May 7, 2013 @ 8:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Bolder Giving, in partnership with the Kevin J. Mossier Foundation and Forward Motion Group, today announced the launch of Give OUT Day supporting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) community through a new national giving campaign.  Give OUT Day is the first nationwide Giving Day for the LGBTQ community. Anyone in the U.S…. Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Offerings  |  Tagged give out day, lgbtq, razoo

April 12, 2013 @ 1:52 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Marathon Runners Raise Nonprofit Awareness and Charitable Donations with Razoo Razoo, a crowdfunding platform for causes, is powering the efforts of marathon runners, as they raise funds for a variety of charities, ranging from the Boys and Girls Club to the Melanoma Foundation and more. Having already helped raise over $147 million for US nonprofits,… Read More

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March 25, 2013 @ 4:59 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We’ve put together a list of 20 niche crowdfunding sites we’ve covered on Crowdfund Insider recently. Many of these sites cater to specific interests and geographic areas, and many have unique ways of helping crowdfunders raise funds.  Angeldorm allows individuals to receive donations for college funds. Money can go towards anything from books and supplies to tuition…. Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines  |  Tagged angeldorm, appsplit, carbonstory, catapooolt, catincan, crowd supply, faithlauncher, getgayfunded, kiva, microryza, mosaic, pave, pledge music, power2give, razoo, realty mogul, seed&spark, spacehive, wefunder

March 13, 2013 @ 8:26 pm By Forbes  |  

Minnesota’s GiveMNraised $16.3 million in one day using crowdfunding site Razoo in November of 2012. In what has become a major annual event in the nonprofit community in Minnesota, 4,381 nonprofits participated, raising money from 53,339 people on “Give to the Max Day.” The Community Foundation of Utah (with whom I volunteer) is sponsoring and organizing the Love UT Give… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, General News, Strategy  |  Tagged charity, givemn, non profit, razoo

March 11, 2013 @ 12:39 pm By CFI Correspondent  |  

Razoo, a  crowdfunding platform for causes, and SXSW Interactive Festival announced today a partnership to raise money online for two charitable causes March 8-12, 2013.  The partnership reflects a commitment to furthering the community-oriented culture of SXSW by offering more opportunities to support forward-thinking causes. The two charities highlighted at SXSW 2013 are Architecture for Humanity… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged architecture for humanity, eff, electronic frontier foundation, razoo, sxsw

January 25, 2013 @ 6:30 pm By MercuryNews  |  

Crowdfunding site Razoo landed in San Francisco last year not to ask for money, but to give it. CEO Lesley Mansford says that’s just one way the social online fundraising company is unique. Founded in 2007 in Washington, D.C., Razoo is a Web platform that helps individuals, organizations, cities and states raise money using social… Read More

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January 21, 2013 @ 7:41 am By USAToday  |  

In April, President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law. The entrepreneurial community cheered, saying the law would help small businesses raise money during their most vulnerable periods, when companies try to move from early to late stage. “The thing that kills startups is not having enough initial investments,” said… Read More

Read more in: General News, Politics  |  Tagged indiegogo, jobs act, kickstarter, razoo, sec, steve case

January 15, 2013 @ 7:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

It used to be that most organizations fundraising for charity had to do so the old fashioned way, whether that be by direct (snail) mail, specific events, or in person solicitations.  These were all methods which could be very successful, but these methods were also exceptionally inefficient and very time consuming. In the age of web 3.0… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines, Strategy  |  Tagged charity, crowdtilt, fundrazr, gofundme, human tribe project, indiegogo, non profit, pledgeit, razoo, sponsorcraft, tactics

January 4, 2013 @ 8:30 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

World-record breaking online fundraiser raises $16.3 million in 24-hours crowdfunding through Razoo Company introduces real-time data visualization, expands operations and hires key executives in 2012 Razoo, the fastest growing crowdfunding platform for causes, today announced 2012 was its biggest year for charitable giving to date. Razoo raised more than $135 million dollars for 16,000 nonprofits… Read More

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December 13, 2012 @ 11:37 am By Nonprofit Quarterly  |  

Buzzwords and catchphrases evolve when there is some cool opportunity for success. People get excited, and sometimes we realize that “easy” success actually only works in very specific circumstances. One of today’s buzzwords is crowdfunding. First, some definitions. This isn’t crowdsourcing, which is another popular buzzword. Crowdsourcing is creating something by dispersing the task of… Read More

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