Building the Bridge: How Crowdfunding Connects the Social Innovation Ecosystem

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Tom’s StoryHi! I’m Tom.@tomjd

Now: Co-founder/CEO @StartSomeGood

Before: Founder/CEO @Vibewire,

Social Media Director @Ashoka,

Founding Director, @ChangeFestOZ

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How do we fund social impact?

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Image by Michael Dawes

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We need to bridge the gap between

innovation and funding in the social sector

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Crowdmatch Partners

PARRAMATCH Social Innovation Crowdfunding Campaign

3.5 x

Dreamstarter 2014:

•20 Projects Backed

•18 of these projects reached their goals: a 90% success rate

•In total these projects raised $294,699, 4 x what ING invested

•ING Direct estimated the positive PR benefits at 21 x the

funds invested

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you

want to go far, go together.”

Find out more at

www.StartSomeGood.com/Crowdmatch