GCA1 - February Launch - Bèta Cohort

Turn your project into a successful crowdfunding campaign. Learn tactics and frameworks to appeal to the next generation of changemakers!

Arko Hoondert

Director of Global Impact, Course Leader

Crowdfunding Accelerator

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﻿Our times are evolving, and so are givers! We want to help you understand and appeal to millennial audiences. Not enough NGO professionals adapt to the younger generations and carry out the hard work a new type of giver, the social good investor, demands from them. Many are too busy being heads-down within their organizations and often overlook recent market trends. The next generations of givers are upon us and are expecting returns on their investments. Join Gaia Gives to turn your projects from ideas to reality while collaborating with a new generation of givers. In this course, you will design, launch and grow your first crowdfunding campaign on Gaia Gives and go live ready to raise.

Design and launch your first crowdfunding campaign on Gaia Gives.

FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS who want to learn how to create a successful crowdfunding campaign on Gaia Gives.

IMPACT WORKERS ﻿that need to fund important projects to reach their impact goals.

INNOVATORS ﻿who take on the challenge to be radically transparent and appeal to the next generation of givers.

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After taking this course you'll...

After taking this course, you'll have your first project up and running before July 1st.

Have a crowdfunding campaign ready to go 🚀

You'll learn how to use the tools provided to market your campaign to a millennial audience and make it a success.

Own a marketing toolkit 🛠️

﻿Classmates can become your “Sparring Partners” with which to share new experiences or pilot new ideas. You'll build friendships working in breakouts and find 2-3 "thought partners" with whom you'll want to continue discussing projects after the course.

Have a close-knit community of fellow fundraising professionals 👱🏼‍♀️👨🏽‍🦱👩🏾

Gaia Gives is a crowdfunding platform for a new generation of philanthropists.&nbsp;It's for young professionals who are tired of bureaucracy and want to incite change by demanding a return on their investments. It targets millennials who want “proof of impact."

Appeal to younger generations 💖

Step into the world of Web 3, Crypto donations, and blockchain technology. Receive donations like it’s 2023 - through Paypal, Visa, or Metamask. We currently accept all ETH, Polygon, and BNB chain tokens.

Receive donations like it’s 2023 ✨

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Course syllabus

Uniendo Mundos Aqui Collective (Guatemala)

Co-founder and President at Stoicare (USA)

Founders of Save the Paradise Foundation (Ecuador)

Head of Stakeholder Engagement at Edulution (Zambia & SA)

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<ul><li>Learn the crowdfunding fundamentals through the Campaign Mechanics Canvas</li><li>Brainstorm the best way to structure your campaign</li><li>Learn best practices and examples</li><li>Project: Publish your Campaign Mechanics Canvas</li></ul>

Pre-work: Crowdfunding Mechanics

<ul><li>What to expect from this course</li><li>Get to know the team</li><li>Get onboarded to Maven's learning platform</li></ul>

Orientation

<ul><li>Find campaign-millennial fit, so you build the right thing for the right audience</li><li>Narrow down your audience, define your ideal investor</li><li>Project: Publish the Shitty First Draft (SFD) of your landing page</li></ul>

Workshop 1: Position Yourself for the Next Generation of Givers

<ul><li>Arko &amp; Shary will critique your landing pages live</li><li>Copywriting and positioning advice</li><li>Get feedback on your landing page</li></ul>

Workshop 2: Landing Pages

<ul><li>Announce your campaign and get your first leads!</li><li>Learn how to write effective prompts on ChatGPT for social media posts and strategy</li><li>Project: Announce your campaign</li></ul>

Workshop 3: Announce your Crowdfunding Campaign

<ul><li>Celebrate your landing page, get peer feedback, and announce it to the world.</li><li>Celebrate everything you've accomplished in a lively graduation ceremony.</li></ul>

Launch Day & Graduation

In weekly labs, get feedback from your peers and get stuff done

Co-working labs (Optional)

Get access to a library of our best content on building &amp; selling crowdfunding campaigns. We'll hold you accountable for shipping your content with weekly projects. This program focuses more on doing and less on lectures.

Self-paced videos & projects

Schedule of live workshops

Meet the team

Display your impact within a larger story that keeps donors engaged, giving, and sharing with their networks.

Earn the trust and generosity of new donors

Gamified sharing with real rewards unlocks donors’ social capital.

Turn your donors into your top fundraisers

Completed projects and milestones build trust with donors and foundations moving forward.

Create a visible track record for your accomplishments

Millennials want to see the people behind the project and be included in the process. This builds trust and an authentic following.

Build Trust Through Real Vulnerable Stories

Choose to periodically report on your work or connect your reporting to more exciting goals donors find tangible.

Flexible Goal or Time-Based Milestones

Get access to Gaia Gives' crowdfunding platform and community

Every workshop is designed to help you put your learning into practice and ship your first crowdfunding campaign.

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other fundraising professionals through breakout rooms and projects

Interactive and project-based

Access to peer feedback and expert staff to keep you accountable and help you get unstuck.

Accountability through community

Build alongside a passionate group of fundraising professionals

You’ll be interacting with other fundraising professionals through breakout rooms and projects.

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you.

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