Tagged: charity

June 12, 2013 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cancer Bio-Entrepreneur Launches Beats of Laughter. Mona Jhaveri, Ph.D. Launches Crowdfunding Site Beats of Laughter – powered by Launcht.   Mona Jhaveri, Ph.D., a respected and forward-thinking Cancer Bio-entrepreneur, today launched Beats of Laughter, a non-profit organization and crowdfunding platform that is casting a spotlight on… Read More

June 11, 2013 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fans to Get One-of-a-Kind Items by Donating to the Crowdfunded Charity Including Limited Edition Commemorative Artwork, Access to Comic Creators and Other Rare Comic Collectibles Following the success of the campaign’s first Batman-themed wave in April and May, the second installment is focused entirely around… Read More

June 11, 2013 @ 6:23 am By JD Alois  |  

“The Institute for Conscious Global Change” (ICGC), a non-profit organization run 100% by volunteers, has entered the second half of their crowdfunding  Rockethub Campaign.  The organization needs your help now.  ICGC is aiming to raise just $2600 for their annual “Geographic Information System” (GIS) server… Read More

June 7, 2013 @ 11:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

GiveForward Announces Alliance with OncoNav of NextPath, LLC Strategic Partnership Provides New Resources to Help Those Battling Cancer GiveForward, the leading crowdfunding site helping families and friends raise money for a loved one’s medical bills, is pleased to announce a new partnership with NextPath, LLC,… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 8:44 am By WMUR  |  

MANCHESTER, N.H. —Self-funding, also known as crowd sourcing, is a new way to raise money or fund projects through online campaigns, but how do you know your money is going where it should be? Websites like gofundme.com are soaring in popular and millions of people… Read More

May 25, 2013 @ 6:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In an effort to assist with the expenses for Bella Rodriquez, Steve Temes, Founder and Chairman of EarlyShares, and DJ Laz of radio station 106.7  have created  HelpForBella.com. DJ Laz told Temes that Sushi Sake had generously donated their 16-seat luxury suite at the American Airlines… Read More

May 21, 2013 @ 9:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

A brand new business launches this month with a new take on shopping and charitable giving. CabinetHardware.org debuts an new business model fusing crowdfunding and ecommerce to offer a way to give back to some of the most deserving projects in the world. Each time… Read More

May 21, 2013 @ 4:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

GiveForward, a crowdfunding site helping families and friends raise money for a loved one’s medical bills, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Medical Bill Mediation of the Karis Group, Inc., a service which helps patients consolidate and reduce their healthcare bills. This alliance… Read More

May 16, 2013 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Planet Money, a joint project of NPR and This American Life, has trail-blazed a new path for NPR.  They have crowdfunded themselves on Kickstarter.  The initial campaign commenced on April 30th and ended on May 15th.  The goal was an admirable $50,000 target.  The finally… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 9:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

 Fundly and Teach For America are recognizing America’s teachers with the launch of their “Here’s To Teachers” campaign in celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week, which begins today. This week, communities across the country take time to honor educators who have made a real difference in our… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 6:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Social entrepreneur Carolin Boudreaux of The Miracle Foundation, is teaming up with crowdfunding site Indiegogo  and UNICEF Ambassador Tea Leoni to celebrate great moms a different way: by bringing joy to kids who don’t have one. The “Orphans Over Orchids” Global Challenge aims to raise $100,000 by Mother’s Day,… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 8:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Back story: A homeless man named Clydesdale has a unique and funny talent involving making his moustache “dance.” The team behind the whatever YouTube channel ran into him, filmed him performing the talent and posted the video on YouTube. They went on to launch an… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 8:04 am By LA Times  |  

Even as Zach Braff was taking heat for asking the public to help finance his next movie, the actor and director was contributing to another Kickstarter campaign — to help save a historic theater in Northern California. Braff was among nearly 500 donors who helped raise $65,753… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Orange Leap, a developer of cloud-based fundraising and constituent relationship management (CRM) software, has announced today their partnership with give2gether to enable online fundraising and peer-to-peer campaigns for non-profits using Orange Leap CRM software. Orange Leap clients can now utilize give2gether’s platform to promote their cause by… Read More

May 4, 2013 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

With an original goal of $50,000, the We Can Be Heroes crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo has now far surpassed their “stretch” goal of $100,000 besting $130,000.  There are still seven days left in the campaign. The top reward was a private screening of the forthcoming… Read More

May 3, 2013 @ 7:38 am By VentureBeat  |  

When he was 15, Shaun King was brutally assaulted during a hate crime. Three surgeries and a year-and-a-half later, he recovered from his injuries with a commitment to help those in need. King is the founder of HopeMob, a nonprofit crowdfunding site dedicated to supporting charitable… Read More

May 2, 2013 @ 10:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Initiative Gives The Gift Of Life This Mother’s Day Kangu.org, a philanthropic crowdfunding platform that enables donors to crowdfund safe birth environments for pregnant women in developing countries, announced the launch of a new gift-giving feature, just in time for Mother’s Day. The tool allows… Read More

May 2, 2013 @ 2:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zivix to Donate JamStiks to Children’s Cancer Association MyMusicRx Program; Contributing to the “Healing Power of Music”. Zivix, LLC, a developer leveraging innovative technology through peripherals, real musical instruments and software, today announced that the company will be donating multiple JamStiks to the Children’s Cancer Association… Read More

May 1, 2013 @ 9:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Samahope, a crowdfunding site where anyone, anywhere can fund critical medical treatments for the world’s poorest people, is offering a special way to honor moms all around the world just in time for Mother’s Day. Through their #HonorYourMom campaign, people can say thank you to… Read More

April 30, 2013 @ 7:16 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Google has launched a crowdfunding app called “One Today” that adds a philanthropic crowdfunding layer on top of their Google Plus social network. I recently had a chance to try the app. Every day I get a notification on my phone for the day’s cause…. Read More