[okfn-discuss] Fundraising Platforms

Tue Feb 28 09:37:01 UTC 2012

Dear All,

Many thanks for the responses to this thread.

Really useful feedback, and keep the suggestions coming.

I will be collating a list of all the suggestions.

Sam

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Javier Creus
<javicreus at ideasforchange.com>wrote:

> there is a specialized on open projects crowdfounding platform based in
> Spain, it's name is Goteo and has been succesfully been funding projects
> since launched six months ago
>
> www.goteo.org
>
> I'll be happy to introduce anyone to them,
>
>
> thanks,
>
> javier
>
>
>
> 2012/2/23 Sam Leon <sam.leon at okfn.org>
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> The important question has been raised recently about how the Open
>> Knowledge Foundation and its projects should run target specific
>> fundraising campaigns.
>>
>> Currently a number of projects offer project specific PayPal donation
>> buttons on their sites (e.g. The Public Domain Review<http://publicdomainreview.org/support/>),
>> but there is sometimes need to run more target orientated campaigns, along
>> the lines of  "if we get £X we will do Y".
>>
>> A couple of platforms have been put forward as good candidates including Kick
>> Starter <http://www.kickstarter.com/> and Sponsume Me<http://www.sponsume.com/>
>> .
>>
>> *Does anyone have other suggestions of fundraising platforms that offer
>> good value and would be appropriate for the Open Knowledge Foundation to
>> use?*
>> *
>> *
>> Look forward to hearing lots of ideas!
>>
>> Sam
>>
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