LaunchGood
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- Chris Blauvelt
- Amany Killawi
- Omar Hamid
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Type of site | Crowdfunding |
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| URL | launchgood |
| Launched | 8 October 2013 |
LaunchGood is a crowdfunding[1] platform focused on the Muslim community worldwide.[2] LaunchGood went live in October 2013 and it raised more than $688 million from 2.1 million donors across 155 countries.[3] [4]
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.[5]
The founders of LaunchGood are Chris Blauvelt, Amany Killawi and Omar Hamid.[6]
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,[7][8] and a campaign to fund the legal team of Adnan Syed (widely known from the podcast Serial) through a special appeal of his conviction.[9] Each of these campaigns raised more than $100,000 through the platform.[10][11] 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.[12][13]
Awards
LaunchGood has received the Islamic Economy Award, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME).[14]
