Tagged: donald trump

November 9, 2016 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Soon the dust will will settle and the collective surprise of a Donald Trump Presidency will sink in and the United States will move forward. On top of a populist Trump administration, the Republican Party will control both houses of Congress. This is a combination… Read More

August 26, 2016 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, released a “Factsheet” on small business.  Interestingly it contained a good bit of affirmation that she will not turn her back on small business recognizing SMEs are the lifeblood of the… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Starbucks customers have taken to Payola to raise $50,000 as a way to convince the coffee giant to close its Trump Tower location. The initiative was reportedly stated by Ivan Pardo, the CEO of Buycott. The campaign’s description reads: “Many loyal Starbucks customers will be… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 1:55 pm By Robin Sosnow  |  

Political campaigns may have a symbiotic relationship to crowdfunding. In a sense, politicians have been crowdfunding political donations for years, even before the term was generally known. Since then, many have used actual internet-based crowdfunding campaigns in their fundraising. President Barak Obama has high hopes… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard Professor, iconoclast, and creator of MayDay PAC, announced to the world that he was looking to raise $1 million to become the next president of the United States. He declared that he was currently seeking the nomination of the Democratic… Read More

September 20, 2013 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Penn Jillette is next up on the celebrity list to crowdfund a full length feature film and he is doing it on FundAnything.  Jillette is half of the well known Penn & Teller team.  He is an accomplished magician, actor, comedian and author.  The Penn… Read More

August 28, 2013 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowfunding campaign will attempt to raise $85,000 for Adopt the Arts Foundation Glee’s Jane Lynch and Guns N’ Roses Drummer Matt Sorum, are launching a crowdfunding campaign to Raise generate funds to Bring Music Programs to Los Angeles Public Schools.  FundAnything, a crowdfunding site started… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowfunding on FundAnything Platform Carolla Surpasses $1 Million Target with 15 Days Left in Campaign Actor, comedian and podcasting aficianado Adam Carolla’s crowdfunding  campaign for his new movie “Road Hard” has surpassed the $1 million goal initially set for his fundraising effort on FundAnything.  … Read More