Tagged: charity

August 21, 2013 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

FrontStream Payments Acquires Artez Interactive, Expands Domestic and International Footprint for charity fundraising and donation processing. FrontStream Payments and Artez Interactive have combined forces to offer not-for-profits a comprehensive suite of peer-to-peer fundraising and donation processing solutions for top nonprofit organizations in the U.S., Canada,… Read More

August 21, 2013 @ 6:47 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Facebook has a long-standing policy that rewards hackers with a bounty if they can find a bug in Facebook’s system. Bounties can be as little as $500, but there is no maximum. Facebook makes a judgement call based on the severity of the bug and… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 10:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Razoo, a crowdfunding site for causes, has expanded its online platform to allow people to give directly to other people for any good cause – whether nonprofit or personal. Razoo now empowers everyday philanthropists to show they care through peer-to-peer giving for personal fundraisers. Razoo’s has helped… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 4:35 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently reported on some pretty impressive funding numbers coming from SunGod Sunglasses, a campaign on Indiegogo seeking funding for some new shades. The campaign has set a record for UK-based fashion campaigns on Indiegogo and sits third all-time for IGG fashion projects. The campaign… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 9:48 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday Kickstarter’s three cofounders – Charles Adler, Yancey Strickler and Perry Chen – took to the Kickstarter blog to offer their take on Spike Lee’s participation on the platform. The post was entitled The Truth About Spike Lee and Kickstarter. It isn’t the first time… Read More

August 19, 2013 @ 9:13 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In the world of custom t-shirts, CustomInk is a big player. Launched in 2000, the company has over 600 employees at their three locations (two in Virginia, one in Nevada) and has amassed over $140 million in revenues. You may have seen their commercials on… Read More

August 12, 2013 @ 6:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The ClickStartMe Foundation has launched Crowd It Forward, a crowdfunding site organization that accepts tax deductible donations and creates “Random Acts of Crowdfunding” for those in need.  Crowd It Forward is a  noto for profit company 501(c)(3) that will accept tax deductible donations for those… Read More

August 12, 2013 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

BidSpot Cares (BSC) today announced that it will be partnering with the Assists Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by Bill Self, head coach of the University of Kansas’ men’s basketball team, and his wife, Cindy. Using the influence of celebrities through social media, BSC™ crowdfunds… Read More

August 8, 2013 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The movement for non-profits partnering with crowdfunding platforms continues as GiveForward has announced a strategic relationship with the Kidney Cancer Association. GiveForward, a crowdfunding site which helps families and friends raise money for medical bills, will be partnering  with the organization which is dedicated to eradicate… Read More

July 24, 2013 @ 9:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

GunByGun.org founder Ian Johnstone lost his father at age 10 to gun violence. Since then he’s been an advocate for removing guns from the streets in any way possible. Now he and co-founder Eric King Ph.D. have launched GunByGun.com in order to connect crowdfunding with community… Read More

July 13, 2013 @ 1:14 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Amelia Coffaro was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 28. She turned to crowdfunding platform GiveForward and has been able to raise over $50,000 to go toward her medical bills. She has a goal of raising $100,000. The campaign is live until November… Read More

July 13, 2013 @ 12:59 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Aaron Collins died in July of 2012 at the age of 30. In his will, he left a message that would change his brother Seth’s life forever. He asked him to leave a huge tip for a waitress. $500 for a pizza. So he did…. Read More

July 13, 2013 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

So a bit of a shift today from our regular line up of products and services.  We are sharing two more charitable campaigns both crowdfunding on Indiegogo. The first is from a Haitian based entrepreneur, D&G Green Entreprises, who had his factory destroyed in the… Read More

July 6, 2013 @ 3:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Last month we reported that the “We Can Be Heroes” crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo was offering one heck of a reward. For $25,000 famous comic book artist Jim Lee would come to one backer’s house and paint a wall of their choosing in his trademark… Read More

July 1, 2013 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Brown Paper Tickets has introduced an easy way to donate tickets to the men and women of the U.S. armed services through a crowdfunding program called “Brown Paper Tickets Salutes”. The ticketing company has helped event producers to give more than 21,000 event tickets worth… Read More

June 27, 2013 @ 12:05 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Buried in the list of rewards for DC Entertainment’s “We Can Be Heroes” is a pretty incredible available perk: having Jim Lee come to your house to create an original piece of artwork right on your wall. Not only are we more dedicated than ever… Read More

June 22, 2013 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Giveffect, a charity donation crowdfunding site based in Toronto, officially launched after doing several months of a soft launch to prep their site.  Started by three entrpreneuer Allan Shin, Kevin Shin and Anisa Mirza they hope to encourage relationship building between donors and charities. The… Read More

June 20, 2013 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Platform uses crowdfunding to raise money for Charity, Signs Mario Chalmers as First Client BidSpot Cares, a gamification and crowdfunding platform that supports athletic and celebrity charities, announced its official launch and first client, the Miami Heat’s Mario Chalmers. Using the influence of celebrities and… Read More

June 13, 2013 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Convoy of Hope partnered with charity crowdfunding organization, HopeMob, which raised more than $46,000 to support Convoy of Hope’s tornado disaster relief operations in Moore, Oklahoma. “Partnering with HopeMob is another example how working together with like-minded organizations really helps to be able to provide… Read More

June 13, 2013 @ 6:44 am By JD Alois  |  

In recognition of Father’s Day, Kangu – a philanthropic crowdfunding platform that enables donors to crowdfund safe birth environments for pregnant women in developing countries – announced the launch of its new feature, “Celebrating Dads.” ‘Celebrating Dads’ expands upon Kangu’s unique crowdfunding model, which features the… Read More