LaunchGood
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Launched | 8 October 2013 |
LaunchGood is a crowdfunding [1] platform focused on the Muslim community worldwide . LaunchGood went live in October 2013 and it raised more than $467.2 million from 1.4 million donors across 153 countries. [2] [3]
LaunchGood is one of a number of crowdfunding platforms for gathering money from the public, which circumvents traditional avenues of investment. Project creators choose a deadline and a minimum funding goal, and usually provide rewards or "perks" for contributors at various levels. [4]
The founders of LaunchGood are Chris Blauvelt, Amany Killawi and Omar Hamid. [5] They are based out of Detroit , Michigan and Atlanta , Georgia. [ citation needed ]
Projects
LaunchGood has been used to fundraise for several nationally recognized projects, including a campaign to help rebuild African-American churches destroyed by arson in the summer of 2015, [6] [7] and a campaign to fund the legal team of Adnan Syed (widely known from the podcast Serial ) through a special appeal of his conviction. [8] Each of these campaigns raised more than $100,000 through the platform. [9] [10] An October 2018 campaign to help pay for Jewish burials for the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting , and the medical bills of survivors, raised its goal of $25,000 in six hours and went on to raise more than $200,000. [11] [12]
Awards
LaunchGood has received multiple awards, including:
- Islamic Economy Award, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) [13]
See also
References
- ↑ "Muslims raise $48,000 to rebuild burned black churches" . CNN . Retrieved 7 September 2015 .
- ↑ "About us: Launch Good" . LaunchGood . Retrieved 8 September 2015 .
- ↑ "LaunchGood Doing Good" . Muslim Observer . Retrieved 7 September 2015 .
- ↑ Aslam, Ameera (April 29, 2024). "One million people have donated on this Muslim-run crowdfunding platform" . Doha News .
- ↑ "LaunchGood - About Us" . LaunchGood . Retrieved 9 September 2015 .
- ↑ "Why Muslims are raising money for black churches destroyed by fire" : Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 8 September 2015
- ↑ Kai-Hwa Wang, Frances (9 July 2015). "Muslim Community Rallies to Rebuild Burned Black Churches" . Retrieved 9 September 2015 – via NBC News.
- ↑ "Adnan Syed Is Getting A Second Podcast After 'Serial'" : Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 September 2015
- ↑ "Respond with Love: Rebuild Black Churches, Support Victims of Arson across the South" : LaunchGood. Retrieved 8 September 2015. [ dead link ]
- ↑ "The Adnan Syed Trust" : LaunchGood. Retrieved 8 September 2015
- ↑ Sadeque, Samira (October 30, 2018). "U.S. Muslims Raise $190,000 for Burial of Jewish Pittsburgh Victims" . Haaretz . Retrieved October 31, 2018 .
- ↑ "Muslims Unite for Pittsburgh Synagogue" . LaunchGood. 2018 . Retrieved October 31, 2018 .
- ↑ "Mohammed presents Islamic Economy Awards" . Emirates 24/7 . Retrieved 2015-08-24 .