Thanks very much for your feedback Tom, StartSomeGood sounds like a great platform for startups such as mine. I watched your video and its quite daunting to know that the majority of campaigns dont get funded, i think you said 57%! Which is why i agree its important to do my background research to be able to better articulate my story and my vision for the startup. I am interested to know, does your platform allow backers to share via facebook or twitter that they have backed a campaign? Cheers, Mel
On Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:49:14 PM UTC+10, Tom Dawkins wrote: > Hi Melissa, > > I'm cofounder of StartSomeGood, a crowdfunding platform specifically for > social entrepreneurs and changemakers, so this is something I focus on > quite a bit. There's a lot to summarise in an email but you're starting off > in the right way - it's really important to research what works and to have > a plan before you commence your crowdfunding. By the time you launch it's > too late to start thinking about who your audience is and how you're going > to reach them. > > The reason having a plan is so important is that crowdfunding isn't a > "build it and they will come" kind of endevour. Crowdfunding platforms are > just a set of tools you can use to rally a community behind your > initiative. This takes work and intention. It takes understanding the > story, or potentially stories, you have to tell, and who else cares about > that story. Then you need to figure out how to get this story to them. > > Having a nicely-produced video which does a good job of telling the story > is also important, as is having thoughtful and enticing rewards, although > from the sounds of your enterprise I don't think you'd have any problems > there. What I love about seeing social entrepreneurs use crowdfunding is > the magical combination that can occur between an inspiring vision for a > better future (in this case in the Western Province of PNG) and a cool > product (in this case organic aromatherapy oils). > > Here's a video of a presentation I gave at last year's Social Startup 48 > weekend in Sydney which talks about all of this: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkNImMHVWwk > > Supporting social entrepreneurs like you is what we're all about so if we > can help you please be in touch. > > Cheers! > > Tom > [email protected] <javascript:> > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Melissa Wyborn > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Hi Everyone! >> >> Happy New Year and may 2013 be everything you want it to be! J >> >> I had a question to ask everyone as I value your feedback but before I do >> so I should give you a bit of background first. >> >> So last year I was working slowly to develop my business plan and seek >> finance to get my start-up off the ground while completing a Master of >> Public Health. I managed to get a small loan and business support grant >> through a commonwealth department to register a company name, trade mark >> and manufacture samples. My start-up is called Nakili Organics, it is a >> social entrepreneurship start-up born out of my dream to actively support >> community development projects in Western Province of Papua New Guinea >> where I grew up. Basically after loosing many family, friends and >> community members to preventable diseases and poverty, I decided I had to >> do something!! I’d always wanted to run my own business so I figured this >> would be a great way to fulfil my dream to be an entrepreneur and my life >> goal to help those people (my people). >> >> Im sorry I wont carry on anymore, I don’t have a website yet but you can >> read more about me and my startup here: >> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/melissa-wyborn/59/316/5a8. >> >> I plan to launch a crowdfunding campaign to assist me to launch my >> startup first part of this year. I have done some background research into >> crowdfunding and am interested to know your experience/knowledge on the >> subject. My question to everyone is: How do you develop and run a >> successful crowdfunding campaign; and which platform would you use? >> >> I would greatly appreciate your feedback! J You are welcome to reply >> here or email me. >> >> Ps. keep cool in this heat wave! >> >> Cheers, **** >> >> Mel**** >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach >> Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more >> >> Forum rules >> 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. >> 2) No jobs postings. 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