Tagged: charity

February 20, 2014 @ 10:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Fast Company editorial director Jill Bernstein will be holding a live Q&A today discussing how to “harness the power of the crowd to make something positive happen.” The session starts at noon EST. The session features Charles Best, Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org (pictured, right). DonorsChoose… Read More

February 19, 2014 @ 9:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

DonorsChoose is quickly gaining steam in the crowdfunding space. FastCompany just named DonorsChoose to their list of the most innovative companies in 2014, and it wasn’t buried toward the bottom either. It made the top ten alongside the likes of Google and Nike. Now Huffington… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 11:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Google, Bloomberg, Xiaomi, Dropbox, Netflix, Airbnb, Nike, Zipdial… DonorsChoose.org? You read that right. DonorsChoose has become a staple among the annual list of most innovative companies compiled by Fast Company, and this year the site has muscled into the top 10. DonorsChoose.org is a donation-based… Read More

February 7, 2014 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding site for causes Razoo has claimed to have helped raise more than $200 million. In 2013 alone, Razoo doubled in growth driving $100 million in donations in a little over 12 months. Razoo states this is the highest-reported monetary value for U.S. crowdfunding strictly for… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 11:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunding and health-related initiatives are invariably linked. Crowdfunding can drive funding for outreach programs, research and even specific surgeries, which was the goal of a FundRazr campaign launched by The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. The campaign launched seeking $15,000 in order to pay for six… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

TheCHIVE is a hugely popular web site organized around sharing all things good in the world. You may have seen their ubiquitous KEEP CALM and CHIVE ON shirts adorned somewhere near you. If you didn’t know what they were, now you do! One local faction… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Looks to Tackle National Issues with Localized Crowdfunding Campaigns. BNN Funding’s mission is to run national campaigns that bring attention to “big topic” societal or cultural issues; hunger in America, creating jobs, combatting disease, or sustaining local news – and crowdfund across 350 cities for… Read More

January 22, 2014 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Watch Me Go is a new organization giving girls living in urban slums around the world the opportunity to go to high school. It recently launched the first crowdfunding platform dedicated entirely to girls’ secondary education in developing countries, and is currently raising funds to… Read More

January 20, 2014 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Superstar comedian Will Ferrell is the next big name celebrity using the Prizeo crowdfunding platform to raise funds for his favorite charity.  Ferrell has launched a campaign to raise $100,000 for Cancer for College.  Ferrell is listed as the “celebrity spokesman” for the organization. Cancer… Read More

January 2, 2014 @ 10:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Vans Warped Tour is a yearly music and extreme sports festival that takes place every summer as it has for the past 18 years. Hundreds of bands have played the tour since inception, which aims to give kids access to over 80 bands in… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Well known charity St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital is getting some help from donation crowdfunding site Prizeo this Holiday season.  Mariah Carey is using the platform to help raise $250,000 and one lucky donor will receive a private concert at her home in New York… Read More

December 24, 2013 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Small Can Be Big local crowdfunding site is set up to help “local families in crisis” with 100% of the funds raised going to these families in need.   The site has raised over $640,000 since their launch aiding 484 families.  They do everything from… Read More

December 20, 2013 @ 10:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The San Francisco 49ers are one of the best teams in the NFL again this year. There’s just one problem: there is one team in their division that may be better. This year’s Seattle Seahawks are something special. A chart recently published on Business Insider… Read More

December 20, 2013 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Donate Health to World’s Most Vulnerable. An alternative for last-minute gifts: Crowdfunding medical treatments and safe births. Nyaya Health, a for-purpose organization that exists to realize the right to health by delivering transparent, data-driven health care for Nepal’s rural poor has announced a new health crowdfunding platform. Social… Read More

December 12, 2013 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Charity crowdfunding site Crowd It Forward and veteran-owned food truck DC Slices will feed lunch to homeless Washington DC veterans on December 21st. This “Random Act of Crowdfunding” combines support for a veteran-owned small business with assistance for veterans in need. The program, entitled “The… Read More

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

Indiegogo has shared their totals for their #GivingTuesday campaign.  The global crowdfunding platform has raised over $1.3 Million (the total stands at over $1.5 Million today) from over 250 campaigns from 43 different countries.  First Giving have $1000 to the top three #GivingTuesday campaigns which… Read More

December 9, 2013 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

GiveForward, which posts over $74 Million crowdfunded to date, has announced a partnership with Lotsa Helping Hands, an online platform that connects volunteers with families in need to organize and coordinate support. Desiree Vargas Wrigley, CEO of GiveForward said of the strategic arrangement, “Our goal is to… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

In an initiative to aid Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts, mega-superstart Justin Bieber has partnered with Prizeo to raise $1,000,000.  With 9 days to go the campaign has raised well over $400,000 as Bieber’s fans and contributors poorer into support the cause.  Contributors also have  the… Read More

December 5, 2013 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

As previously reported crowdfunding site for causes Razoo, raised over $1.1 Million in donations as part of #GivingTuesday.  The site has now announced the official winners of its national day of giving competition. More than 600 fundraisers from across the country participated in the Razoo giving competition. The… Read More

December 4, 2013 @ 9:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hits $100,000 Crowdfunding Goal Immediately. Bill Draper, along with his family, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in support of the Parkinson’s Insitute and Clinical Center.  The fundraising initiative which is part of the #GivingTuesday effort on Indiegogo, has greatly benefited from the promise… Read More