Crowdsourcing was an early example of the power of the crowd. We have some noteable success stories here in Australia including Matt Barrie from Freelancer.com. Doing business online has become the norm and building trust no longer requires meeting in person at the early stages. People find love on the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Anna Maguire
IconPark – a world’s first in crowdfunding restaurants and bars
I am so happy that Australia has recently launched a ‘world’s first’ by combining crowdfunding with investing in the people behind restaurants and bars. Super happy! So imagine this…. You’re a talented chef, bartender, barista, sommelier, or anyone involved in the food and beverage industry. You often dream about “When … Continue reading
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season
Whatever part of the world you are in, I hope that you have a wonderful, peaceful holiday season. Thank you to all of the blog subscribers – I will be bringing you another year of crowdfunding content after the holiday season. Here in Australia it is time for relaxing, eating … Continue reading
Your Christmas Crowdfunding Guide
As we venture closer to Christmas we face the inevitable task of dolling out huge amounts of cash for Christmas presents. If you’re anything like me then at some stage of the process you may feel a bit uneasy about spending so much money when there are serious issues of … Continue reading
Your Crowdfunding Project Page
Today on Crowdfund it! we are featuring a guest post by Camille McClane. You can find out more about Camille at the bottom of the post. Setting up a crowdfunding project page isn’t terribly difficult. In fact, a lot of the third-party crowdfunding sites make it incredibly easy for you to do so. … Continue reading
Subscription Crowdfunding Growth
Global crowdfunding platform Pozible announced the beta launch of their subscription crowdfunding model. I’m pretty excited about the subscription model as it appears to address the challenge of ongoing support that projects may need. Wary of continually going back to their networks to ask for more money, crowdfunders may find … Continue reading
Chuffed Crowdfunding Christmas
There’s a new platform in Australia aimed at not-for-profits and social enterprises and it’s got a hard-to-beat angle: Fee Free Crowdfunding. With Chuffed immediately taking an average of 5 per cent off the costs to crowdfunders this is sure to gain a lot of attention from those in the target market. The … Continue reading
Kickstarter AU and NZ Crowdfunding Launch!
Big excitement in the world of crowdfunding in our region – today is the big day that the first projects from Australia and New Zealand launch on Kickstarter! Of course, there have been Aussie and Kiwi Kickstarter projects before. Some people had partners in the US (or more recently the … Continue reading
Hello Indiegogo and Kickstarter: the explosion of Crowdfunding
What a busy week in the world of crowdfunding in Sydney! Seminars for Arts Professionals: Giving and developing emerging donors On Monday 28th October I spoke at the SAMAG event about emerging donors and where crowdfunding fits in this context. With an amazing line-up and experience on the panel I … Continue reading
Crowdfunding for kids with Village Raised
If you’re a busy working parent then perhaps you’re a bit like me: More comfortable behind a computer than behind the cake stall at the school fete? If that is the case, then Village Raised may be the perfect way to fundraise for your school or kindergarten. I spoke to … Continue reading