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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 doubled

Memphis New Century of Soul Matching Fund 

The City of Memphis and Shelby County is celebrating our 200th anniversary this year, and we're embracing the next 100 years–our New Century of Soul–right alongside them with a new match fund! Do you have an idea for a project that will have a lasting impact in your neighborhood? 

Get up to $10,000 of your donations matched, dollar-for-dollar, for any crowdfunding project for a physical installation in Shelby County. New park bench? Check. Community garden? Check. Solar street lights? Check. If it is a project that will last in your community for years to come, you might be eligible! 

Learn more about the New Century of Soul Matching Fund

 

Artists Lead! 

Are you an artist or creative worker with great ideas for collaborative solutions to a need in your Cleveland community? Fundraise for your idea with ioby and you could get your dollars doubled through the Artists Lead! match program. Get up to $15,000 of your crowdfunded donations matched dollar-for-dollar.

Double your donations

 

 

Donate to a project in your Memphis neighborhood

  • Speedway Terrace Historic District Signage

    We are proud of our community and our history. As a local historic district we want to be able to share that fact with the world. Help us purchase signs for our neighborhood!

    NEEDS: $0 of 3,434

  • Carnes Butterfly Garden Fence

    We want to build a low garden fence to transition the railroad corridor located on Decatur Street into our Carnes Butterfly Garden.

    NEEDS: $0 of 348 + Volunteers
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    The Hospitality HUB Day Plaza

    The Hospitality HUB has secured a space for the first barrier-free women's shelter in Memphis, and is working to fund an adjacent Day Plaza for the homeless to rest safely and comfortably.

    NEEDS: $0 of 20,635

  • ID the Trees

    We want to add labels that identify native trees that have been planted in the Carnes School neighborhood over the last 18 months.

    NEEDS: $0 of 874

  • Gooch Park Rehab!

    Help us bring new life to Gooch Park!  Gooch Park and Pool is the site of the first African American bicycle rodeo in Memphis in June 1959. Elvis Presley was known to play basketball there.

     

    NEEDS: $0 of 2,212
  • Carnes Garden East

    Mural for Carnes Garden East

    Spring is here! We want to continue our mission of bringing nature and beauty to the visitors to this formerly vacant lot which is now Carnes Garden East.  Murals are a lovely addition. 

    NEEDS: $0 of 412

  • Colonial Park UMC/Sea Isle Community Garden

    This garden of hope in the Sea Isle area will be a place where people from all backgrounds & traditions can come together to grow produce for their home to help supplement their spending at the Grocery store.

    NEEDS: $0 of 4,406
  • Cones make or break every 5K!

    Round The Mound 5K: CONE on and give

    Each year we will present an item for our supporters to help us secure in preparation for our annual "Round The Mound 5K."  Support our non-profit by giving the cost of one CONE today!  #oneconeatatime

    NEEDS: $0 of 60 + Volunteers

Browse all ioby projects currently fundraising across the country

 

Upcoming Public Office Hours with Chris:

ioby's public office hours are a great opportunity for you to drop in and discuss your idea for a community project, and are usually held in a cafe or library. No appointments necessary; just show up and look for the laptop with the green ioby sticker! Chris will introduce you to ioby and our resources, and walk you through the steps it takes to get started fundraising for your great idea. 

We don't have any upcoming office hours just yet in Memphis. Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know about our next workshop and office hours! 

 
 
Questions about when we'll be in your neighborhood?  Email Memphis Action Strategist Chris Jones at Chris@ioby.org. 
 
 
 
 

Upcoming workshops with Chris:

Are you ready to step out as a community leader but not sure where to start? Come learn how Memphians just like you have worked with ioby to make positive changes in a variety of sectors all over our city!

New Century of Soul Project Development Workshop
Want to explore your idea to strengthen your neighborhood and get your donations matched? Come meet with me! Swing by the New Century of Soul Project Development Workshop to get help planning your project campaign, and meet others excited to celebrate their own Memphis neighborhoods.

Saturday, November 9th
10 -12 pm
Bartlett Public Library
5884 Stage Rd
Memphis, TN 38134
RSVP here
 
Questions about when we'll be in your neighborhood?  Email Memphis Action Strategist Chris Jones at Chris@ioby.org. 
 
 
 

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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Meet ioby Memphis!

 

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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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