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Crowdfunding: Everybody’s Game - Part 2 - Pre-registration required

This is the second in a two-part workshop series. We strongly encourage attendees to sign up for both sessions. Participants will be split up into groups. You will begin projects on the first day (March 2) that will be finished on the second. 

Do you work for a nonprofit? Are you an entrepreneur? An artist? Do you have a project that you’re eager to move on, but don’t have the funds? Would you like to bypass traditional sources, such as foundations and banks?

Crowdfunding can be an easy and fun way to raise money and bring your idea to life by stirring interest and creating true buy-in among community members, but it helps to go in knowing what you’re doing.

In this two-part, hands-on workshop, you will discover answers to such questions as:

• What is crowdfunding really and why is it a billion dollar industry? 
• How can crowdfunding help my idea, program, or nonprofit organization; is it right for me? 
• What are the best platforms and what process can I take?
• How do I set a reasonable goal, plan a dynamic campaign, and create enticing rewards?
• What are next steps after a successful crowdfunding effort?

All participants will walk away from the two sessions with the beginnings of a concrete plan for their next crowdfunder. So, come prepared with your laptop or tablet, be ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the project you wish to raise money for.

Instructor Kevin H. Vollmers, who has successfully led various crowdfunding efforts, is the Executive Director of Gazillion Strong and founder of Land of Gazillion Adoptees, LLC and Gazillion Voices Magazine. In his previous life, Kevin worked as a fundraiser for The George Washington University and Second Harvest Heartland, and was a part of the communication and outreach teams for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and Children’s Home Society & Family Services. Kevin's work on the intersectionality between adoption, race, culture, identity, performance, art, politics, pop culture, and social movements has been featured in The New York Times, National Public Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, CNN, Colorlines, Racialicious, Hyphen, The Good Men Project, Daily Beast, and Fox News. He is the publisher of books, a contributor to Entertainment Weekly’s The Community and host of KFAI’s Gazillion Voices Radio. 

Location: The Common Table is located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, at the edge of the Augsburg College campus and the University of Minnesota's West Bank. It is accessible by Metro Transit bus lines 2 and 7 on Riverside Avenue, 22 on Cedar Avenue, and is a short walk from light rail Green Line and Blue Line. Parking on the street is free after 6:00 p.m. There are also parking ramps nearby. 

When
Thursday, March 12, 2015
6 PM - 8 PM

Where
The Common Table
2001 Riverside Avenue
(below Trinity's offices)
Minneapolis, MN  55454
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