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The Empowerment Project Kickstarter 60 Day campaign March 28 May 27 2013 Goal of $25,000 We raised $28,590 with 404 backers Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter Why crowd fund at all? Let your idea evolve!

UCLA Extension New Media Marketing - Kickstarter by Sarah Moshman

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UCLA Extension New Media Marketing Guest Speaker presentation by Sarah Moshman about The Empowerment Project documentary Kickstarter campaign.

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The  Empowerment  Project  Kickstarter  60  Day  campaign  March  28-­‐  May  27  2013  Goal  of  $25,000  We  raised  $28,590  with  404  backers  

Indiegogo  vs.  Kickstarter  Why  crowd  fund  at  all?  

Let  your  idea  evolve!  

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How  do  you  know  if  you  should  crowdfund?  

•  You  want  to  raise  money  on  your  terms.    

•  You  need  the  seed  money  to  start  a  project  that  you  otherwise  wouldn’t  be  able  to  make.  

•  You  are  willing  to  work  hard  for  reach  your  goal.  •  You  know  how  to  reach  beyond  your  network  and  have  

ideas  outside  of  the  box  to  get  this  out  to  people.  

•  You  are  unique.  There  is  major  saturaVon  now,  how  are  you  going  to  rise  above  the  noise?  

•  You  are  100%  IN  LOVE  with  your  project.  

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How  do  you  actually  pull  this  off?  

•   Elevator  Pitch  •   Passion  to  be  naïve  enough  to  go  for  it  •   Plan  Ahead,  have  a  markeVng  plan  •   Know  your  Audience  •   Be  Unique,  why  should  I  care?  •   Be  persistent  but  not  annoying  •   Set  a  realisVc,  acainable  goal  •   Let  it  be  more  than  fundraising  •   Have  a  great,  genuine  video!  •   Think  outside  the  box  when  it  comes  to  markeVng  

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Pay  acenVon  to  what’s  working    for  your  campaign  throughout.  

Where  are  donaVons  coming  from?  What  isn’t  yielding  much?  

We  had  a  “steady”  climb  but  it  never  felt  that  way!    

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Think  outside  the  box  with  markeVng!  

TYPICAL  TOOLS:    •   Facebook  ad  campaign  •   mass  emails  to  your  networks  •   Twicer  •   Instagram  

OUTSIDE  THE  BOX  TOOLS:  •   addiVonal  videos  •   radio  spots  •   Fundraiser  events  •   Public  speaking  events  related  to  your  cause  •   Show,  don’t  always  tell  -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐  >  •   PRESS!  AND  MORE  PRESS!    

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Press  &  blogs  are  the  best  way  to  extend  your  network    

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Indieflix.com/empowermentproject  

@EmpowermentDocu  

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