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= Overview =
[http<span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1e3-af9c-456d-a3d1fb673192"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space://www.indiegogo.com/ pre-wrap;">Indiegogo&nbsp;]is an online, crowdfunding platform. It hosts funding campaigns Campaigns range from all over the worldhumanitarian efforts, to art projects, to new and exciting tech projects. Anyone with a valid bank account can set up a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.With the combination of a crowdfunding platform and a marketplace for successful campaigns, Indiegogo is the go-to platform for creators that realise their ideas and want to bring them to people. According to Indiegogo, “[its] mission is to empower people to unite around ideas that matter to them and together make those ideas come to life.”</span></span>
<br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1e3-af9c-456d-a3d1fb673192"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the years since its founding in 2008, over $1 billion dollars have been raised in more than 11 million separate contributions to almost 300,000 unique campaigns. Indiegogo charges a fee for fundraising has been used by more than 15 million people across the world. There have been campaigns that are done on its platformlaunched in 223 countries, currently 4&nbsp; percent with 30% of fundraised amount&nbsp; if your fundraising goal is met or 9 percent campaigns starting outside of the&nbsp; fundraised&nbsp; amount if your goal is not metUnited States. Other costs that arise include 3 percent third party processing fees Nearly 50% of Indiegogo campaigns are run by women, and $ 25 for international wire&nbsp; transfer feesapproximately 19,000 new campaigns are launched per month.</span></span>
This platform <br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1e3-af9c-456d-a3d1fb673192"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting a campaign is free, but Indiegogo charges a 5% fee on all funds raised (actual contributions not goal). In addition, the credit card processor charges a great resource 3% + $0.30 fee for entreorenuers who have each transaction. There is also a solid idea and are ready to venture forth$25 fee for international wire transfers.</span></span> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [[File:Indiegogo.jpeg|frame]]
= Purpose'''&nbsp;''' =
Indiegogo exists to help those who need to raise funds for enteprises, projects or social causes.
'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1e9-7d65-7bae-1acb866283f9"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Our mission is to empower people to unite around ideas that matter to them and together make those ideas come to life.”</span></span> = Distinct DifferenceDifferences From Other Offerings = <span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1eb-0cb6-8957-6305394e0195"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric:&nbspnormal;'''&nbspfont-variant-east-asian: normal;unlike many other resources, vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indiegogo is unique because it is a funding crowdfunding platform, crowd fundingthat raises money and creates awareness of your campaign and at the same time offers a marketplace for successful campaigns to keep on flourishing. It accepts any fundraiser allows you to get a start on its your campaign and expand your network by people connecting to your stories. Indiegogo has access to millions of people worldwide that will help you build a strong community for you campaign. But Indiegogo also gives you support in strategies, “as well Indiegogo’s exclusive manufacturing, fulfillment and retail partners”. Indiegogo is the platform not just those directly&nbsp; geered towards entreprenuership for you to get your campaign started and innovationkeep it going. Its accessibility </span></span> = Impact Achieved for Students and use Campus = <span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1eb-738e-e8ec-ca363a7d4bda"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because Indiegogo is as easy as setting up&nbsp; worldwide the impact of your fundraising campaign will reach many people. Having Indiegogo is beneficial to you because people on its here care for change and will contribute to your idea. This platform although has many ideas and products that people can support and there will be many who will contribute to your cause.</span></span> = Steps Required to Bring Resource to Campus = <span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1ec-4d33-2fdb-5acd8681dc7c"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To have your campaign's success Campaign on Indiegogo, you will first need to have a valid bank account. You should be aware that if you want to start a project there will be a 5% platform fee. If you are fundraising for a cause then there is no platform fee. You will mostly rely on spreading need to create an account with them; once that is completed the rest of the steps are simple to follow.</span></span> = Contact Information<br/> = <span id="docs-internal-guid-bdcacc51-e1ec-b203-3a46-ebda5b2ca39f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is an online database with helpful information available at </span>[https://support.indiegogo.com <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://support.indiegogo.com</span>]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You can search for a specific article or view commonly viewed topics. If the answer to your questions are not available in the help center there is a link to submit a request at the bottom of the wordpage.Requesting additional help does require an Indiegogo account.</span></span>   = Contributors = <span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">[[Curtis Harrison|Curtis Harrison]]</span> [[Julian Sotscheck]]
'''Impact:'''&nbsp;Some campaigns have been able to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars on the platform. These campaigns have included product designs such as a salt shooting shortgun to kill flies, disaster recovery effort such as the rebuilding of Joplin Mosquein Joplin Missouri following a fire.[[Brenda_Flores-Reyes|Brenda Flores-Reyes]]
'''Bringing Resource to Campus:&nbsp;'''This resource is available to anyone who is ready to fundraise via crowd funding mechanism, and with internet access. Teams or individuals on campus need only be aware of this resource/fundraising option.
'''Contact:'''&nbsp;[http://www.indiegogo.com/ http[Category://www.indiegogo.com/Organizations]]