The success of a crowdfunding campaign relies on several key factors, each playing a vital role in attracting backers and generating support for your cause or project. There’s a lot to consider, from setting the right funding goal and crafting an engaging pitch to building a strong online presence and maintaining momentum throughout the campaign. …
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A captivating story can make or break a crowdfunding campaign. The secret sauce? Storytelling that touches people’s hearts and inspires them to support your cause or project. Having a relatable narrative can help you achieve your fundraising goals. In this article, we’ll explore the magic of storytelling in crowdfunding and give you some handy tips …
Crowdfunding campaigns are an increasingly popular method of raising funds for a project or business. However, With so many crowdfunding campaigns available, standing out and attracting supporters can be challenging. Offering rewards or incentives is an effective way to incentivize potential donors. Here are some of the best rewards you can offer to your crowdfunding …
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Online fundraising is becoming an increasingly popular way to assist those in need or to support a worthy cause. According to one article published by Investopedia, as of December 2022, over $34 billion has been raised via crowdfunding platforms worldwide. You can use several strategies to attract more people to your fundraiser, whether you’re raising …
No one likes asking for money. It’s hard enough to make this kind of request from people you know but when it comes to asking strangers, for many it just feels like an impossible task. Regardless of the reasons for requesting money from strangers, one of the most important rules in asking for donations is …
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Successful online fundraising campaigns depend on persuasive storytelling to drive home their messages and move potential donors to action. The impact and power of stories cannot be overstated in online fundraising, as they help to effectively communicate the value of donating to your cause. Writing a compelling story has become increasingly crucial for successful contemporary …
If you run a business, you’ve probably heard of various marketing strategies, some new and some old. There’s Traditional Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and the list goes on. But there is one form of marketing that seems slightly counterintuitive to traditional business models, but that pays big dividends when done correctly, and that …
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By Sherry Quam Taylor, CEO of QuamTaylor LLC The “Great Resignation” has become more than just a buzzword. This movement has infiltrated almost every industry, from corporate finance to retail. The nonprofit sector, in particular, has suffered greatly. I’m witnessing the challenges my clients are facing firsthand. So many nonprofit leaders have been impacted by …
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Asking for money, or anything else for that matter, can be stressful. And you may not hear as many yeses as you want because you aren’t asking, and that is keeping you from raising more money, getting more engagement from your board, finding that new event sponsor…anything you want. So, before you ask for anything, …
How you think and feel about money is called your money mindset, and it directly impacts how much money you will have and how much money you will raise. You, your board or staff may have beliefs about money so ingrained in you, you don’t realize what they are. These stories are thoughts that drive …
Causability prohibits all ‘cause based campaigns’ that are illegal, heavily regulated, or potentially dangerous for (users) donors, as well as any offered ‘perks’ (donation incentives) that the ‘creator’ did not make either physically or offered as digital downloads.
1. Any item claiming to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent an illness or condition (whether via a device, app, book, nutritional supplement, or other means).
2. Contests, coupons, gambling, and raffles.
3. Energy food and drinks.
4. Offensive material (e.g., hate speech, encouraging violence against others, etc.)
5. Offering a genetically modified organism as a reward.
6. Live animals. Campaigns can not include live animals as a reward.
7. Offering alcohol as a reward.
8. Offering financial, money-processing, or credit services; financial intermediaries or cash-equivalent instruments; travel services (e.g., vacation packages); phone services (e.g., prepaid phone services, 900 numbers); and business marketing services.
9. Political fundraising.
10. Any pornographic or sexually explicit material.
11. Campaigns that promote discrimination, bigotry, or intolerance towards marginalized groups.
12. Campaigns that share things that already exist, or repackage a previously created product, without adding anything new or aiming to iterate on the idea in any way.
13. No resale. All ‘perks’ (donation incentives) must have been produced or designed by the project or one of its creators — no reselling things from others or elsewhere.
14. Drugs, nicotine, tobacco, vaporizers, and related paraphernalia.
15. Weapons, replicas of weapons, and weapon accessories.
If your project involves something illegal, heavily regulated, or potentially dangerous for backers and it is not on this list, please contact us before starting your campaign.