Crowdfunding
Philly Dive Bar Doobies Raises More than $27,000 In Two Days to Save Itself from Closing
When your average bar is about to go under, it just goes under. Oh, a handful of people will be sad. There may be a […]
Philadelphians Can Now Crowdfund Bucks County Cows
Philadelphia’s sharing economy got way more creative last week with the introduction of Crowd Cow, a startup that promises to deliver fresh beef right to […]
Is Philly’s Biggest-Ever Kickstarter a $2.2 Million “Rip-Off” or Just Behind Schedule?
In the olden days — meaning ten years ago — if you had a great idea for an invention or product, you’d have to find […]
Philly Mom Crowdfunds Divorce Against Husband Charged With Assaulting Her
Aja Beech is a 37-year-old mother of two from Fishtown who wants desperately to get away from her husband of seven years, construction worker Tobias […]
ROAR for Good Crowdfunded $267,000 in 30 Days … and You Can Too
A few months ago, Yasmine Mustafa and Anthony Gold launched one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns that the Philadelphia tech community has ever seen. […]
FLOWCHART: A Handy Guide to the Wide World of Philly Crowdfunding
When the first couple crowd-funding requests popped up in my Facebook feed, I was a fan. It was hard not to be. Out of the […]
Performance Artist Sebastian on His Kickstarter Campaign That’s Creating Lots of Buzz
When Philly performance artist Sebastian launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his upcoming project Showbiz: Active Terrorism, he had no idea that it would create such a […]
Eric Frein Look-Alike Will Get a Car, Due to Crowdfunding
James Tully, the Pennsylvania man who was mistaken for Eric Frein more than 20 times while Frein was on the loose, is going to get […]
Pa. Man Has Been Mistaken For Eric Frein More Than 20 Times
Pity poor James Tully. The Monroe County man does not have a car and has to walk five miles to work. That’s enough of a […]
Crowdfunding Has Consequences
Over two weeks this past summer, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge poured millions of gallons of frigid water over people’s heads and millions of dollars […]
Paris Hilton’s $13,000 Dog Purchase Could Have Bought 315 Books for Philadelphia School Students
Last week, our own Victor Fiorillo reported on a crowdfunding campaign being conducted by a AP History teacher at Philadelphia High School for Girls to […]