From humble beginnings, LaunchGood has become one the largest crowdfunding platforms, raising hundreds of millions of dollars for people in need
Soon after LaunchGood, a crowdfunding platform went online in 2013, it raised a few dollars to install a basketball hoop at a mosque in Detroit, Michigan. It was a humble first step to raise funds for a bunch of kids.
Chris Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt, LaunchGood’s CEO, says the company's founders had a simple and clear intention: to tap into a global community of Muslims who wanted to do good. In 2013, LaunchGood was one of 100 companies part of a business accelerator programme in Detroit. It is the only startup among them still operating today - even the company that ran the accelerator programme eventually folded.
With its gradual growth, the company has made headlines several times. Following a string of arson attacks on Black churches in the US in 2015, Muslim activists and community organisers used LaunchGood to raise money as a show of solidarity with the Black people. The campaign, titled “Rebuild With Love,” went viral and raised over $100,000.
Launchgood allows individuals and organisations to set up different campaigns, both big and small. From individuals and families trying to pay their medical bills and other debts to large-scale programmes designed to bring emergency aid, food and shelter to victims of war, the platform hosts an entire spectrum of fundraisers.
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