I’ve been interested in crowdfunding for a little while but recently had the opportunity to look at the area a lot more closely, being involved in some work related to the current project to raise funds for the new John Peel Centre. I’m collecting links to good crowdfunding case studies over on Delicious. Here are some […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
Digital philanthropy for the arts
Panlogic recently released a report called Digital Philanthropy for the Arts. It’s good – thorough and well-explained and worth recommending to clients as reading material. The key findings are as follows (and taken directly from the executive summary): Emotion is the key reason why people give. Arts organisations need to optimise the giving process to give […]
Lonely shops and bustling shopping centres
There are all sorts of ways for artists and makers to sell their wares online. Decent storefront options abound and generally come in one of three flavours: Individual stores such as Shopify, Goodsie, Big Cartel and Storebeez Market places like Etsy, Folksy and eBay Bespoke websites Putting aside the market place sites, the problem with individual stores […]