Submit a Project Idea!

At Georgia State University (GSU), crowdfunding serves as a platform for students, faculty, and staff to secure funding for their passion projects through the Georgia State University Foundation. This initiative is powered by peer-to-peer relationships, allowing groups to tap into their personal networks while leveraging GSU branding and support from the advancement communications team.

Projects generally fall into two categories:

Impact Projects, which typically have a specific fundraising or donor target and run for 30 days, using urgency to drive contributions.

Evergreen Projects, which can continue indefinitely as long as the project team can maintain their efforts. Our project teams are key collaborators in this process.

Collaborators are given access to Scalefunder, our crowdfunding platform, where they can create and upload content, such as images, videos, and written material, to promote their causes.

Spring Crowdfunding Cycle:

Application Deadline: Monday, February 28th
Spring Semester Cycle: March 28th – April 28th

Successful Projects have:

Strong need for community support
Established pool of potential donors
A compelling and engaging story
A dedicated and committed project team
Attainable fundraising goals, typically between $2,000 and $5,000

We cannot crowdfund for:

Salaries
External organizations
Individual tuition and fees
Student Organizations

How will Donor Engagement and Communications (DEC) help?

Reviewing the fund or project's giving history to recommend donor and dollar goals.
Compiling a list of potential donors to solicit for your project.
Providing an in-house video assistant to help develop videos for solicitation and stewardship.
Providing collaborators with a Project Leader Checklist and Collaborator's Manual
Sending weekly emails to collaborators with project status updates.
Preparing and scheduling marketing cloud and/or ThankView sends to solicit or steward donors.

Please note that collaborators must provide content for email and ThankView sends. This includes drafting text for the DEC to facilitate the send.

Before applying, please visit our About Page for more information on Crowdfunding at GSU.

Tell us about yourself

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Phone *

Comments

Website URL

Tell us about your project

Project Title*

Brief Description*

Phone Number*

Project Title*

Project Description*

2-3 sentences describing your project

Faculty/Staff Advisor*

Faculty/Staff Advisor Email*

Business Manager Name*

Business Manager Email*

Have you participated in crowdfunding at Georgia State University before?*

Yes No

What is the name of the department, organization, program or team you represent?*

When do you want to run your crowdfunding campaign?*

Is this an IMPACT(short term) or an EVERGREEN (ongoing) PROJECT?*

What is your crowdfunding campaign goal and why specifically do you need to reach this amount? (the goal can be # of dollars or donors)*

How do you plan to promote your campaign and what specific audiences do you plan to target?*

Is there anything else you would like for us to be made aware of or any concerns you have?*

Is their a fund designation for your project?*

Yes No

Fund Designation*

Have questions? Send us an email at giving@gsu.edu