The word 'Community' has become an overused word, alongside 'Peace', 'Social Media' and 'Justin Bieber'. Here are 5 IndieGoGo campaigns currently fundraising to build community, not just talk the talk: Secure Food for the Displaced, Hungry and Homeless Location: Melbourne, Australia Shipping containers have been… 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
Q1. Tell us about your campaign, your inspiration and why it's important to you.For my 50th birthday, I wanted to do something HUGE that was more about giving back than getting (when you're 50, you've done al the uusal big-digit celebrating). I decided that what… read more
Bookstores continue to close across America driving an increase in online petitions to save local bookstores such as St. Marks Bookstore in New York. The latest federal statistics shows there are only approximately 10,600 bookstores left in the country with more than 1,000 closing from… read more
Danae/Founder & COODESIGN – Lovecraftian Letters Talk about niche. Magnetic fridge word series product using the poetry of Howard Phillip Lovecraft – the radical 20th century master of weird fiction, who died in 1937. Eric/Founder & CTOSMALL BUSINESS – La Casa Azul BookstoreThis was sent to… read more
You may think of raising funds online and raising funds at live events (benefits, silent auctions, walks, bake sales) as two separate ballgames. But if you're currently in the planning stages of a live event designed to raise money for a cause, project, or organization,… read more
So you were pretty fast out of the gate: your campaign was strong, donations were rolling in. People were responding to your Facebook posts and email requests. And then suddenly… poof! It feels like the well dried up and you're only halfway to your… read more