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Crowdfunding: Beyond Fundraising

From traditional fundraising and peer-to-peer loans to the emerging models of consumer-to-business and marketplace loans, the potential of crowdfunding is seemingly limitless. A Needs Business Crowdfunding can be thought of, simply, as the process of pooling funds together to support a cause, creative project, or even a product. While this idea is not new it…

3 Ways Custom Social Networks Enhance Crowdfunding Campaigns

3 Ways Custom Social Networks Enhance Crowdfunding Campaigns

Crowdfunding platforms are used in many different ways for many different purposes, but all can be enhanced with a custom social network. What makes crowdfunding work is the many people who contribute small amounts of money toward a purpose goal, so creating a way for these people to interact and be further engaged only enhances…

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Reaching Out to Your Post Crowdfunding Community

So you’ve decided to start a crowdfunding campaign and get the world to help you fulfill a need, or a dream? Well, it’s not over once the campaign ends. Those donors are now a community, your community, and you’ll need to stay in touch with them. They will want to stay in touch with each…

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A Post Crowdfunding Community: The Lifetime Perk for You and Them

One of the most dramatic examples of the power of individuals coming together is crowdfunding. It starts with just a couple of people who have an idea, but no way to financially support its production. From there tens, hundreds, or even thousands of people give just a little, and something amazing comes from the small…

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Study Finds Branded Communities Increase Sales Significantly

Companies are benefiting from having a branded community attached to their website, according to a University of Michigan-based study. In an article found in online publication Campaign US, called “Study: Branded Communities Boostthe Sales by 20%” by Douglas Quenqua, written on May 6, 2015 – we learn why having a branded community is worth considering.…

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How to keep backer communities engaged post funding

If you have completed a crowdfunding campaign, congratulations! You’ve identified a group of people who believe in your project and vision so much they invested in you. To keep your momentum going, you want to build a strong community of engaged supporters. But you don’t own your backer list so it’s not as simple as just…

Leverage Online Communities to Enhance Crowdfunding Q&A

Try SocialEngine for Two weeks free, visit Crowdfunding Plugin. Most popular crowd funding sites, including Kickstarter, Gofundme, indiegogo and Crowdrise offer a variety of tools to engage your audience.  These include the ability to describe your campaign with words, visuals, videos and, of course, rewards. A Community Platform Makes It Easier to Answer Common Questions…

Keeping Your Crowdfunding Audience Engaged and Happy

So you’ve successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign – congratulations! But now what? How are you supposed to keep your fans engaged while you try to focus on actually completing your project, especially knowing that most crowdfunding projects don’t make their target shipping dates? A custom social community can solve a lot of problems crowdfunding platforms…

Communities Increase Your Odds of Crowdfunding Success

There are several ways online community can increase the money you raise with crowdfunding: Lots of people jump into crowd funding just assuming that they have the right idea and network to get to their funding goal easily.  The truth, according to a PC World article (The Crowdfunding Caveat: Most Campaigns Fail) and statistics from…