While the average budget for ioby projects is a few thousand dollars, many are larger scale. If you have your sights set high, your budget—and fundraising skills—will have to rise to the challenge. Crowdfunding large amounts of money on ioby is totally doable, but it takes some extra planning.In our #iobyRainmakers series we hear from ioby leaders who have successfully raised BIG bucks (about $10K and above) for their community. In this guide, we distill TOP FIVE findings and tips that five ioby Rainmakers most commonly said they found most helpful when they were fundraising.
Crowdfunding for Larger Budgets Webinar
In this webinar, learn valuable tools, tips, and challenges to meeting big budget crowdfunding goals. Learn from an experienced panel of ioby project leaders, non-profit fundraisers, and one of our staff coaches.
Success stories
Our online #iobyRainmakers blog series features leaders who have raised over $10,000 toward improving their neighborhoods. They share tips on building a fundraising team, getting comfortable asking for money, using storytelling to gain community buy-in and more!- John Bailey of the St. Paul Tool Library exceeded his goal of $12k to make free tools accessible to his neighbors.
- Memphis-based graphic artist Lee Forbes-Belue raised more than $14k to revitalize Trinity Playground, a beloved neighborhood spot for families.
- After raising over $13K, Tim Kovach and the Cleveland Refugee Bike Project improved the physical and social mobility of the refugee community by providing them with bicycles to ride.
- With over $12K raised, Center for Urban Pedagogy funded students to investigate public transit pricing and produce their own documentary video.
- Aylene McCallum, partnered with her city and raised over $36K to build protected bike lanes in downtown Denver.