Comments on: Is crowdfunding the new way for companies to make donations? http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations Marketing ideas for navigating a consumer driven world Mon, 21 May 2012 13:10:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Five ways social media will transform charitable giving | Creativity_Unbound http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-6318 Five ways social media will transform charitable giving | Creativity_Unbound Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:51:44 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-6318 [...] role in support of not-for-profits – introducing us to techniques ranging from the avatar to crowdfunding — we’re about to see even greater developments in how organizations raise money, enlist the [...] [...] role in support of not-for-profits – introducing us to techniques ranging from the avatar to crowdfunding — we’re about to see even greater developments in how organizations raise money, enlist the [...]

]]> By: Is it bad that I hate being asked to donate? Or are we in agreement? « Design & Everyday Experience http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-3628 Is it bad that I hate being asked to donate? Or are we in agreement? « Design & Everyday Experience Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:25:11 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-3628 [...] is it ok the way it is, and people are the problem? Edward Boches wrote about the potential of  crowd funding, raising lots of money by asking large groups of people to donate small amounts. I think the [...] [...] is it ok the way it is, and people are the problem? Edward Boches wrote about the potential of  crowd funding, raising lots of money by asking large groups of people to donate small amounts. I think the [...]

]]> By: Pepsi Breaks 23-Year Super Bowl Ad Streak to Invest in Online Community « Breezewelt's Blog http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2992 Pepsi Breaks 23-Year Super Bowl Ad Streak to Invest in Online Community « Breezewelt's Blog Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:55:19 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2992 [...] Boches of Mullen recently composed a post about how crowdfunding is a growing trend among B2C businesses including sporting retail giant Land’s End. Similarly, Pepsi appears experimenting the power of [...] [...] Boches of Mullen recently composed a post about how crowdfunding is a growing trend among B2C businesses including sporting retail giant Land’s End. Similarly, Pepsi appears experimenting the power of [...]

]]> By: Pepsi Breaks 23-Year Super Bowl Ad Streak to Invest in Online Community | Best Traffic Tips http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2921 Pepsi Breaks 23-Year Super Bowl Ad Streak to Invest in Online Community | Best Traffic Tips Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:03:34 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2921 [...] Pepsi invest in. Edward Boches of Mullen recently composed a post about how crowdfunding is a growing trend among B2C businesses including sporting retail giant Land’s End. Similarly, Pepsi appears experimenting the power of [...] [...] Pepsi invest in. Edward Boches of Mullen recently composed a post about how crowdfunding is a growing trend among B2C businesses including sporting retail giant Land’s End. Similarly, Pepsi appears experimenting the power of [...]

]]> By: @crowdmanage http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2850 @crowdmanage Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:37:05 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2850 Looks interesting. I look forward to seeing the tools to manage the investment process in action. .-= @crowdmanage´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.crowdmanage.com/crowdsourcing/yellow-tail-chardonay-crowdsourcing/" rel="nofollow">Yellow Tail Chardonay Naming Competition</a> =-. Looks interesting. I look forward to seeing the tools to manage the investment process in action.
.-= @crowdmanage´s last blog ..Yellow Tail Chardonay Naming Competition =-.

]]> By: Leo Bottary http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2837 Leo Bottary Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:23 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2837 These aren't new ideas necessarily, but it's great to watch how using an new medium to execute a time-honored approach can inspire giving. Personally, we should also frame such activity in terms of charitable investments rather than charitable donations. .-= Leo Bottary´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClientServiceInsightscsi/season2/~3/gODV4Qpg12E/giving-more-than-youre-getting.html" rel="nofollow">Giving More Than You're Getting?</a> =-. These aren’t new ideas necessarily, but it’s great to watch how using an new medium to execute a time-honored approach can inspire giving. Personally, we should also frame such activity in terms of charitable investments rather than charitable donations.
.-= Leo Bottary´s last blog ..Giving More Than You’re Getting? =-.

]]> By: Bruce DeBoer http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2835 Bruce DeBoer Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:23:15 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2835 It is different. My point was that there will be times that a company wants to take a leadership position rather than ask a crowd what to do. It is "a" new way for donations but not "the" new way. .-= Bruce DeBoer´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PermissionToSuck/~3/4d0-gB3sGPI/" rel="nofollow">Your Creative Beginners Mind</a> =-. It is different. My point was that there will be times that a company wants to take a leadership position rather than ask a crowd what to do. It is “a” new way for donations but not “the” new way.
.-= Bruce DeBoer´s last blog ..Your Creative Beginners Mind =-.

]]> By: valto http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2774 valto Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:31:06 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2774 "In the future I think that we will see more profit-driven businesses use this funding source in tandem with tapping the wisdom of the crowds." this is exactly what we are doing. we are building a platform for web & mobile startups to get funded this way. In Jan 2010 we'll launch our core model. “In the future I think that we will see more profit-driven businesses use this funding source in tandem with tapping the wisdom of the crowds.”

this is exactly what we are doing. we are building a platform for web & mobile startups to get funded this way. In Jan 2010 we’ll launch our core model.

]]> By: Mike Morris http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2773 Mike Morris Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:49:36 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2773 Subaru's Share the Love event is another great example of this! http://www.subaru.com/share .-= Mike Morris´s last blog ..<a href="http://twitter.com/mmorri/statuses/6415590822" rel="nofollow">mmorri: If you don't think names matter, yours may be forgotten http://bit.ly/6zw5zn</a> =-. Subaru’s Share the Love event is another great example of this! http://www.subaru.com/share
.-= Mike Morris´s last blog ..mmorri: If you don’t think names matter, yours may be forgotten http://bit.ly/6zw5zn =-.

]]> By: edward boches http://edwardboches.com/is-crowdfunding-the-new-way-for-companies-to-make-donations/comment-page-1#comment-2772 edward boches Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:27:15 +0000 http://edwardboches.com/?p=2896#comment-2772 I don't know. Good Q. We do a lot of stuff that is simple engagement and communication. Then other times we have the opportunity to get people to do it for us. Seems to me there's a simple opportunity for any company about to write a check, give away its community of customers weigh in. Either by voting, engaging in an experience, or spreading the word. Call it whatever you want, but isn't it quite different from writing the check and the press release? I don’t know. Good Q. We do a lot of stuff that is simple engagement and communication. Then other times we have the opportunity to get people to do it for us. Seems to me there’s a simple opportunity for any company about to write a check, give away its community of customers weigh in. Either by voting, engaging in an experience, or spreading the word. Call it whatever you want, but isn’t it quite different from writing the check and the press release?

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