LaunchGood

Launch Good, Inc.
Type of site
 Crowdfunding
Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Founder(s)
  • Chris Blauvelt
  • Amany Killawi
  • Omar Hamid
Website launchgood.com
Launched 8 October 2013

LaunchGood is a crowdfunding[1] platform focused on the Muslim community worldwide. LaunchGood went live in October 2013 and in its first two years has raised more than $3 million for 370+ projects across 30 countries.[2] [3]

LaunchGood is one of a number of crowdfunding platforms for gathering money from the public, which circumvents traditional avenues of investment. Project creators choose a deadline and a minimum funding goal, and usually provide rewards or "perks" for contributors at various levels.

The founders of LaunchGood are Chris Blauvelt, Amany Killawi and Omar Hamid.[4] They are based out of Detroit, Michigan and Atlanta, Georgia.

Projects

LaunchGood has been used to fundraise for several nationally recognized projects, including a campaign to help rebuild African-American churches destroyed by arson in the summer of 2015,[5][6] and a campaign to fund the legal team of Adnan Syed (widely known from the podcast Serial) through a special appeal of his conviction.[7] Each of these campaigns raised more than $100,000 through the platform.[8][9]

Awards

LaunchGood has received multiple awards, including:

  • Islamic Economy Award, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)[10]
  • American Muslim Consumer Conference (AMCC), Entrepreneur Showcase[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Muslims raise $48,000 to rebuild burned black churches". CNN. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "About us: Launch Good". LaunchGood. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "LaunchGood Doing Good". Muslim Observer. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "LaunchGood - About Us". LaunchGood. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Why Muslims are raising money for black churches destroyed by fire": Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 8 September, 2015
  6. ↑ Frances, Kai-Hwa Wang (9 July 2015). "Muslim Community Rallies to Rebuild Burned Black Churches". Retrieved 9 September 2015 – via NBC News.
  7. ↑ "Adnan Syed Is Getting A Second Podcast After 'Serial'": Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 September, 2015
  8. ↑ "Respond with Love: Rebuild Black Churches, Support Victims of Arson across the South": LaunchGood. Retrieved 8 September, 2015.
  9. ↑ "The Adnan Syed Trust": LaunchGood. Retrieved 8 September, 2015
  10. ↑ "Mohammed presents Islamic Economy Awards". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  11. ↑ "Launch Good — Ummah Wide". Medium. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
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