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COVID 19: Caring for your community

Our ioby community is full of helpers. Neighborhood leaders, unofficial mayors of the block, people like you who have always stepped up to do what’s right and to lend a hand. We know that many of you are now trying to figure out how to step up to support your neighbors. We’re here to help. There are two things you can do on ioby right now to support your community: You can start a project on ioby, or check out a list of resources in Memphis we've compiled to help you plan a project. 

Start a project 

What projects are eligible?

About ioby Memphis

We love Memphis. We love the Grizzlies and our rock ‘n’ roll, but most of all we love Memphians. Since we began our on-the-ground work, ioby Memphis has supported more than 300 resident leaders as they plan, crowdfund, and build positive change in neighborhoods across the city. With a median donation of $35, ioby leaders have raised over $906,000 in small donations to make Memphis neighborhoods greener, safer, more livable, and more full of opportunity for all residents.

 

Meet Chris Jones, Memphis Action Strategist!

As an ioby Memphis Action Strategist, Chris is working to help even more leaders like you in Memphis make positive change across the city. When you share your idea for positive change in your Memphis neighborhood, Chris will walk alongside you from building your crowdfunding campaign page, to making your first donation asks, to building your project.

A Memphis resident of over 20 years, Chris lives in Harbor Town. He’s thrilled to build on his years of experience as an employment attorney and leader in grassroots initiatives around education, art, and progressive politics.

Get to know more about Chris’ love for Memphis, including his passion for guitar, Memphis food, and the Grizzlies (of course!). Learn more about our City Action Strategists and how we work on-the-ground to support resident-led change. 

 

Get your donations matched!

Medical District Collaborative Matching Fund

Live, work, or play in the Memphis Medical District? Have a great idea to make the neighborhood just a little more vibrant and awesome? You could get your donations doubled, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500 with the Memphis Medical District Collaborative Match Fund! 

Double your donations

National COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Match Fund

Have an idea to respond to COVID-19 and its impacts in your community? We're here to help. When you crowdfund with ioby for a COVID-19 related project, we'll double what you fundraise dollar-for-dollar up to $8,000. Plus, we'll waive our $35 platform fee and our 5% fiscal sponsorship fee. Ready to get started? 

Start a project

What projects are eligible? 

 

Donate to a project in your Memphis neighborhood

  • VAB Banquet Hall photo

    VAB Banquet Hall Mural

    We want to add a mural to VAB Banquet Hall in the Carnes School Neighborhood.

    NEEDS: $0 of 1,582

  • Feed the Need

    Community Table Memphis manages local, organic food bank gardens. Due to the Pandemic & the increasing need for food assistance, we're increasing our growing capacity to serve more people.

    NEEDS: $0 of 2,971
  • Hub staff on site at one of the hotels

    Help the Hub Provide Hotel Vouchers

    The Hospitality Hub provides shelter in place options for people without homes during Tennessee's 'Safer at Home' order.

    NEEDS: $0 of 11,930
  • Dog Park Water Fountain

    Sea Isle Dog Park Water Fountain

    Dogs play  hard!  It's hot and dogs are thirsty. Let's give them their own water fountain. The city and county will match every donation dollar for dollar.  

    NEEDS: $0 of 10,335

  • Mimosa Pocket Park Pilot

    Turn a piece of pavement into a neighborhood asset while making the street safer.

    NEEDS: $0 of 8,799
  • Site Plan

    Treadwell Nature Playground

    Will you join us to create a safe and engaging way for our kids to explore nature and have fun? We need your help!

    NEEDS: $0 of 20,635 + Volunteers

Browse all ioby projects currently fundraising across the country

 

Upcoming Public Office Hours with Chris:

We're not hosting any events or office hours in Memphis right now, but all our staff are working from home and are ready to help you plan your project remotely. Want to chat with team ioby about a great idea you have to care for your community? Share your idea with us, and we'll reach out to give you tips, tricks, and resources so you can crowdfund to get good done in your neighborhood. 

 
 
 

Start a project in Memphis

Ready to make positive change in your Memphis neighborhood? Share your idea with Memphis Action Strategists Chris Jones and he'll contact you right away to share tailored fundraising resources to support your crowdfunding campaign:

start a project 

"This ioby project was a good case study identifying and addressing problems as a group. I learned that if you have a good idea and share it with other people, they will support you. And if you give them the opportunity, they will help. Memphis is one of the most unusual places I've lived, in that there's an expectation that people will take care of what's around them."

- Robyn Mace, ioby leader, Evergreen Rain Garden

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Press 

Commercial Appeal: Tiny crowdfunded projects make big impact

NextCity: Crowdfunded Parks Are Coming and That Isn’t a Bad Thing

 

Partners

 

ioby Memphis is made possible thanks to generous support from the Hyde Family Foundation, the Assisi Foundation of Memphis, and the Kresge Foundation.

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