This is a guest post from Khushboo Jain, Co-Founder and COO, ImpactGuru.com
A newly-opened cafe with a revolutionary vision was established in late 2018 in the heart of Mumbai – Cafe Arpan, known for its unique idea of employing differently-abled staff. For this initiative, NGO Yash Charitable Trust needed to raise Rs. 10 lakhs to setup Café Arpan. To their amazement, people from all over the country came together to support their splendid cause. This could only be possible because of crowdfunding!
Crowdfunding is an effective way for people, businesses and charities to raise the needed funds for the cause that they are passionate about. This is a fast way of raising funds without upfront fees where you pitch your project or business through an online platform and make sure it reaches the target audience.
Some of the benefits of NGO crowdfunding include:
Pay lesser fundraising costs. There is no cost to get started and few overheads. On a crowdfunding platform, one pays for success – a se…