Join Us: Make The Local Crowd Monadnock Stronger

04-11-2018

And... We're Live: TLC Monadnock Crowdfunding Campaign

Today marks the public launch of our crowdfunding campaign for The Local Crowd Monadnock!

Thanks to all of you — we raised 30% of our goal. Together we’re leveraging the power of crowdfunding to make wonderful ideas happen — projects that support a local, green and fair economy in the Monadnock region.

Impressive News: Our sponsored rewards from Cheshire Garden and Monadnock Food Co-op are already sold out. We hope that other local businesses will donate rewards to support this campaign, too. Please feel free to mention this opportunity to your favorite locally owned business. It’s a win-win… especially during the holiday gift-giving season.

Please help us spread the word about our TLC Monadnock campaign by sharing our this link on social media today: http://c-fund.us/hx2

Thank you all again for your support!

Yours locally, Jen

10-11-2018

Our Community is Growing

A victory happened for TLC Monadnock’s crowdfunding campaign yesterday — we received our first donation from someone I don’t know (yet!).

This is the power of crowdfunding — my friends and family demonstrate early support for our campaign. They share their support with their friends and family — and inspire more people to give.

So while your initial donation means SO MUCH, you’re help spreading the word about our campaign (talking it up at a holiday event, sharing it on social media, forwarding a letter/email to a friend) is where the true magic happens.

I know you’re busy… to make it easier, here’s a template you can copy, paste, revise and send today. Thank you again for all your support!

I want to let you know about a crowdfunding campaign that I just supported called “Make The Local Crowd Monadnock Stronger” launched by Monadnock Buy Local. Please join with me and support this campaign today — every little bit helps us reach our crowdfunding goal.

Here’s more about this campaign and why I supported it:

The Local Crowd (TLC) Monadnock is a locally based crowdfunding platform that empowers our community to support the businesses and projects that cultivate a more local, green and fair economy in the Monadnock region.

Since TLC Monadnock launched on March 15, 2017, over $91,000 was raised from 700 supporters for thirteen amazing projects (including local farms, a makerspace, an outdoor classroom, a complete streets project and more). With your support, TLC Monadnock will expand to include all businesses in the Monadnock region (right now the platform is available to businesses in just eight towns in our region).

As of today, we’ve reached 37% of our fundraising goal – join with us to make TLC Monadnock stronger!

Make The Local Crowd Monadnock Stronger

We’re looking to raise at least $3,500 to cover platform fees for 2019 and jump start our efforts to transform TLC Monadnock into a pollinator enterprise, a self-funding enterprise committed to supporting local businesses. The more support our community shares, the more towns TLC Monadnock will include in the program next year.

Learn more and support this campaign today!

Thank you!

PS: Be sure to check out the rewards offered by this campaign as a thank you for your support. Also, please feel free to share this note with your friends. Thank you, again!

18-11-2018

Week 2 Updates: We reached the halfway mark

Thanks to all of you, we reached the halfway mark ahead of schedule — even after boosting our overall goal from $2,500 to $3,500. Woo-hoo!

This week’s goal is to reach the 75% mark by Sunday, November 25.

To give you a better sense of our crowdfunding goals, here’s a breakdown of our general TLC Monadnock expenses for 2019:

Installation and Training Fee: $3,000 (COVERED – since we participated in TLC’s two-year pilot project funded through a USDA grant)
Project Management, Marketing and Technical Support Expenses: $9,135 (COVERED – in-kind support from our TLC Monadnock Partners)
Platform Fees (Current Towns – One year): $3,562 OR (Entire Monadnock Region – One year): $5,625
In terms of TLC Monadnock Revenue:

Campaign Pay-It-Forward Fund: $1,250 (Each campaign will contribute 2.5 – 5% of what they raise online back to us to help cover our platform fees and pay it forward for the support they receive through TLC Monadnock)
Your support helps us cover the gap between our expenses and establishing our Pay-It-Forward Fund over the next year. Within three years, we expect the platform to begin paying for itself and to add more resources for our campaign leaders to draw from to help them run a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Have questions? Please reach out to me anytime at jen@monadnocklocal.org.

Happy Thanksgiving! And I’m so grateful for all your support.

25-11-2018

Week 3 Updates: Feeling Plaid and Grateful

Photo credit: Prime Roast Coffee

With Thanksgiving and Plaid Friday this week, things were a bit slow for our TLC Monadnock Campaign. However, we’ll be out in full force promoting our crowdfunding campaign next week — watch for an article about TLC Monadnock in next week’s Monadnock Shopper News.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, I want to, once again, pass on a BIG THANK YOU for your support! We really can’t thank you all enough.

On another note — If you’re looking for some Shift Your Shopping ideas, take a look at our rewards on the right side of our campaign page. They were all donated by locally owned business owners who wanted to show their support for expanding TLC Monadnock.

Is there someone on your gift-giving list that would appreciate a gift from …

MB Massage Studio: 30-Minute Sauna Session?
The Works Cafe: $25 Gift Card?
New England Everyday Goods: Balsam Fir-Filled Tapestry Pillow?
New Dawn Farm: Two-Week Mini CSA Share?
Yoga With Josephine: Ten Class Coupon Book?
Stonewall Farm: Meeting Space?
Go ahead, shift your shopping and lend more support to our campaign today!

02-12-2018

Just One More Week

Just 7 more days before The Local Crowd Monadnock campaign ends!

Here’s how you can help: Share this blog post on social media

Thank you!

Just $100 to go!

We’re so close to the end of our crowdfunding campaign — and so close to our goal. Just $100 means TLC Monadnock will expand to the entire region in 2019.

If you’re moved to, please support our campaign again today. We still have a couple more rewards available, too. THANK YOU!

11-12-2018

Thanks to You: TLC Monadnock will expand in 2019

We did it — thanks to all of you, TLC Monadnock will expand in 2019. Stay tuned for updates in January. Happy Holidays — and you ALL DO ROCK! : )

09-03-2019

Help Us Decide: 2019 TLC Monadnock Focus

TLC Monadnock will work to bring extra focus to one Local Living Economy building block this year. Help us decide which one!

While our crowdfunding platform is open to a diversity of campaign types, we want to provide extra support to whichever building block gets the most community support. We’ll choose other building blocks in future years.

Take our poll

Don’t see something you’re passionate about listed? Contact me and nominate an additional building block.