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Maddie Miller
Oct 26, 2022
Biz-M-Power Webinar Series
Biz-M-Power Webinar Series
Starting this September, Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) and Patronicity will host a series of seven webinars for…
Maddie Miller
Sep 21, 2022
Patron in the City: Matt Conway
Patron in the City: Matt Conway
Since November of 2020, Matt Conway, founder and Executive Director of the RiseUp for Arts, has run 20+ successful crowdfunding campaigns…
Maddie Miller
Sep 6, 2022
Crowdfunding on GivingTuesday
Crowdfunding on GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, is an important fundraising day for many nonprofit organizations. After a series of shopping days…
Maddie Miller
Sep 1, 2022
Patron in the City: Kim Franklin Nyberg
Patron in the City: Kim Franklin Nyberg
At Patronicity, we believe that passionate individuals can spur change in their communities. We refer to those individuals as Patrons in…
Maddie Miller
Aug 9, 2022
Case Study: Huss Project Imaginarium
Case Study: Huss Project Imaginarium
The Huss Project is a public space project led by the nonprofit Culture is Not Optional working in Three Rivers, Michigan to bring arts…
Mahala Clayton
Aug 2, 2022
Case Study: Popps Emporium
Case Study: Popps Emporium
Popps Packing is an artist-run neighborhood based nonprofit organization in the Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan area founded in 2008 by husband…
Mahala Clayton
Jul 26, 2022
Placemaking Interventions to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
Placemaking Interventions to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
How small interventions can have big impacts in helping our communities live with the effects of climate change.
Jonathan Berk
Jul 21, 2022
Case Study: Cultivate Coffee & Tap House
Case Study: Cultivate Coffee & Tap House
Cultivate is a nonprofit coffee and tap house in the heart of Depot Town in Ypsilanti, Michigan which functions as a community events…
Mahala Clayton
Jul 19, 2022
How to Create a Campaign Video that Stands Out
How to Create a Campaign Video that Stands Out
Video can be a great way to tell the story of your crowdfunding campaign. In fact, a study found that crowdfunding campaigns with videos…
Maddie Miller
Jul 12, 2022
5 Ways to Amplify Your Crowdfunding Campaign
5 Ways to Amplify Your Crowdfunding Campaign
Most people know that crowdfunding can be a great tool for fundraising and gathering support for projects of all types. One important…
Mahala Clayton
Jul 5, 2022
Water Works — Putting Water at the Center of Place
Water Works — Putting Water at the Center of Place
If you go back in time and consider why some places were developed and why others weren’t, most of the time it’s because of access to…
Bridget Anderson
Jun 28, 2022
Patron in the City: Bux Dhyne
Patron in the City: Bux Dhyne
Last summer, Bux Dhyne launched a crowdfunding campaign on Patronicity for Joule’s Molly House, an alcohol-free entertainment venue and…
Maddie Miller
Jun 21, 2022
Rethinking Space on our Main Streets and in Our Downtowns
Rethinking Space on our Main Streets and in Our Downtowns
Jonathan Berk, Vice President at Patronicity, presented by “Rethinking Space on our Main Streets and in Our Downtowns” on April 27, 2022 as…
Jonathan Berk
Jun 16, 2022
Matching Grants: Where the Community Votes With Their Dollars
Matching Grants: Where the Community Votes With Their Dollars
Matching Grants have become an increasingly common model for states, local governments, foundations and nonprofits to disburse funding to…
Ebrahim Varachia
Jun 14, 2022
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