The Funding Network Celebrates Fourth Live Crowd Funding Event Benefitting Social Impact Projects in New York City
12 3월 2015 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Event hosted by Macquarie Group; features
presentations from several charitable organizations
The Funding Network (“TFN”), an international, London-based
organization that has created a unique “crowd-funding” event model,
announced that it will conduct its fourth New York City event today
in which three pre-qualified and selected non-profit organizations
will make six-minute pitches to potential donors at TFN’s live-ly
crowd funding events. This is the latest in an ongoing series of
events staged throughout TFN’s 12 year history during which it has
matched donors with projects in the U.K., Canada, South Africa,
Australia, New Zealand, Romania and Bulgaria. The March 11th event
will be hosted by Macquarie Group, a global financial services firm
and an ongoing partner and supporter of TFN. Tickets are $35 and
can be purchased through the TFN website: www.tfn-usa.org. Comedian
Christian Finnegan and subway phenomenon “Poorly Made” will be
appearing.
TFN has created its unique “crowd-funding” event model to raise
money for smaller, worthy charities by allowing individuals to come
together and pool small donations in response to presentations they
hear directly from those organizations at meetings such as this.
These events have cumulatively raised more than $10 million for
1000 organizations from approximately 6200 donors who have donated
from $20 to several thousand dollars. TFN’s members propose
charitable projects for these events which are assessed by a
selection against its criteria and vetted by a committee of TFN
members. These projects are designed to address such challenges as
poverty, health, social inclusion, peace building, human rights and
international development through initiatives such as campaigns,
documentary filmmaking, education programs and social
enterprise.
A representative from each organization is allowed six minutes
to present its work and six minutes for questions and answers
before leaving the room, at which point an auction-style
fundraising session begins. Anyone in the room can raise a hand and
donate a minimum of $100. The "bidding" continues with the aim of
achieving $15,000 for each organization. Each non-profit
organization receiving donations provides an update of its progress
on the TFN website within 12 months after receiving a grant.
A major partner of The Funding Group in Australia since its
inception and a supporter of this event is the Macquarie Group
Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group, which
supports a range of community programs around the world. The
Foundation contributes meaningfully to the communities in which its
staff live and work in Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial,
advisory, investment and funds management services. Founded in
1969, Macquarie Group now employs more than 13,900 people in 28
countries. As of December 31, 2014, Macquarie had assets under
management of $US372 billion. It is listed in Australia (ASX:MQG;
ADR:MQBKY).
The Funding Group, USA/NYCDana WilliamsProgram
Director917-969-0877dana@tfn-usa.org
Macquarie (PK) (USOTC:MQBKY)
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