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"Every Seed We Plant Is A Seed of Hope that Eliminates Hunger With The Faith Of A Mustard Seed!"​ The  Charles Junction Community Gardens  "is a 501(c)(3) social service and job building program for chronically unemployed and hungry families. We train and equip people within the community to grow whole fresh foods for themselves and to sell their home grown produce for economic empowerment .  Funding for our program will be used to train the unemployed to grow and produce whole foods for themselves and their families. Contributions are tax deductible ."  If you can, please  donate, via PayPal .   See:  http:// blackcrowdfundingnet.towema. com/en/projects/199 We invite people of all backgrounds to share your dreams, learn our structure, discover why crowdfunding is so important, who benefits, and how you can participate for your own and the greater good. "Like" our  Facebook page , too.  Related articles Charles Junction Community Gardens

Crowdfunding News 4/27/13 Synergist Founder Hopes To Raise $25K Using The Company's Own ... TechCrunch Sites like Kickstarter have been used to crowdfund a wide range of projects, but I don't think they've ever done what Synergist is attempting today — they've never crowdfunded themselves. The site was founded by 17-year-old Jared Kleinert, who ... See all stories on this topic » Bill Clinton Touts Potential of Crowdfunding at Creativity Conference Variety WASHINGTON — Speaking at an MPAA , Microsoft and Time event called the Creativity Conference Friday, former President Bill Clinton talked up crowdfunding as a potentially important avenue for filmmakers and others to "make more messages that we ... See all stories on this topic » Tips from a 22 Year-Old Crowdfunding Veteran [Part I] - Crowdsourcing.org Crowdsourcing.org At age 22, Anthony Ng Monica has already completed two successful crowdfunding campaigns to fund his startup,

At Blackcrowdfunding.net , we support  "The White House Champions of Change program highlights the stories and examples of citizens across the country who are " Winning the Future " with projects and initiatives that move their communities forward. This May, the White House Office of Public Engagement will host a Champions of Change event for entrepreneurs who exemplify the promise of crowdfunding to fuel the growth of startups and small businesses across the Nation. "Crowdfunding" means raising money in small increments from many individuals, typically using an Internet platform. Donation-based crowdfunding is already empowering many entrepreneurs, while investment-based crowdfunding platforms will soon be facilitated by the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which the President signed one year ago and the SEC will implement. We are asking for your help to identify crowdfunding entrepreneurs who may be "Champio

XM Satellite Radio logo, used from 2001-2005 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) BlackCrowdfunding.net will be on the “The B. Smith & Thank You Dan Show” NETWORK: SiriusXM Satellite Radio CHANNEL: Urban View, SiriusXM Channel 128 HOST(S): B. Smith & Dan Gasby DATE: Monday, April 22nd, 2013 TIME: 4:15 PM Eastern Standard Time Related articles Making It Work: B. Smith and Dan Gasby on 20 Years of Success in Life and Love

BlackCrowdfunding.net aims to solve the issues of African-American unemployment. "Crowdfunding sites have become increasingly popular over the years with entrepreneurs seeking financial support for their big ideas.   William Michael Cunningham , the founder of  BlackCrowdfunding.net , recently launched the new crowdfunding website specifically to help African-Americans, who are still unemployed at numbers higher than the national rate.... Cunningham will be teaching crowdfunding at the  D.C. Hive  (Home of Innovators, Visionaries, Entrepreneurs), located in Southeast D.C., and encouraging students to use the site as a tool to raise money." http://www.bet.com/news/national/2013/04/19/new-crowdfunding-site-supports-black-entrepreneurs.html Related articles Crowdfunding Is a New Website that Specializes in Helping African American and Female Entrepreneurs The Download: A crowdfunding site for black entrepreneurs Piggybackr Launches Its 'Kickstarter For Kids

7 Strategies For Launching A Successful Crowdfunding Campaign 1.  Tell your story.  - Critical. 2.  Provide value for value. - Important. Include social value . 3.  Introduce scarcity. - (I disagree.) 4.  Create a marketing event. - This helps... 5.  Highlight examples of social proof.  - show social return..... 6.  Build credibility and legitimacy. - This should be second.... 7.  Interact with your supporters.  - Crowdfunding is all about the crowd... http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2013/04/17/7-strategies-for-launching-a-successful-crowdfunding-campaign/ Related articles Piggybackr Launches Its 'Kickstarter For Kids' To Let Youth Get In On The Crowdfunding Wave Crowdfunding Expected to Drive Alternative Financing Market to More than $150 Billion by End of Year 2015 Bake Sale 2.0: PledgeCents Launches A Crowdfunding Platform To Help Underfunded Schools Raise Money New Crowdfunding Platform Rewards Creative People with Social Funding Female Entrep

"William Michael Cunningham says the black community has a tradition of 'passing the hat' to collect donations when a friend needs financial help. That same custom guides  BlackCrowdfunding.net , a Web site Cunningham has created where black entrepreneurs can raise money to start businesses." Read more at:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/ business/capitalbusiness/the- download-a-crowdfunding-site- for-black-entrepreneurs/2013/ 04/12/9089fe78-a2c9-11e2-be47- b44febada3a8_story.html# Related articles The Download: A crowdfunding site for black entrepreneurs Female Entrepreneur Takes the $2.8 Billion+ Crowdfunding Industry by Storm Crowdfunding News 2/21/13 What's Really Going on With Crowdfundin g Crowdfunding - is it the answer to Startup funding?

"We are a social service and job building program for chronically unemployed and hungry families. We train and equip people within the community to grow whole fresh foods for themselves and to sell their home grown produce for economic empowerment . Funding for our program will be used to train the unemployed to grow and produce whole foods for themselves and their families." http://www.blackcrowdfunding.net/en/projects/199

According to recent reports , "Crowdfunding websites helped companies and individuals worldwide raise $2.7 billion from members of the public in 2012, an 81 percent increase on the previous year, data showed on Monday... crowdfunding, which originated in the United States as a way to raise money for creative projects, has expanded rapidly as an alternative source of finance. Interest in crowdfunding exploded after President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart our Business Startups, or JOBS, act a year ago to legalise equity crowdfunding, subject to new rules being agreed by regulators." We expect this to grow. See our book and our website, www.blackcrowdfunding.net