Enter the great people at @pledgeme. Its all about crowd sourcing. Gone are the days of having to hit up your folks for a loan for an idea they think is crazy and will never happen (that's what they said about the internet - remember?). And gone are the days of going cap in hand, crawling and grovelling to the bank manager. No way!
Now with the team of Anna and @pledgeme you can ask other people to send some money your way and take a much reduced risk in helping you get your project off the ground. Not just any old projects but one;s that are arts or theater related (generally). The key point is that the investors need to have confidence in you and see some sort of return on their investment in what you produce or create.
Here are a few examples of the projects they help funders connect with -
- Helping to grow the sport of roller derby
- Assist budding directors to make movies and grow their skills
- Help talented models get overseas to start their careers
- Get arts people overseas to showcase their abilities
The real energy behind this not so little venture are four seriously cool people. Anna is the social one who runs the twitter account. The beautiful and talented @amybowie is on the team (note - Amy has featured on the #RKT blog before). And then there is Camilo and Prue.
You're not going to see many tweets for tweets sake. Rather you will find cool RT's, funny interactions and links to more info on either their Facebook page or website.
So why follow @pledgeme? If you are looking to make a difference in someone's life and would like to make an investment in a creative project that is going to provide happiness or some benefit to someone then @pledgeme is the ideal vehicle for you.
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