March 3, 2017 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced on Thursday it is teaming up with True/False Film Festival to bring childcare to the 2017 event. The True/False Film Festival described as an event that offers a four-day weekend of creative placemaking in which filmmakers, artists, musicians and others in… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Gosnell campaign creator, Phelim McAleer, launched a project on Indiegogo to raise nearly $100,000 for their new production, FERGUSON, a play about the infamous shooting of black teenager, Michael Brown.  Sharing details about the project, McAleer wrote: “Thanks for having a look at the FERGUSON play. I think this is one of… Read More

December 12, 2014 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to do whatever it takes to stop the destruction of Ferguson, Missouri businesses, an initiative known as #FergusonRebuild has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to help save many of the town’s shops after multiple riots, due to the jury’s decision to not indict… Read More

December 1, 2014 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

His days as a police officer may be over for good, but it seems Darren Wilson won’t have to worry about creating a new career anytime soon. According to MailOnline, an anonymous woman has gathered nearly 200,000 Facebook supporters for Wilson to help raise more… Read More

December 1, 2014 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As the city of Ferguson continues to experience riots and devastation following the jury’s decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of teenager, Michael Brown, more and more business owners are launching crowdfunding campaigns on GoFundMe for receive more help in… Read More

November 29, 2014 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Amy Berg, the filmmaker behind the 2012 documentary West of Memphis, has teamed up with actor Nate Parker and writer-director Matthew Cooke to create a new documentary called AMERICAN RACE. The film about the “black male crisis,” and  is to focus on the death of Ferguson’s Michael Brown,… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., a peer-to-peer (P2P) real estate lending marketplace, has closed a $2 million commercial real estate loan crowdfunded by accredited investors. This was the third loan closed by Money360 in September. Money360 is on track to fund $25 million in peer-to-peer real estate loans before… Read More

September 12, 2014 @ 4:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Recently, The Huffington Post took to crowdfunding for freelance journalism using Beacon Reader.  The project is for the Ferguson Fellowship to ensure Ferguson, Missouri shooting receives constant coverage for the next year. On August 9th, a police officer by the name of Darren Wilson shot and… Read More

August 19, 2014 @ 8:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In the past couple weeks, small town of Ferguson, Missouri has been in the midst of infamous riots over police officer Darren Wilson shooting and killing an 18-year-old, Michael Brown, on August 9th. The town’s officials stated that Brown was a suspect in a robbery… Read More

January 14, 2014 @ 11:06 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Ten crowdfunding campaigns. $1,420,000 in funding sought. Six weeks to go. One nonprofit with one goal: to put bike share stations all over Kansas City, Missouri. Civic crowdfunding platform Neighbor.ly is currently hosting ten crowdfunding campaigns that represent ten possible future locations for bike sharing… Read More