Tag Archives: collaboration

Mission-Driven Fundraising

Jenny Xia Spradling, co-founder and co-CEO of FreeWill, explains how her startup decided to become a public benefit corporation and pursue venture capital investors. She encourages founders to put thought into their funding sources, considering what they value as entrepreneurs and what best fits their company’s mission. ——————– Stanford eCorner content is produced by the […]

How Perks Incentives Improve Crowdfunding Success – Slava Rubin

In Chapter 11 of 13 in his 2012 Capture Your Flag interview, crowdfunding entrepreneur and IndieGoGo CEO Slava Rubin answers “How Have Perks Incentives Been Game Changing for Fundriaising Campaigns?” Rubin notes how crowdfunding is not new, sharing how Joseph Pulitzer raised community donations to fund the Statue of Liberty project. Rubin notes several reasons […]

Addressing Complex Community Issues with Collective Impact Initiatives – Catherine Kramer

Social issues faced by communities are increasingly complex, transcending the boundaries of any one agency, organization or profession. Across the country and the world, communities are looking for new and innovative ways to leverage existing resources in ways that better meet the needs of marginalized and disadvantaged populations. Though working across boundaries – whether professional […]