COMMON is an umbrella brand geared towards social change, created in January 2011 by three highly prolific visionaries eager to provide a collaborative platform for entrepreneurs. This past year, COMMON Hoops launched on IndieGoGo; a campaign raising to empower the youth community in Alabama with… read more
From an LA bedroom to the world… So Many Wizards’ rise to success in the indie pop world warms our hearts. In the span of a few short years, the band has grown from the solo project of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Nima Kazerouni to a four-piece band ready to… read more
Have you ever felt like you were in a world of your own? In our exclusive interview with Bryn Oh, we talk to an artist who lives in the virtual world of Second Life. As a virtual avatar, Bryn has created serious art recognized all over… read more
San Francisco's Mission District is soon to have a new kid in town! An old electrical supply warehouse will transform to provide the local enighborhood with a 6 lane bowling alley, rotating gallery wall, full bar, including a restaurant to be run by hip city… read more
An award-winning director and producer known for tackling taboo political and social issues, Yoav Shamir is currently raising money for "10%", his latest documentary exploring contemporary notions of what a hero really is. Past films including Defamation, Checkpoint, 5 Days and Flipping Out, all won… read more
Soon after leaving Columbia University, two female architecture graduates founded LuminLab; a design consultancy geared towards producing sustainable products. They came to IndieGoGo to fundraise to create their first product – the LuminAID Light. Buoyed by a quest to improve conditions in disaster relief areas… read more
Determined to make a documentary film about legendary dancer Lauren Drake, a husband and wife team show pure passion and determination by starting a crowdfunding campaign to complete a project years in development. Creating an organization called The Independent Collective, they launched an incentive for… read more
Q1. Tell us about your campaign…. your inspiration, goals, why it’s important to you. Everyone knows someone who has overcome or is currently facing a serious life challenge. As a Stage IV cancer survivor I personally know what it feels like to wake up and… read more
With gay bullying remaining a problem, director Gregor Schmidinger created the script for Project Homphobia, a 20 minute live action short film addressing the issue. The fictional tale tells the story of an adolescent boy serving Military time who is experiencing homosexual feelings towards one… read more
Sandhya Deshetty, Founder of SPARC Development, required the start up capital to begin Phase 1 of her non-profits first project: establishing a wine industry in poverty stricken, Ethiopia. Recognizing the potential of the country’s resources to integrate itself in the world’s market, she would need… read more