Tagged: charity

November 2, 2013 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Sir David Attenborough has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help save the mountain gorillas  and he is doing it on Indiegogo.  Launched just this past week, Attenborough is looking to raise £110,000 to enable them to work with their partners to help ensure the gorilla’s… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 11:37 am By Charles Luzar  |  

After enjoying a night out with friends in Philadelphia , Christmas week 2011, I hailed a taxi to go home. That was my last recollection before suffering an savage attack where I was left for dead in a city alley. Many facts are unknown but… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

BloomVC (or Bloom Venture Catalyst), a rewards based platform launched in 2011, was founded to fill the funding gap for innovative ideas, community initiatives and small business.  Founder and CEO Amanda Boyle has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and understands the joys of success… Read More

October 22, 2013 @ 1:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

CureCancerStarter, a 501c3 nonprofit, launched today.  The site will connect cancer patients, their friends and family to cancer researchers.  The site features cancer research from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (Chapel Hill, NC), The Duke Cancer Institute (Durham, NC), Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, NY) and… Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 1:32 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A server at Red Lobster in Franklin, Tennessee was allegedly the victim of racism thanks to a nasty slur left in lieu of a real tip. Supporters of Toni Christina Jenkins took to crowdfunding platform YouCaring to donate over $10,000 to the girl. She just… Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 5:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Christian Kickstart will be launching its website this weekend at the National Christian Writer’s Conference and Gospel Expo in Washington, D.C. ChristianKickstart.com is an online nonprofit crowdfunding platform used to Kickstart Christian based projects. They are the first and only nonprofit 501c(3) Christian crowdfunding platform. What… Read More

October 11, 2013 @ 9:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Anyone who pays attention to tech news undoubtedly saw a handful of headlines this week detailing turmoil within Twitter around the time of its founding. (For anyone that hasn’t read about this yet, this was my personal favorite synopsis.) In light of this news, Matthew… Read More

October 9, 2013 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Razoo, a crowdfunding site for causes, has pledged its support for #GivingTuesday’s annual national day of giving which takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, by providing an easy way for organizations and individuals alike to jumpstart the holiday giving season. #GivingTuesday inspires people to take collaborative action to improve… Read More

October 8, 2013 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Having just launched this past July in public Beta,  Uruut, a non-profit crowdfunding platform, has announced it has completed the largest opening raise of any donation-based crowdfunding platform. This achievement comes with the announcement of new high-profile board member, Doug Shipman, CEO of National Center… Read More

October 7, 2013 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Announces Campaign On Razoo to Improve Technology Platform New crowdfunding site Survive the Streets, piloting in Washington State, wants to help the nearly homeless in the U.S., where the need is immediate and the payoff results in moving people towards self-sufficiency.  Survive the Street focuses on… Read More

October 5, 2013 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

As we reported back in September, Glen James came across a backpack full of cash and checks in the amount of $40,000.  Mr. James, who happens to be homeless, did the right thing and turned over the large some of money to the authorities.  This… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Dedicating Dollars has launched their donation crowdfunding platform designed to aid in supporting people enduring hardships like medical bills or funeral expenses to empowering more joyful events like weddings. “While working at a specialty pharmacy and home infusion company, I became acutely aware of how… Read More

September 24, 2013 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

“Yoga: The Art of Transformation,” the first exhibi­tion about the visual history of yoga explores yoga’s rich diversity and historical transformations during the past 2,000 years.  These programs are made possible in part due to the Smithsonian’s first major crowdfunding campaign, “Together We’re One.”  Launched… Read More

September 24, 2013 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding site Razoo has announced a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action to host a 24-hour Giving Day in Spring 2014 to help raise awareness and the necessary funds to end child slavery and sex trafficking in the U.S. “At last year’s CGI annual… Read More

September 17, 2013 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

In its second year, “We Can Be Heroes”  is the largest charitable initiative in the history of DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. The funds raised support the work of the campaign’s three humanitarian aid partners — Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps. Together,… Read More

September 17, 2013 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week on September 14th a homeless man, Glen James, came across a backpack full of cash and travelers checks.  He had discovered more than $40,000 – along with a passport – new Boston.  In light of such a windfall many people would quickly look… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 10:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Prizeo is a really interesting take on crowdfunding. The platform is a celebrity-focused charitable donation site. It offers backers the chance to support a cause and earn cool rewards from the celebrities they love, and it also encourages celebrities to use their profiles to raise… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Watsi, a global crowdfunding platform for healthcare, has partnered with Dr. Michael Omidi and Julian Omidi in facilitating their non-profit; No More Poverty. Access to medical care is increasingly difficult in underdeveloped countries around the world. No More Poverty and and their partnership with Watsi,… Read More

August 28, 2013 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

PledgeDollars, a new crowdfunding site for teachers and schools has announced the launch of their new platform to help raise funds for education.  The platform is powered by white label crowdfunding platform Launcht. As America’s schools welcome students for another school year many schools continue to… Read More

August 23, 2013 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The cost of higher education is skyrocketing while student loan debt has risen above $1 Trillion.  The economic dynamics of higher education today is blocking people from progressing socially and economically in one of the most developed countries in the world.  To resolve this economic… Read More