Web definitions
- the funding of a project by a number of small donors, usually connected by the internet. bankfuture.net/glossary/
One of the current internet booms is the idea of crowdfunding. There are several sites popping up all with the focus of giving startups, individuals and creatives a shot at getting their event, project, or idea funded.
Check out some of these popular crowd funding sites:
Crowdfunding For Art
Funding For Anything
People are starting to use sites like GoFundMe to raise money for college, missions trips, and really anything else you can think of. Why aren’t churches jumping on this idea?
Think about it? Take your fund-raising national! How many times does each department in the church try to raise money from the same pool of donors, the church people. Why not take these causes to the masses?
For instance:
Missionaries belong on the mission field. However, every few years they have to come back to the United States and go on deputation. Deputation is a code-word for touring from church to church for 2-5 years begging people to financially back their ministry.
What if missionaries started a crowd-funding website? That way they could leverage their network with their networks network and also leverage the thousands of people around the globe that just want to give!
If any church has tried this method out yet, let me know. I am thinking about trying a youth fund raiser using this method.
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We believe that this will have a HUGE impact in tithing and ministry support. Crowdfunding is a version Christians supporting Christians or in other faith-based communities: Mormons supporting Mormons, Muslims supporting Muslims, Jews supporting Jews, etc. We believe that this will motivate Christian giving, bot both ministries, non-profits and FOR-profit Christian owned businesses. For that reason, we will soon launch:
http://www.ChristianCrowdFund.com and MinistryCrowdFund.org
Looking forward to receiving comments, suggestions or prayers!
Blessings!
Bill
702-630-7484
Thanks Bill. Let me know when you launch; I would like to check it out.
Bill, great blog post. The idea of crowdfunding is so new that many folks that I interact with in the Christian community who are just simply unaware; so I’m glad that you are bringing awareness to this great opportunity. Crowdfunding takes online giving to a whole new level; its what I like to refer to as social fundraising.
We launched a Christian crowdfunding platform this past March. Its been exciting! Come check us out: http://www.ujimaa.com
We also provide custom white-label solutions to larger faith based projects. Where we build, plan, design and even manage the campaign. Here is an example: http://www.myresurrectionproject.com which is powered by ujimaa.com
I’d love to have you has a guest blogger one of these days if you are open to that.
Thanks,
Fernando
(626) 272-1294
Thanks for your comment Fernando. The Resurrection Project looks like an exciting thing!
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