Crowdfunding Done Righ
Dr. Teresa R. Martin, Esq.
Crowdfunding is all the rage. Where else do you have a chance to raise money for your Christma
any money at all. There are some great crowdfunding success stories, which are excitin
Story #1: The Homeless High School
Valedictorian
USA Today, Time, and People all covered the story
of Griffin Furlong, a high school valedictorian who
was homeless.
His mom got sick and died when he was only 6.
Most of his subsequent years had been spent living
in homeless shelters with his brother and father.
At the time of the magazine article in People, Griffin
had raised over $26,000 for college via GoFundMe.
It was actually his friends that started the campaign. The money was raised in only 6 days. Fastforward to today and Griffin’s college fund has
grown to over $105,000! He is now attending
Florida State University.
Griffin had great success in his crowdfunding efforts. Could you do the same?
What can you learn from Griffin Furlong’s story?
1. Griffin had a great story. Who wouldn’t like to
help send a homeless valedictorian to college?
Can you create a great story around your
cause?
If you’re trying to raise money to visit your
sick grandfather, let the world see how
much he’s meant to you over the years.
Appeal to people’s emotions.
2. He had national attention. Nearly anything is
possible if the national media is talking about
you. The more people that know about your
campaign, the better the odds of success. Maybe your story won’t garner national attention, but
couldn’t you at least appeal to your local paper?
Photo: Twitter
Griffin Furlong