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One of the most overlooked aspects of fundraising? Social proof. John Fanning Jr., CEO of Zelgor Games, recommends raising 10-20% of your target funds from friends and family first. This creates a ripple effect, showing potential investors that people who know you best believe in your project. 💰Strangers are far more likely to invest once they see others have already backed you! Ready to get started? Focus on your core supporters first. #CrowdfundingSuccess #InvestorTrust #Netcapital #Fundraising101

Pictured is the Ladder Company 8 Firehouse on Franklin Street, Tribeca, New York City, the famous ‘Ghostbusters’ firehouse. It was threatened with closure, in an attempt to save money, but a public campaign was successful in saving it. It’s since gone on to be fully renovated at a cost of several million dollars. Fans from around the world raised money for a replica Ghostbusters sign – seen pictured. This has also led to a fund raiser with an annual celebration of the firehouse - planned to coincide with Ghostbusters Day – as well as other local fund-raising events. It’s perhaps unlikely any of this would have happened had the firehouse not featured in the film back in 1984 so credit to whoever first capitalised on this opportunity – something we should be on the lookout for as a consequence of delivering change. 🔥Benefits come with a degree of certainty as they are identified through development of the business case and careful planning and management. 🔥Opportunities on the other hand, are about seeing a chance of a positive spin-off and the creation, or improvement, of future revenue. ∎ Importantly, this is a working firehouse and they were one of the first responders to the World Trade Center on September 11th. #changeandtransformation #projectandprogrammeprofessional

So proud of my client Ben Boecker for raising $59,603: 149% of his $40K goal on Seed&Spark! Ben is a rockstar client. Clearly. He took all the steps necessary to prepare himself for success (including hiring me, of course!) Raising funds for your art can be stressful and overwhelming but it doesn't have to be when you have the proper support. If you are a storyteller who wants to create art on your own terms, you must learn how to ask for what you need. I can show you how :-)

"Better Places began with meetings between various Vermont nonprofits, DHCD and other state agencies in 2017, seeking a new way to fund smaller public, community-driven projects in Vermont’s underserved rural communities, which often lack the resources to engage in grant writing like larger towns do." Since the program launched, Better Places has distributed over $1 million in matching grants to changemaking community-led projects across the state. Learn more about the impact of crowdgranting in the rural communities of Vermont in the latest from Vermont Public 📰 "Applying for grants can burden small towns. A Vermont 'crowdgranting' program can help." #Vermont #Placemaking #Crowdfunding #PublicSpaces #QualityOfLife #QualityOfPlace #CommunityDevelopment #EconomicDevelopment

Have you been wondering how you can upload your campaign to the COMMUNITY FUND ME website? Well, here are five easy steps to guide you on how to go about it by yourself #CommunityFundMe #donatemoneyinlagos #helpinghands #gofundme #charityorganizationsinnigeria #Transparency #Accountability #fundraising #funding #funds #crowdfunding

Just got off the phone with a CEO of a ~$2.5B company Incredibly nice and full of wisdom I have always said the best growth hack is identifying people ahead of you and finding out what has worked for them and what hasn’t What I found most impressive was how pointed his guidance was My particular questions were around fundraising to fuel growth There wasn’t these long-winded responses full of fluff Just concrete examples and precise suggestions The sign of someone who’s actually done it before Find people who may be able to help and be a sponge! #fundraising #growth #investing

Here's what our co-founder Uday Parmar has to say!

Are we at the dawn of the entrepreneurial museum? (By this, we don't mean a museum about entrepreneurs, though that would be pretty cool.) The Art Newspaper explores museums that have developed revenue streams based on monetizing their expertise. Citing unreliable philanthropy, some museums are entering unconventional partnerships and spinning off businesses. This approach is not without challenges. Money-making ventures must relate to the charitable mission to avoid business taxes. Pursuing project requires a mind reset for non-profit executives and staff. Do you think this is a solution? What examples have you seen? https://lnkd.in/eFQnNrvN

Another nice reminder and summary of a great event - SportsAid Eastern To watch the video, follow the link below. We are proud to play our part!

😳 😳 We got a guide from Y Combinator how to raise your Seed Before they had a guide for Series A, but seems like time changed. 3 key points you should know: 1) Average equity % you should sell is 10% 2) You should raise for 18months runway. For example: you have 10 team members, average burn per 1 member is 10k, you should raise 10x10,000x18m = $1,800,000 3) there is no general recommendation how much time you should spend on your fundraising. See the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gjs4eC9H #yc #ycombinator #seed #fundraising #burn #ranway #wildmarket