How can I raise money: Best Crowdfunding site – Airfunding

There are several crowdfunding sites and platforms where you can raise money and it can be overwhelming to decide which one to choose. In fact, the crowdfunding market is projected to grow by 13.86% in 2021 (Technavio, 2021). With this growth, there will be more crowdfunding platforms that will rise and you have to set standards on which one you’re going to select as you raise money.

One of the existing crowdfunding platforms is Airfunding which can be your bet because of its beneficiary-friendly features. Read more on why you should choose Airfunding as your platform for your next project.

Credibility 

Airfunding was launched in November 2018 by Kihetai Inc. and has supported 76,000 projects. This is a testament of how several project owners trusted the platform.

One of the successful projects which proves the credibility of Airfunding is Justine Nancieno’s call for help for Louisa’s dialysis. Justine, based in the Philippines, set $3,000 as the aimed fund. After the campaign period, there were 25 people who shared the campaign and raised a total of $3,136.  The collected amount was directly given to Louisa’s family. 

Imagine the stories behind the rest of the 76,000 completed projects. These were made possible because of the trusted reputation of Airfunding.


Global Support

Airfunding is a unique crowdfunding platform used by more than 200 countries to raise money. The company is located in Japan and Malaysia, but this platform is open for the use of various countries. 

Furthermore, your project will be translated to 17 different languages. You may also be assisted by our staff who can speak in English, Spanish, Indonesian, Russian, etc. With this kind of support, your project is given leverage with its wider reach.

Apart from this, your project will be introduced in AirTripp, a global social networking site used by 10 million people from 200 countries. This will further extend the reach of your project, increasing the chances to receive greater support from people around the world.


Free Registration

Airfunding is very friendly to project managers as they can register for free without any platform fee. You just have to register, set a goal amount and deadline, add pictures, and explain what you are raising funds for. Another winning element in Airfunding is that you can open multiple projects at the same time. Not all crowdfunding platforms allow this.


Easy Withdrawing of Funds

Aside from the benefit of creating projects without paying platform fees, you can easily request your collected funds even if your project has not ended. If you wish to complete the collection until the end of your project, you can opt for that and you will receive all of your collected funds.

It takes only about 1 to 2 weeks from your request to the delivery of the collected amount.


Inclusive

Airfunding supports ideas and causes of a variety. Projects are categorized as COVID-19 relief, Medical, Disaster, Family, Community, Immigration, Education, Art, Business, Study abroad, Travel, Animals, and Other.

Aside from all the above-mentioned features, the success stories themselves are more than enough for you to choose Airfunding as you raise money for your idea, project, or cause. Another successful project from the Philippines was Team IMPACK’s Typhoon Rolly Relief Fund which collected a total of $1,500. The beneficiaries of this project are the neighboring areas of Antipolo Old, Nabua and Camarines Sur, Bicol who were severely affected by Typhoon Rolly. The collected money was allocated for their basic essentials , food, relief, and labor to rebuild their homes.

Carry out your own crowdfunding success in as easy as 5 minutes by clicking here.

GoFundMe Alternatives: 5 Best Crowdfunding Sites for Philippines

Everything is digital. Raising money isn’t an exception to this, for you can raise funds for your non-profit cause, charity, startup business, or personal needs online with the help of crowdfunding platforms. To date, there are 1,478 crowdfunding organizations in the US alone based on the 2021 Crunchbase report. On top of this, it is projected that the crowdfunding market will grow by 13.86% this 2021, with a majority of the growth coming from the Asia Pacific region (Technavio, 2021).

The said figures are no surprise since various crowdfunding platforms provide convenience and ease of use that individuals and organizations really turn to for their project, idea, or cause.

With a wide array of options, it can get confusing to identify which crowdfunding platform best suits your need.

GoFundMe

GoFundMe Crowdfunding Site

One of the known existing crowdfunding platforms is GoFundMe, a versatile platform with a track record of success of more than $10 billion raised last 2020 from over 150 million donations supporting individuals, causes, and organizations, as reported in a Businesswire article. People prefer using GoFundMe over other platforms due to its trusted reputation. In addition to this, there is no platform fee which makes it easier for individuals or organizations to reach their target funds quickly. However, this success and simplicity of GoFundMe as a crowdfunding platform aren’t accessible to Filipino users.

The only way to go about this dilemma is to find a crowdfunding platform supported here in the Philippines. There are several options available with varying niches: (1) Indiegogo, (2) The Spark Project, (3) Cropital, (4) Gava, and (5) Airfunding.

Indiegogo and The Spark Project

Indiegogo and The Spark Project are some of the known crowdfunding platforms for

creative innovations. These platforms would have charges regardless if your goal were achieved or not. It is worth noting that supporters get to experience the products or services being promoted in exchange for their monetary support.

Cropital

Cropital Crowdfunding Site

Cropital is a game-changer platform that provides a source of income for farm owners while giving gains also to investors or supporters. The funds directly go to the farmers, but Cropital charges a 5% service fee for the investors. 

Gava

Gava Crowdfunding Site

Gava is one of the leading portals for social and charitable causes, with over 4,000 funded and 100 live campaigns supported by 21,000 donors. This platform is integrated with blockchain technology, allowing donations from anywhere, making it accessible even in the Philippines.

Airfunding

Airfunding Crowdfunding Site

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a project manager, or a student in need of funds, Airfunding is your best alternative to GoFundMe if you reside in the Philippines. True to its tagline, “Helping everyone, with everyone,” this crowdfunding platform is accessible to Filipinos with more than 200,000 projects in over 200 countries. In fact, there are several live projects in the Philippines that are posted, such as Rescue Philippines: Help for the victims of typhoon Rolly & Ulysses.

You have a great reach with Airfunding since the project description will be translated into 17 different languages, allowing the collection of funds from people around the world including Philippines.

In terms of the collection of funds, individuals or organizations may request the collected funds even if the target fund hasn’t been reached yet. This is what sets Airfunding apart from other crowdfunding platforms since not all platforms allow the withdrawal of funds easily, but with Airfunding, the collection of funds is a breeze. Additionally, you can easily open a project in 5 minutes by simply following the steps listed here.

As you choose your alternative crowdfunding platform to GoFundMe, bear in mind the length of your project, your purpose, its base here in the Philippines, and your target fund. 

Start with Airfunding now! 

Ugandan Weightlifter who Went Missing in Tokyo Olympics found help from Concerned Group through Airfunding

Days before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko disappeared from the Olympic training camp. His disappearance sent the Uganda and Japanese governments on their toes and together, set out to search for him. He left only a clear note before fleeing: that he wanted to find work in Japan and requested to return his belongings to his family. 

Four days later, he was found and sent back to his hometown immediately. The Ugandan government promised him continuous rehabilitation to support his career, but soon after, he was detained for more than 48 hours. This action was criticized by the Union of Uganda Sports Federations and Association saying, “he deserves sympathy, not harsh treatment”. His lawyer also told the media that Julius wasn’t the first athlete to disappear in a foreign land, seeking work due to the little support they get from the country they represent. And who wouldn’t? When his pregnant wife and was immediately evicted from their rented home after he fled to Japan. His only source of hope and income was his talent: his craft – his sport.

Leaving jail wearing his medals, Julius Ssekitoleko captured the hearts and sympathy of people across the globe. People started to support him on Twitter using the hashtag #StandWithSsekitoleko and lawyers rushed in to offer him help for free. Walter Mwesigye, a Ugandan TV producer and writer organized a drive to help Julius on his financial and legal battles. He has put up a project in Airfunding called “Stand Up for Julius Ssekitoleko” which raised $2,883 from people across the globe.

It seems that many citizens of Uganda resonated with his story, finding themselves in the same boat as someone who wishes to leave the doorstep of home and find themselves in a better place in a foreign land.

Find out mote about this project at https://www.airfunding.net/project/418711

Start your crowdfunding project today!

NGO #1 Back 2 School Africa

Hello, everyone! Here’s an intern.

In the previous note, we summarized the Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Program and basic information about NGOs. Based on the previous note, this time, we will introduce Back 2 school Africa in Nigeria, which is participating in the Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Project, while considering the situation of the country.

When I hear Nigeria, I think a lot of people have a vague image of football, Africa, and so on. This time, I would like you to learn more about Nigeria.

About Nigeria

Nigeria is a country on the west coast of the African continent. The capital is Abuja and the official language is English. However, because many people live in the country, each ethnic language is also used and it is a country full of diversity. The total population in Japan is 2096 million, about twice that of Japan. In Africa, GDP (gross domestic product: an index that shows the level of domestic economic activity) ranks highest in Africa.

Crude oil plays a major role in supporting GDP. Nigeria relies on crude oil for 80% of its total exports.

Despite the high GDP figures and being a major economic power in Africa, Nigeria has many children and street children who are not able to go to school despite the mandatory primary education. The number of street children is over 10 million, the largest in the world. So Japan’s literacy rate is almost 100%, while Nigeria’s literacy rate is 68% over 15.

Back 2 School Africa’s Mission and Vision

The NGO Back 2 school Africa was launched to solve these educational problems in Nigeria. The direct translation of the group name means “returning to the school”.

The mission of the group is to create the opportunity for all African children to reach their parish and realize their dreams and save the future of Africa. As the name suggests, to accomplish its mission, 20% of African children who had to quit school for financial reasons have a vision of returning to school within five years.

Background of Back 2 School Africa

Back 2 School Africa was founded by Chukuma Anklin Amadi.

The reason is in the past of Chukuma. I lost my father when I was a child and had a hard time getting an education from elementary school to university. I began to have a strong desire to help children in similar situations.

Before Back 2 School Africa, I was a teacher at a government high school in Nigeria. It is for this reason that I see a student with excellent grades dropping out of school because he could not pay for his tuition. To support the students who dropped out of school, Chukuma paid the tuition until they graduated from high school and purchased teaching materials. This story spread all over the school and students came to him, in the same way, to ask for help. He did his best and continued to support many children.

However, he can’t afford to continue to support many children. That’s why he started posting the content of the support activities on SNS. This creates a response from many people and causes the campaign to gain support.

This event led to the launch of Back 2 School Africa, and we are still working to ensure that our children are educated.

Back 2 school Africa Activities

“We help children go to school through the Swap and Ignite Africa campaigns. Specifically, we raise funds to create an environment where children are more educated, provide educational materials such as books, bags, and uniforms, and provide quality education services to children in poor areas. We are currently supporting 400 children in eight communities, but we are also considering supporting other communities so that more children can go to school in the future.” With more support from Airfunding, more children will be educated.

“I can’t go to school for lack of money. I can’t get a job because I’m not at school. I have no money because I can’t get a job. It is very difficult to cut off such a negative loop alone. But with your support, we can give children a chance to create a new future.” We appreciate your support for Back to School.

Back 2 school Africa Official Page

Back 2 School Africa Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/back2school_africa/

Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Program Official Page 

https://www.airfunding.net/programs/global-ngo-support

Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Program Official Twitter

Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Program Official Page

Hello, this is Aria Intern. How are you getting along?

What was the background behind the last Airfunding activity? I wrote about the details of the Airfunding we run. If you’re going to get it, please read it too!

Now, I introduced Airfunding last time. This time, we focus on the topic of “NGOs.”

・ What is the Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Project?

・ What is an NGO?

I will share two points with you 🌏 Since this article will also introduce NGOs participating in the Airfunding program, I have summarized briefly what I want you to know before. You should look over only the areas you are interested in.

What is the Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Project?

The Airfunding Support for Overseas NGOs Project is a program that supports the efforts of overseas NGOs through Airfunding’s crowdfunding service.

Airfunding NGO Support Project We have NGOs from five countries (Nigeria, Colombia, Uganda, Indonesia, and Sierra Leone). Each group is an active NGO that has a clear vision and is working on social issues in the country. I will introduce each group from time to time.

Support is different in Airfunding as it is a subscription (monthly) to provide ongoing support. Support will be delivered directly to the owner who runs the project. Therefore, the support person can also directly check the usage of the support money.

The program’s appeal is that it can easily support five NGOs across cultures and nationalities by utilizing Airfunding services!

By the way, what is an NGO?

I have mentioned NGOs so many times, but do you know what NGOs are showing? I’ll briefly explain about NGOs here.

NGOs are the acronym for Non-govermental Organization in English and are translated as “non-governmental organizations” in Japanese. It refers to organizations that contribute to the resolution of social problems from a different standpoint from governments and international organizations. We work beyond borders, ethnicities, and religions without any purpose of profit. NGOs from various countries are also participating in such programs.

“NGO” There is a similar word “NPO”. NPOs have the initials “Non profit organization in English and are translated as “non-profit organizations.” Since NPOs, NGOs, government and companies are independent private organizations, there is no clear distinction between them.

NGOs = Organizations that engage in international activities such as development cooperation

“NPO” is a national organization engaged in welfare activities in local communities

It is often used to distinguish it.

Although they have different names, they are both working hard on social issues.

Finally,

This time, we introduced basic information about “NGO”. How was it? The Overseas NGO Program is currently working to achieve these goals, with the participation of five NGOs. Airfunding Support Project for Overseas NGOs In the future, note will continue to provide content related to the program. Please check it out!

So, everyone, please have a nice day again.

Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Program Official Page 

https://www.airfunding.net/programs/global-ngo-support

Airfunding Overseas NGO Support Program Official Twitter