LaunchGood
- Chris Blauvelt
- Amany Killawi
- Omar Hamid
LaunchGood is a crowdfunding[1] platform focused on the Muslim community worldwide. LaunchGood went live in October 2013 and it raised more than $510.1 million from 1.6 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
- Civic crowdfunding
- Comparison of crowd funding services
- Global Giving
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.
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