FlowerFund: The Catholic answer to Kickstarter
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
By now, you’ve probably heard of people using Kickstarter to crowdfund their ideas ranging from film production to innovative cellphone chargers.
One enterprising home cook, Zack Brown of Columbus, Ohio, even used the platform to fund his potato salad needs back in August. He asked for $10 and ended up raising $55,492 from 6,911 backers.
Yes, you read that correctly.
One problem with Kickstarter, though, is that it is difficult for nonprofits to use. In its lengthy list of rules, it mandates that funds cannot be raised for charity and must provide a tangible good to those who back the projects.
Enter FlowerFund.com.
It’s a crowdfunding platform that’s geared to help individuals and organizations in their efforts — especially for the sake of the New Evangelization.
It bills itself as “the Catholic alternative to secular crowdfunding sites” and “ensures that all projects help in the building up of the Church, the sharing of the Gospel and the promotion of the culture of life, not against it.”
FlowerFund also costs nothing to build a campaign upfront, but it does keep six percent of any money raised on its site. It even will arrange things in its system to make sure contributions to nonprofits are categorized as tax-deductible, and in most cases, organizations can keep all of the money raised, even if their set goals are not met.
Do you want to travel to World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, but you know you are unable to afford it? You could start a campaign on FlowerFund.
Need to fix something around your parish, but funds aren’t available for that purpose? You, too, could start a campaign on FlowerFund.
You get the idea.
When you start a campaign it’s also wise to get your social media accounts involved. And it’s easy.
The Facebook hashtag #GivingTuesday, an annual crowdfunding campaign that is an alternative to Black Friday, drove 29.4 percent of donation-related traffic on Dec. 3, 2013, according to BlackBaud. The event is Dec. 2 this year.
Blackbaud, a supplier of software and services specifically designed for nonprofit organizations, also processed $19.2 million in donations from #GivingTuesday in 2013. $19.2 million could sure do a lot of good!
And as always, no matter the size of the donation or how you decide is best to receive it, be sure to thank those who give. They’ll be more likely to help out again later.
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By now, you’ve probably heard of people using Kickstarter to crowdfund their ideas ranging from film production to innovative cellphone chargers.
One enterprising home cook, Zack Brown of Columbus, Ohio, even used the platform to fund his potato salad needs back in August. He asked for $10 and ended up raising $55,492 from 6,911 backers.
Yes, you read that correctly.
One problem with Kickstarter, though, is that it is difficult for nonprofits to use. In its lengthy list of rules, it mandates that funds cannot be raised for charity and must provide a tangible good to those who back the projects.
Enter FlowerFund.com.
It’s a crowdfunding platform that’s geared to help individuals and organizations in their efforts — especially for the sake of the New Evangelization.
It bills itself as “the Catholic alternative to secular crowdfunding sites” and “ensures that all projects help in the building up of the Church, the sharing of the Gospel and the promotion of the culture of life, not against it.”
FlowerFund also costs nothing to build a campaign upfront, but it does keep six percent of any money raised on its site. It even will arrange things in its system to make sure contributions to nonprofits are categorized as tax-deductible, and in most cases, organizations can keep all of the money raised, even if their set goals are not met.
Do you want to travel to World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, but you know you are unable to afford it? You could start a campaign on FlowerFund.
Need to fix something around your parish, but funds aren’t available for that purpose? You, too, could start a campaign on FlowerFund.
You get the idea.
When you start a campaign it’s also wise to get your social media accounts involved. And it’s easy.
The Facebook hashtag #GivingTuesday, an annual crowdfunding campaign that is an alternative to Black Friday, drove 29.4 percent of donation-related traffic on Dec. 3, 2013, according to BlackBaud. The event is Dec. 2 this year.
Blackbaud, a supplier of software and services specifically designed for nonprofit organizations, also processed $19.2 million in donations from #GivingTuesday in 2013. $19.2 million could sure do a lot of good!
And as always, no matter the size of the donation or how you decide is best to receive it, be sure to thank those who give. They’ll be more likely to help out again later.
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