Tagged: indiegogo life

September 16, 2015 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Rare Genomics Institute (RG), announced that the launching of ten separate crowdfunding campaigns to help patients with rare diseases pinpoint the causes of their illnesses. All amounts raised will go towards exome sequencing, which is a method of partial genome sequencing to find… Read More

September 15, 2015 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Rare Genomics Institute (RG), announced that it is launching ten separate crowdfunding campaigns to help patients with rare diseases pinpoint the causes of their illnesses. All amounts raised will go towards exome sequencing, which is a method of partial genome sequencing to find… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday,  Indiegogo announced a new feature on its other platform, Indiegogo Life: A fundraising page dedicated to medical projects. The global crowdfunding platform declared: “Though the uninsured rate among US adults has dropped more than 4 percentage points since passage of the Affordable Care… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after Humans of New York’s Brandon Stanton took to Indiegogo Life with his new project, Let’s Help Fatima End Bonded Labor, the initiative has successfully captured over $2.3 million thanks to 75,000 backers. Sharing details about the campaign, Stanton wrote: “Described as a modern-day… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Seeking to help organizers draw more attention to their projects, Indiegogo has revealed tips on how to get the press to cover campaigns. The crowdfunding platform stated: “We want every campaign on Indiegogo to be successful. Our team is constantly researching the best ways… Read More

August 17, 2015 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend,  Brandon Stanton, the face behind the popular photography blog Humans of New York, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo Life to raise $100,000 for his new project, Let’s Help Fatima End Bonded Labor. Sharing details about the campaign, Stanton wrote: “Described as a modern-day Harriett Tubman,… Read More

May 9, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Mother’s Day (this Sunday), Indiegogo Life has teamed up with BigTent by Care.com, an online destination for local parenting groups, for a special tribute to all the mothers throughout the world. The global crowdfunding platform shared: “We all remember how parents used to communicate… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rare Genomics Institute (RG) today announced the Amplify Hope Initiative, a new study aimed at determining how crowdfunding can promote scientific research to help rare disease patients. RG is an international non-profit providing rare disease patients with access to state of the art genomics sequencing… Read More

April 28, 2015 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With more than $450,000 raised by 6,000 contributors around the world to help those in Nepal following Saturday’s massive earthquake, Indiegogo has announced a new dedicated page for the cause’s campaigns. As previously reported, at least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive… Read More

April 18, 2015 @ 7:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help those seeking money for medical/health campaigns, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared some tips on how these type projects can ultimately receive the funds they need. The popular funding platform’s Breanna DiGiammarino stated: “Crowdfunding proved an effective aid for the Villanova family, as well as thousands of others… Read More