion. These three campaigns showcase the broad range of people using IndieGoGo. The one thing they have in… read more
Ever wonder how the stroke-of-genius products you see in the Sky Mall catalog actually get thought up and made? They start with a smart design(er), an illustration, and then, if there's enough financial backing, a prototype that gets shopped out to product manufacturers who then… read more
There’s been a lot of talk lately about crowdfunding democratizing the start-up playing field. Of Indiegogo’s successful campaigns 42% are run by women. And of all Indiegogo campaigns that raise over $500, whether they reach their goal or not, 40% are run by women. In a… read more
A couple days ago we talked about elements that go into making a decent pitch video. Today I simply wanted to showcase a few campaigns that I think have great pitch videos. They're simple, straight-forward, no frills, and show all of us that you don't… read more
We’ve mentioned before that campaigns with video pitches raise on average 114% more than campaigns with no video. Which means that it’s a pretty good idea to make a video pitch for your campaign — even if you’re not in film, video or television. Here… read more
One of my favorite places to see some of the coolest, smartest, and craziest current projects on IndieGoGo is the Gaming category. I wanted to share two campaigns about video games that I'm digging today. The project pictured above is called Littlecosm. It's a browser-based… read more
Earlier this week I was reading this article on Mashable which has a lot of information about the month of December and charitable giving. Some interesting stats: – Charitable organizations receive as much as 40% of their annual donations during the month of December –… read more
When something happens twice, then it’s a trend, right? For the second time in as many months, fans have turned to IndieGoGo to raise funds for professional athletes. It sounds crazy, raising money for professional football players who probably don’t really need the money, but… read more