From Jessica, a student in the 2014 class: “Wow, I just came across this on Facebook and it is too perfect not to share. I did my bachelor’s at UT and remember this guy well, he was a bit of a campus legend. Talk about tapping into a network!” Link…
Crowdfunding success story – inspiration for the last second push!
Check this out: Fans of the Jamaican Bobsled team
Some inspiration for your Individual Projects
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Readings: Week 6: Social Media and Marketing
Hello all, here are some quick readings for class on Tuesday. We will be discussing all of them but especially 4-6, so please look these over carefully. Bik HM, Goldstein MC (2013) An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists. PLoS Biol 11(4): e1001535. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001535 Beth Kenkel. Social media as a…
Ideas for Price Points & Rewards
Remember that the philosophy of crowdsourcing projects is that even small gifts – $5, $10, $25 – can add up to the funding you need to complete a big project. Be sure your price points, and the thank you gifts you plan on giving, span the range from the small…
Crowdfunding Stats
Some statistics on giving to crowdfunding campaigns that might be of interest as you plan your campaign (part of a broader summary of online giving). I emphasized a few items with bold: note our campaigns historically are way above average in terms of total raised and number of donors, but…
Storyboarding websites, apps, and videos
Plan your video by storyboarding it! Here are some resources ranging in price from free to not-free. ACMI Storyboard generator List if 11 storyboard apps Print-ready storyboard template and blog post written for people making a music video (we’re getting’ the band back together!). Video – why storyboard? Geared for…
Resources for Video Production
One of the things you need to prepare for your Crowdfunding Project is a video, and we will have time in class on Wednesday to play around with different tools to shoot and edit video and sound. For now, here are some useful resources to look over before Wednesday. Want…
What words have the biggest impact in crowdfunding requests?
Read this and find out.
Crowdfunding Model Summary
A summary for you of the different platforms and funding models for Crowdfunding: There are a variety of platforms available for crowdfunding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_crowd_funding_services); which one you use depends on (a) the type of project you are trying to fund, (b) the country in which you are based, and (c) the…