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What is Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is a method for obtaining project funding, by
soliciting contributions from a large group of people, and especially from an online community.
http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/crowdfunding
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![Crowdfunding isn’t really new](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-2.jpg)
Crowdfunding isn’t really new
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Early crowd funding efforts can even date back to the 18th century
when writers and musicians gathered money from many investors to publish large pieces of work.
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![Giveforward One of the earliest crowdfunding platforms was launched in](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-4.jpg)
Giveforward
One of the earliest crowdfunding platforms was launched in 2008 after
its co-founder could not find a meaningful way to help families affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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Giveforward motto
“We’re here to help if you’re looking for a way
to raise funds for friends or loved ones in need.”
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![KICKSTARTER Another early crowdfunding platform that has generated huge success is KICKSTARTER.](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-6.jpg)
KICKSTARTER
Another early crowdfunding platform that has generated huge success is KICKSTARTER.
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![KICKSTARTER specializes in creative projects such as films, games, art and technology. http://www.kickstarter.com/hello?ref=nav](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-7.jpg)
KICKSTARTER specializes in creative projects such as films, games, art and
technology.
http://www.kickstarter.com/hello?ref=nav
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![KICKSTARTER $850 million pledged By more than 5 million people](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-8.jpg)
KICKSTARTER
$850 million pledged
By more than 5 million people
Funding more than
50,000 creative projects
http://www.kickstarter.com/hello?ref=nav
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![More than 500 crowdfunding platforms](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-9.jpg)
More
than
500
crowdfunding
platforms
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Why does it work?
Small donations from many people can raise a
lot of money.
By tapping into your online social connections, you can reach a much broader audience in less time than traditional fundraising processes.
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![Examples of Crowdfunding sites Crowdfunder (specializes in business and tech](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-11.jpg)
Examples of Crowdfunding sites
Crowdfunder (specializes in business and tech start-ups)
Crowdrise (funds
charities & causes)
Quirky (funds for inventors)
Invested.in (to create your own funding community)
Indiegogo (no specialization)
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Crowdsourcing or Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding falls under the Crowdsourcing umbrella, but not all
crowdsourcing services are looking for donations.
Some crowdsourcing sites collect innovative ideas or work on problem solving questions
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Two basic models
for fundraising
Donation based
Investment based
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![The Process](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-14.jpg)
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Selecting a
Crowdfunding Service
The Giveforward website offers four suggestions or things
to think about if you are considering using an online crowdfunding service.
http://www.giveforward.com/s/learn/
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![Choose a user friendly service Navigate through the website. Does](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-16.jpg)
Choose a user friendly service
Navigate through the website.
Does it make
sense to you?
Do you like how the pages look?
Can you easily update and edit the information?
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![Website Tools The best crowdfunding website will have social tools](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-17.jpg)
Website Tools
The best crowdfunding website will have social tools to assist in sharing
your fundraiser on social media.
Make sure the website has Facebook and Twitter applications as well as an easy way to share via email.
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Fundraising Coaches
Check to see if the people behind the website are
accessible. Do they have email addresses, a live chat, a phone line, or all three?
It is very important that you feel the website and the team behind it are honest, responsible, and legitimate.
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Fees
Normal fees for personal fundraising sites range from 7% to 12%.
Some
organizations charge the credit card processing fees to the donor; others roll the fees into the organization service charges.
This information came from the Give Forward online crowdfunding website.
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Example
All-or-nothing funding is a core part of KICKSTARTER
If a project is
successfully funded, they apply a 5% fee to the funds collected plus credit card processing fees of 3 to 5%.
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Read the fine print and get legal advice
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![http://www.crowdsourcing.org/directory Crowdfunding Directory](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/375242/slide-22.jpg)
http://www.crowdsourcing.org/directory
Crowdfunding Directory