World’s First Crowdfunding Challenge Empowers Kids to Take the Lead

Guest post from Andrea Lo of Piggybackr.

While crowdfunding has exploded and become mainstream – doubling to an estimated $3B industry in just three years – young people have largely been left out of the revolution. That is, until there was Piggybackr, the only crowdfunding website designed for young people and their teams.

This week, Piggybackr launched the world’s largest crowdfunding challenge—the first campaign that challenges young people nationwide to join in and show the world that they won’t be left out of the crowdfunding revolution. We are calling all aspiring entrepreneurs, leaders, and philanthropists to post their ideas, projects, and community needs to their networks of friends, families, and local businesses.

We’re calling it the One Million Leaders Challenge and we’re challenging young people to take the lead and bring their fundraisers online this holiday season – a time when the majority of giving happens. You could be a student interested in funding a sports team or training to become an artist or musician. Or you might be a future entrepreneur, community leader, or political activist. Whatever their passion, young people ranging from age six to 25 (with help from their teams of adult allies) have nine weeks (Nov. 1, 2013 to Jan. 3, 2014) to launch fundraisers, and will be eligible each week for a carefully cultivated list of weekly prizes, some designed to help them take their idea or cause to the next level through mentorship or recognition. Someone will be crowned “Leader of the Year” and serve as a role model to other young future leaders.

Why does this matter now? A recent study revealed that more than six million Millennials age 16 to 24 are out of school AND jobless. Six million! That’s six million young folks starting their careers on uneven footing; it’s a scary thought.

While this may seem glum during a time of limited resources, it makes the potential of this call to action even more important and exciting. We need to call on a new generation of leaders to help us change the staggering statistics and inevitable negative stereotypes of the younger generations from entitled to empowered.

You, or someone you know, has the chance to take the lead, raise funds, and gain visibility for a bright idea, project, or cause this holiday season.

For more details on and to enter the One Million Leaders Challenge, please visit: http://www.piggybackr.com/challenge.

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