Hi Rodrigo—great article, great ideas…and just the expertise and encouragement I was looking for!
Would you be willing to speak about crowdfunding opportunities to local governments, non-profits and NGOs in Marin County? I coordinate monthly workshops via the “Marin Communications Forum,” and I wanted to get “crowdfunding” on our schedule.
Marin has the Marin Community Foundation—which great for stem cell research and big, game-changing initiatives, but there doesn’t seem to be much funding for great little ideas and neighborhood projects. Your expertise would be very welcome among our participants.
We would love to hear what you have to say! Thanks in advance if you are willing to discuss the possibility of a speaking engagement with us.
Great article, Rodrigo. As You and Jean Russell point out, communities contribute human and other capital as - or, actually more- important than the financial capital. Some other sources of financial capital already are piling up funds. How much money is going to community foundations each year without projects identified? People across the country are setting aside money for future good projects. How many donors with Donor Advised Fund accounts are looking for local projects? Tens or hundreds of thousands is a very conservative estimate. The money just starting to trickle into DAFs and community foundations suggests there are many more dollars seeking good causes than the wildest dreams of the entire movement of crowd funding. Thank you for tracking a bit of the funds. Now to connect up the varieties of community capital. Better than tracking, Practical yet visionary efforts like Jean Russell’s can train all varieties of capital on making impacts, plural. Once shown what is possible, and better still, how, community activism may eventually become a form of the currently rare bird, well - and self - funded local governance.
Rodrigo points out the reality that is interfering with community centered crowdfunding we saw a couple years ago in forming Crowdfund Roundup. To that end, our MyStateCrowdfunding program delivers turnkey investment platforms designed to reduce cost, risk and hassle for community and business development groups who wish to bring durable wealth and opportunity to their communities. As part of that program and the Crowdfund Guarantee, where investors would have their principal returned if a project didn’t meet milestones for success, there’s a two year mentoring and management program designed to get the great idea executed and sustainable. For as little as about $50/day an organization can get a project funded and and guided post-raise through that critical period all at the expense and with the participation of the investors in that community.
Rodrigo great article and I have started to follow your work as a crowdfunding consultant in the Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding space. I have achieved a level of success in the crowdfunding space http://www.inc.com/murray-newlands/top-19-crowdfunding-experts-startups-need-to-know.html . Now I am completely consumed by the idea of using crowdfunding to create place and commercial corridors in underserved urban communities. I would like to connect with you if you have the time to speak with me. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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BY Michelle Fadelli
ON September 16, 2014 10:44 AM
Hi Rodrigo—great article, great ideas…and just the expertise and encouragement I was looking for!
Would you be willing to speak about crowdfunding opportunities to local governments, non-profits and NGOs in Marin County? I coordinate monthly workshops via the “Marin Communications Forum,” and I wanted to get “crowdfunding” on our schedule.
Marin has the Marin Community Foundation—which great for stem cell research and big, game-changing initiatives, but there doesn’t seem to be much funding for great little ideas and neighborhood projects. Your expertise would be very welcome among our participants.
We would love to hear what you have to say! Thanks in advance if you are willing to discuss the possibility of a speaking engagement with us.
BY Drake Zimmerman
ON September 16, 2014 07:22 PM
Great article, Rodrigo. As You and Jean Russell point out, communities contribute human and other capital as - or, actually more- important than the financial capital. Some other sources of financial capital already are piling up funds. How much money is going to community foundations each year without projects identified? People across the country are setting aside money for future good projects. How many donors with Donor Advised Fund accounts are looking for local projects? Tens or hundreds of thousands is a very conservative estimate. The money just starting to trickle into DAFs and community foundations suggests there are many more dollars seeking good causes than the wildest dreams of the entire movement of crowd funding. Thank you for tracking a bit of the funds. Now to connect up the varieties of community capital. Better than tracking, Practical yet visionary efforts like Jean Russell’s can train all varieties of capital on making impacts, plural. Once shown what is possible, and better still, how, community activism may eventually become a form of the currently rare bird, well - and self - funded local governance.
BY Adam Pressman
ON October 20, 2014 08:43 AM
Rodrigo points out the reality that is interfering with community centered crowdfunding we saw a couple years ago in forming Crowdfund Roundup. To that end, our MyStateCrowdfunding program delivers turnkey investment platforms designed to reduce cost, risk and hassle for community and business development groups who wish to bring durable wealth and opportunity to their communities. As part of that program and the Crowdfund Guarantee, where investors would have their principal returned if a project didn’t meet milestones for success, there’s a two year mentoring and management program designed to get the great idea executed and sustainable. For as little as about $50/day an organization can get a project funded and and guided post-raise through that critical period all at the expense and with the participation of the investors in that community.
BY Bill Huston
ON August 27, 2016 04:58 PM
Rodrigo great article and I have started to follow your work as a crowdfunding consultant in the Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding space. I have achieved a level of success in the crowdfunding space http://www.inc.com/murray-newlands/top-19-crowdfunding-experts-startups-need-to-know.html . Now I am completely consumed by the idea of using crowdfunding to create place and commercial corridors in underserved urban communities. I would like to connect with you if you have the time to speak with me. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)