Indiegogo hopes to raise over $10m for #GivingTuesday
Today is the annual #GivingTuesday, described as “a global day dedicated to giving back”. Crowdfunding sites play a major role in the annual event, and thus Indiegogo announced yesterday that, so far, 296 campaigns and 17.9k donors have raised close to $2m on its platform for the annual non-profit event. In a statement Indiegogo said: ““In 2014, 365 campaigns on Indiegogo raised over $10M for #GivingTuesday. We hope to raise even more this year with Generosity, empowering organizers to amplify important causes without a platform fee.”

Gearing up for this year’s #GivingTuesday (December 1st), Generosity by Indiegogo announced that 296 campaigns and 17.9k donors have raised close to $2 million for towards the annual nonprofit event.

The platform revealed:

“In 2014, 365 campaigns on Indiegogo raised over $10M for #GivingTuesday. We hope to raise even more this year with Generosity, empowering organizers to amplify important causes without a platform fee.”

#GivingTuesday is described as a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. Generosity noted that the event is another example of how Indiegogo is giving back to their community, not just during the holiday season, but all year round.

Indiegogo recently rebrand its Indiegogo Life to the fee-free fundraising community for personal and non-profit site. The global platform shared:

“Our goal is nothing short of becoming the world’s most active platform for compassionate giving, which is why we crafted Generosity specifically for the needs of socially minded nonprofits and individuals looking to solve both personal and community challenges. And because human goodness shouldn’t have limits, Generosity is free of the fees common to most personal and nonprofit fundraising sites, so more money goes straight to the causes you care about most.

“Think of Generosity as Indiegogo’s slightly more cause-oriented and community-minded cousin. For those of you that already had specific experience launching or supporting nonprofit campaigns on Indiegogo and individual fundraisers on Indiegogo Life, you’ll now turn to Generosity for personal fundraising.”