LaunchGood explained

Launch Good, Inc.
Location City:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Website Type:Crowdfunding
Launch Date:8 October 2013

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.

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:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muslims raise $48,000 to rebuild burned black churches . CNN . 7 September 2015.
  2. Web site: About us: Launch Good . LaunchGood . 8 September 2015.
  3. Web site: LaunchGood Doing Good . Muslim Observer . 7 September 2015.
  4. News: Aslam . Ameera . One million people have donated on this Muslim-run crowdfunding platform . April 29, 2024 . Doha News .
  5. Web site: LaunchGood - About Us. 9 September 2015. LaunchGood.
  6. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0707/Why-Muslims-are-raising-money-for-black-churches-destroyed-by-fire-video "Why Muslims are raising money for black churches destroyed by fire"
  7. News: Muslim Community Rallies to Rebuild Burned Black Churches. Kai-Hwa Wang. Frances. Frances Kai-Hwa Wang. 9 July 2015. 9 September 2015. NBC News.
  8. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/08/undisclosed-adnan-syed-podcast%20n%207024388.html "Adnan Syed Is Getting A Second Podcast After 'Serial'"
  9. https://www.launchgood.com/project/respond%20with%20love%20rebuild%20black%20churches%20support%20victims%20of%20arson%20across%20the%20south "Respond with Love: Rebuild Black Churches, Support Victims of Arson across the South"
  10. https://www.launchgood.com/project/the%20adnan%20syed%20trust "The Adnan Syed Trust"
  11. Web site: U.S. Muslims Raise $190,000 for Burial of Jewish Pittsburgh Victims. Samira . Sadeque. October 30, 2018. October 31, 2018. Haaretz.
  12. Web site: Muslims Unite for Pittsburgh Synagogue . LaunchGood. 2018. October 31, 2018.
  13. Web site: Mohammed presents Islamic Economy Awards. 2015-08-24. Emirates 24/7 .

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