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How to Develop a Donor Engagement Strategy

How to Develop a Donor Engagement Strategy

Before you launch your crowdfunding campaign, you’ll need to develop a donor engagement strategy. The goal of your donor engagement…
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Maddie Miller
How to Identify Funding Sources for Your Project

How to Identify Funding Sources for Your Project

So, you have a great idea for a project and maybe you even have a fully fledged plan to make it happen. The only thing that is missing…the…
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Mahala Clayton
Asset Based Investment — What Your Community Needs Is Already There

Asset Based Investment — What Your Community Needs Is Already There

This story is part of the series Recovery Playbook, providing guidance on how communities can recover from the impacts of the pandemic by…
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Bridget Anderson
How to Build Giving Levels for Your Crowdfunding Campaign

How to Build Giving Levels for Your Crowdfunding Campaign

As you’re starting your crowdfunding campaign, it’s important to consider how you might entice patrons to give. Unique giving levels and…
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Maddie Miller
4 Ways Using a Short URL Can Elevate Your Crowdfunding Campaign

4 Ways Using a Short URL Can Elevate Your Crowdfunding Campaign

A short URL has the power to elevate your crowdfunding campaign. Our crowdfunding platform makes it easy by providing a custom URL…
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Maddie Miller
What is crowdfunding and what differentiates Patronicity from the typical crowdfunding platform?

What is crowdfunding and what differentiates Patronicity from the typical crowdfunding platform?

Since crowdfunding began in 2007, it has exploded generating $17.2 billion annually in North America alone. Crowdfunding continues to grow…
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Maddie Miller
Patron in the City: Faith Kenton

Patron in the City: Faith Kenton

Everyone who has had the pleasure of meeting Faith Kenton has seen firsthand her dedication to making her community a safer, kinder, and…
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Maddie Miller
All-Or-Nothing or Partial Funding: What is best for your crowdfunding campaign?

All-Or-Nothing or Partial Funding: What is best for your crowdfunding campaign?

Most crowdfunding platforms, including Patronicity, offer two standard crowdfunding models for individuals and organizations to use to…
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Maddie Miller
Recovery Playbook: Back to Downtown & Main Street

Recovery Playbook: Back to Downtown & Main Street

This guide is part of the series Recovery Playbook, providing guidance on how communities can recover from the impacts of the pandemic by…
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Jonathan Berk
Patron in the City: John Martin

Patron in the City: John Martin

John Martin (he/him) is the founder and director of The Connecticut Community Bicycle Workshop (CCBW), which operates out of his community…
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Maddie Miller
What is crowdgranting?

What is crowdgranting?

Patronicity was founded in 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Our founders saw the opportunity crowdfunding offered as a catalyst for placemaking…
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Maddie Miller
Recovery Playbook: Reprioritizing Community Engagement

Recovery Playbook: Reprioritizing Community Engagement

This story is part of the series Recovery Playbook, providing guidance on how communities can recover from the impacts of the pandemic by…
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Bridget Anderson
How to Build a Powerhouse Crowdfunding Team

How to Build a Powerhouse Crowdfunding Team

Launching your crowdfunding campaign can be intimidating. That’s why it’s so important to have a team beside you!
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Maddie Miller
Patron in the City: Emily Hall

Patron in the City: Emily Hall

Emily Hall is a passionate public servant. We met Emily through PROVA!, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prove that Brockton…
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Maddie Miller
Understanding Placemaking & Going Beyond the Definition

Understanding Placemaking & Going Beyond the Definition

Most of our day-to-day work at Patronicity is centered on supporting projects and project creators that promote placemaking within their…
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Ebrahim Varachia
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