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Scripps Research Institute Scientist Nears $100,000 Crowdfunding Goal in Fight Against Ebola

Over the past few weeks, the Ebola virus has not only hit the U.S., but has been the cause of panic through major cities in Texas, as well as Ohio. Although some scientists have begun to look to the crowd to help fund their study… Read More

CrowdRise Is Launching “Worlds Largest Charity Effort” for #GivingTuesday

Charitable crowdfunding platform, CrowdRise, is gearing up to launch the “worlds largest charity effort” to raise money for #GivingTuesday commencing on December 2, 2014.  Co-founded by actor Edward Norton, producer Shauna Robertson, and entrepreneurs Robert and Jeffrey Wolfe, CrowdRise has announced that it is also… Read More

WePay Triples Payment Volume in Crowdfunding

WePay, a provider of payments for platform businesses, announced on Wednesday a three-fold, year-over-year increase in payment volume from crowdfunding sites. WePay powers five out of the top ten crowdfunding sites including GoFundMe, YouCaring.com, GiveForward, CrowdRise, and Fundly and saw an average of 276 percent… Read More

Northeast Ski Resort Turns Seeks $50,000 Through Crowdrise Campaign

In an effort to save their precious ski resort, an organization known as the Friends of Lost Valley have launched a $50,000 Crowdrise crowdfunding campaign to save the wintry destination in Auburn, Maine before it closes down for good. Lost Valley Ski and Banquet Resort… Read More

Timberland Serv-a-Palooza Challenge Posts on CrowdRise

Outdoor lifestyle brand, Timberland has announced a partnership with charity platform CrowdRise.  Timberland has placed a “call for entries” for its inaugural “Timberland Serv-a-palooza Challenge” – a volunteerism competition the brand is hosting in partnership with CrowdRise. The six-week Challenge will encourage consumers to volunteer… Read More

Craig Newmark and CrowdRise Launch Crowdfunding CampaignTo Support American Heroes

Craig Newmark’s craigconnects and Crowdrise launched the second annual Veterans Charity Challenge on Thursday morning, expanded to benefit police and fire fighter nonprofit, in addition to veterans and military charities. This year’s “Veterans Charity Challenge 2” is a follow-up campaign, which raised more than $445,000… Read More

CrowdRise Receives $23 Million Led by Fred Wilson & Union Square Ventures

According to reports CrowdRise has received a significant investment of $23 million led by Fred Wilson and Union Square Ventures, including Spark Capital, Index Ventures, RatPac, CAA Ventures, UTA Ventures and Bezos Expeditions.  Wilson was one of the first big backers in Kickstarter. CrowdRise is… Read More

Holiday Charity Challenge Launched by CrowdRise

The 3rd Annual Holiday Charity Challenge has been launched by CrowdRise, a crowdfunding platform to help people and organizations raise funds for charitable causes.  CrowdRise has organized the initiative with the support of CraigsList founder, Craig Newmark and The Huffington Post. The Challenge began on… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 5, 2013

Forbes | Sony And Intel, Shaping The Next Generation Of Hardware “Something is happening in hardware.” This article explores the revolution happening in the hardware space among big players like Intel and Motorola. These companies are becoming more open and allowing more collaboration into their… Read More

Russel Simmons’s Visa RushCard, CrowdRise Announce #RiseToThrive Winners

Russell Simmons may be best known for co-founding Def Jam Records with famed producer Rick Rubin. He also co-founded the RushCard, a prepaid Visa with a goal to “provide financial freedom and access long denied to an underserved population.” RushCard has now teamed with crowdfunding platform CrowdRise in launching… Read More

Skoll Foundation, Huffington Post Partner for Crowdfunding Challenge on Crowdrise

The Skoll Foundation, founded in 1999 to generate change large scale change by aiding innovators, is partnering with The Huffington Post to launch a crowdfunding challenge entitled “Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Challenge”.  The partnership is working with charity crowdfunding platform Crowdrise.  The competition runs until November… Read More

Russell Simmons, CrowdRise Team Up For #RiseToThrive Challenge

Russell Simmons may be best known for co-founding Def Jam Records with famed producer Rick Rubin. He also co-founded the RushCard, a prepaid Visa with a goal to “provide financial freedom and access long denied to an underserved population.” RushCard has now teamed with crowdfunding platform… Read More

Craigslist Founder and Rahr Foundation Launch the “Veterans Charity Challenge” on CrowdRise

In honor of Memorial Day, craigslist founder Craig Newmark and The Rahr Foundation have launched the “Veterans Charity Challenge” crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for nonprofit organizations benefiting veterans and their military families. The Challenge will run from May 23 at 12 p.m. EDT through… Read More

John Hancock Financial Partners with Crowdrise to Increase Donations

John Hancock Financial Leverages Crowdrise crowdfunding platform to increase donations for Boston Marathon fundraising for charity. John Hancock Financial is rallying the runners in its 2013 Boston Marathon Non-Profit Program in their attempt to break last year’s record of raising $6.8 million in charitable donations… Read More

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