Tagged: education

March 30, 2016 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MobileCause, a mobile, social and online fundraising platform, announced on Wednesday that it has teamed up with nonprofit education organization, Step Up For Students, to launch a series of digital fundraising and communication campaigns for scholarships and wraparound services. According to MobileCause, the new partnership… Read More

March 30, 2016 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with #FundedClub member Pobble to discuss what the company has been up to since its funding success. According to Crowdcube, Pobble is on a mission to create a more literate world, by giving teachers a means to inspire… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has decided to offer a “Fintech certificate course” labeled “Future Commerce”.  The promotional page notes that venture capital investment into Fintech has jumped to over 600%. Probably more interesting is the fact that Fintech is quickly becoming the norm… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe, announced it is kicking off a new effort to expand its footprint in education by launching a fundraising contest to give 9 high-need schools the opportunity to win 100 Google Chromebooks. GoFundMe has created a new education-specific portal as a… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 5:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Y Combinator announced that the five year partnership with Imagine K12 has taken its next step on its Posthaven blog, the original edtech accelerator, has joined Y Combinator to form an edtech vertical within YC. Agreeing that 2016 was the right time to create YC/Imagine K12, the team decided to… Read More

December 4, 2015 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This Holiday Season, Kia Motors America (KMA) and crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose will host a series of teacher appreciation events and hands-on project funding workshops to empower teachers in some of the country’s highest-need schools. Building on the success of previous campaigns that have raised over $7… Read More

October 31, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EdPlace, a UK-based online subscription service providing comprehensive curriculum coverage, has launched a Crowdcube initiative to raise £400,000 for the expansion of its services. The company shared that it empowers parents in their children’s education by providing adaptive learning resources in English, maths and science… Read More

October 22, 2015 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Empiribox, a UK-based educational company, has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise 125,000 to continue expansion. The company noted that it not only provides the proper tools to teaching science, but also aims to equip 7-11-year-olds, particularly girls, with an understanding… Read More

October 20, 2015 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, GoFundMe’s CEO Rob Solomon announced that high-profile beverage company Dr Pepper gave $65,000 to 14 of its crowdfunding campaigns as part of its Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway. Solomon wrote: “Dr Pepper helped each of these campaigns hit their respective fundraising goals. For Jonah of Ithaca, New York,… Read More

October 20, 2015 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inspirus Credit Union announced on Tuesday it has partnered with crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose to help purchase supplies for Washington classrooms in need. When contributions from individual donors hit the halfway mark for select funding requests, Inspirus kicks in the rest. Having set aside $25,000 in… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EdAid, a financial technical startup, recently announced that it is launching its own crowdfunding platform to help students with college expenses. According to CityAM, the new platform, which is pending approval by the Financial Conduct Authority, is set to launch next month and will offer… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a few hours before the closing of its Kickstarter initiative, Bill Nye’s new film has reached over $800,000 thanks to 16,000 backers. Due to its popularity, the project has been dubbed the crowdfunding giant’s most funded documentary. New York City producers David Alvarado and Jason… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced today its third annual commitment to funding environmental science projects in partnership with DonorsChoose, a non-profit crowdfunding platform where teachers can request classroom resources. By partnering with the DonorsChoose.org “Double Your Impact” initiative, qualified projects in… Read More

October 30, 2014 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, non-profit organization Code.org launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $5,000,000 for its new program called, An Hour of Code for Every Student. This will give 100 million students throughout the world an opportunity to have one hour per day of… Read More

October 11, 2014 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nonprofit computer science organization Code.Org debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo earlier this week to raise $5,000,000 for its new program called, An Hour of Code For Every Student. This gives 100 million students through the world an opportunity to have one hour per day of computer… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snoop Dogg is making his way back to Tilt! The famed rapper and YouTube star took the crowdfunding platform with a new campaign that is dedicated to raise funds for Inner City Urban Development (ICUD) football league in Des Moines, Iowa. The ICUD is a community-based… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Proud parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings will soon be able to watch, along with encourage, the progress of the next generation through a new online social platform for students called the Acknowledge Xc. Acknowledge Xc, which is offering 15% equity for £100,000 to investors… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Taking a page out of the Google handbook, AT&T Aspire announced they had funded 130 education projects in Charleston, Berkley and Dorchester counties on DonorsChoose.  The total amount donated was just over $70,000.  The funding was designated for 64 different schools for projects involving 111… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Osmo launched their cool hardware gaming device for kids earlier this year. Created by ex-Googlers, Osmo paired slick technology with the Apple iPad to engender an educational and interactive gaming device for kids (and adults).  Osmo is an alternative to pointless games that may occupy… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

For the second time in a week, search giant Google has swept into crowdfunding site DonorsChoose and fully funded requests for every teacher – this time in Austin.  Last week, Google did the same for teachers in Washington, DC funding over $230,000.  Google has done… Read More