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LaunchGood is a crowdfunding[1] platform focused on the Muslim community worldwide. LaunchGood went live in October 2013 and it raised more than $510.1 million from 1.6 million donors across 153 countries.[2] [3]
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Type of site | Crowdfunding |
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| Headquarters | |
| Founder(s) |
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| URL | launchgood |
| Launched | 8 October 2013 |
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. [4]
The founders of LaunchGood are Chris Blauvelt, Amany Killawi and Omar Hamid.[5] They are based out of Detroit, Michigan and Atlanta, Georgia.[citation needed]
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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,[6][7] and a campaign to fund the legal team of Adnan Syed (widely known from the podcast Serial) through a special appeal of his conviction.[8] Each of these campaigns raised more than $100,000 through the platform.[9][10] An October 2018 campaign to help pay for Jewish burials for the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, and the medical bills of survivors, raised its goal of $25,000 in six hours and went on to raise more than $200,000.[11][12]
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LaunchGood has received multiple awards, including:
- Islamic Economy Award, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)[13]
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