Community Crowdfunding Workshop
Have a great idea to improve your favorite community space? Need some cash to help make it happen? Come to a free workshop on the nuts and bolts of community crowdfunding!
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6:00pm - 8:00pm -
2300 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02119 -
Contact:Dennisse Rorie
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Price:FREE
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Neighborhood:CitywideAllstonBack BayBay VillageBeacon HillBrightonCharlestownChinatown/Leather DistrictDorchesterDowntownEast BostonFenway/KenmoreHyde ParkJamaica PlainMattapanMission HillNorth EndRoslindaleRoxburySouth BostonSouth EndWest EndWest Roxbury
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The Mayor's Office of Resilience and Racial Equity, Love Your Block, and the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics are partnering with ioby.org to provide residents and community-based organizations with a crowdfunding platform and one-on-one fundraising coaching to help bring ideas to life. Come join us for a workshop where you'll have the opportunity to incubate your idea and get it ready for the world.
We’ll cover:- best practices for effective crowdfunding that we’ve learned from supporting 1,500+ successful resident-led, neighbor-funded campaigns
- top tips on building your fundraising team, connecting with new donors, and donor follow up, illustrated with real-life examples
- an overview of ioby’s platform and services, and
- Q&A with ioby's grassroots fundraising experts
A light dinner will be provided! Please let us know if you have dietary restrictions and/or childcare needs. RSVP now:
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6:00pm - 8:00pm
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2300 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02119 -
Contact:Dennisse Rorie
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Price:FREE
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Neighborhood:CitywideAllstonBack BayBay VillageBeacon HillBrightonCharlestownChinatown/Leather DistrictDorchesterDowntownEast BostonFenway/KenmoreHyde ParkJamaica PlainMattapanMission HillNorth EndRoslindaleRoxburySouth BostonSouth EndWest EndWest Roxbury
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About Community Made
With Community Made, the City of Boston is partnering with ioby.org to support residents in creating their own community projects. ioby is a nonprofit crowdfunding platform that can provide community advocates with one-to-one coaching on project scoping and fundraising, access to their online crowdfunding platform, and, if applicable, fiscal sponsorship using ioby's 501(c)3 nonprofit designation.
This pilot is a partnership between the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Racial Equity, Love Your Block, the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics, and ioby.org. All submissions must abide by legal and community standards and are subject to review by ioby before posting. This work is funded by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies and is informed by the strategic plans Resilient Boston: A Connected and Equitable City and Imagine Boston: 2030.
