In economically uncertain times, we want to test the idea that it will be easier for companies to prepare crowdlending campaigns, and for their crowds of customers and supporters to pledge to them.
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February 15, 2020
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Emma Goodman
6 Kiwi Companies that shine on World Day of Social Justice (and always)
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance social justice when […]
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March 2, 2018
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Barry G
A PledgeMe day that’ll live long in my memory
I’m not the best at reflecting. It’s probably why I only seldomly appear in our blogosphere! I get caught up in the movement, the progress, the growth, the next step. But on Thursday evening last week, I allowed myself to […]
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January 17, 2018
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Anna
The biggest thing we realised in 2017
There’s a spate of blogs on the highs and lows of 2017. Instead of covering a whole spectrum of what we’ve learned, I’d like to share the biggest realisation I had in the PledgeMe office. Last year I had a […]
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May 26, 2017
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Barry G
Takeaways from our Crowdlending 101 webinar
This week we achieved a new first: we hosted our first webinar! Anna and myself teamed up to share some of our crowdlending insight – what it is, how it works, the inspiration we’ve gotten from overseas and at home, […]
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May 19, 2017
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Barry G
International Inspiration & Home Truths: Sports clubs
Our series “International Inspiration and Home Truths” shares some of the crowdlending stories we’ve heard from far and wide, brings that inspiration back to Aotearoa and hears from the enthusiasts who’ve helped us to imagine what crowdlending could look like […]
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May 12, 2017
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Barry G
International Inspiration & Home Truths: Craft Beer
Our series “International Inspiration & Home Truths” shares some of the crowdlending stories we’ve heard from across the globe, and brings that inspiration back to Aotearoa. You’ll find out what’s happening overseas, but also hear from some of the enthusiasts […]
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May 10, 2017
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Anna
Back to basics: How do you get started with a crowdlending campaign?
Lending can seem pretty scary, so we’ve decided to go back to the basics in this series and explain everything you need to know. We started with a brief history of lending and how lending works. Second up: how do […]
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May 5, 2017
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Barry G
Back to basics: How does lending work?
Lending can seem pretty scary, so we’ve decided to go back to the basics in this series and explain everything you need to know. First up: how does lending work? A (very) short history of lending Lending isn’t new by […]
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May 5, 2017
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Barry G
International Inspiration & Home Truths: Community Energy
Our series “International Inspiration and Home Truths” shares some of the crowdlending stories we’ve heard from far and wide, brings that inspiration back to Aotearoa and hears from the enthusiasts who’ve helped us to imagine what crowdlending could look like […]
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