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We considered various crowdfunding websites, including <html><a href="http://www.rockethub.com/" title="Rocket Hub" target="_blank">RocketHub</a>, <html><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/" title="Indiegogo" target="_blank">Indiegogo</a> and <html><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/" title="Kickstarter" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>, but in the end settled on <html><a href="http://www.sponsume.com/" title="Sponsume" target="_blank">Sponsume</a></html>. | We considered various crowdfunding websites, including <html><a href="http://www.rockethub.com/" title="Rocket Hub" target="_blank">RocketHub</a>, <html><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/" title="Indiegogo" target="_blank">Indiegogo</a> and <html><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/" title="Kickstarter" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>, but in the end settled on <html><a href="http://www.sponsume.com/" title="Sponsume" target="_blank">Sponsume</a></html>. | ||
Factors for our choice included: | Factors for our choice included: | ||
| - | + | # Fees and if we could keep the funds if we didn't reach our target. | |
| - | + | # Ease of payment, availability of payment options and "click-count" to payment form. | |
| - | + | # Currency. Since we're a UK based team, we wanted donations to be made in Pounds, principally because other comparable currencies like the Dollar and Euro have a lower valuation. | |
== Conclusions == | == Conclusions == | ||
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Crowd Funding
Our Aim
- Raise money, principally for our Human practice activities. - Use an interesting fundraising campaign to gain publicity. - Build a circle of "investors", people with a strong interest in the project. - Investigate usefulness of crowdfunding for iGEM and other science projects.
Our Method
We considered various crowdfunding websites, including RocketHub, Indiegogo and Kickstarter, but in the end settled on Sponsume. Factors for our choice included:
- Fees and if we could keep the funds if we didn't reach our target.
- Ease of payment, availability of payment options and "click-count" to payment form.
- Currency. Since we're a UK based team, we wanted donations to be made in Pounds, principally because other comparable currencies like the Dollar and Euro have a lower valuation.
