A description of the most popular crowdfunding portals used today.

1. Crowdfunding
Comparisons

2. 1.
You may have
heard of this
one before!
Kickstarter

3. KICKSTARTER FAST FACTS
■All or nothing model
■Fees: 5% + (3%+.20 per pledge)
processing payments fee, if funded
■2 week window to collect funds after
project reaches goal
■Backers make pledges and get
rewards
■Kickstarter specific resource guides
■Spotlight feature after funded

4. $6,120,551,171 pledged
That’s a lot of money pledged
29,637successful film projects
And a lot of projects

5. More Info on Kickstarter
The Kickstarter Film
Festival was released in
32 theatres around the
US and featured projects
funded through
Kickstarter.
Feature films/docs
funded on Kickstarter
are eligible to sell on
iTunes once completed!

6. 2.
Probably heard
of this one too.
Indiegogo

7. INDIEGOGO FAST FACTS
■Flexible or Fixed funding
■Fees: 5% + (3%+.30 per pledge)
processing payments fee
■15 business days to receive funds
■Contributors make pledges and get perks
■Coming Soon page for pre-campaign
launch
■Indiegogo Film Handbook
■Indiegogo MarketPlace

9. IndieGoGo’s John Trigonis
● Wrote the book
Crowdfunding for
Filmmakers: The Way to a
Successful Campaign and
it is available on amazon.

10. 3.
A portal dedicated to
storytelling
Seed&Spark

11. SEED&SPARK FAST FACTS
■The Media Only Crowdfunding Site
■Greenlight model (80% =getting funds)
■Fees: 5% + (2.9%+.30 per pledge)
processing payments fee
contributors can opt to pay the 5% at checkout
■5 to 7 business days to receive funds
■Supporters make pledges
■Wishlist donation option allows people to
donate more than money
■Distributes films on portal to businesses

12. CEO Emily Best
Watch her as she pitches
Seed&Spark to the content
creators and touches on the
details of the site.

13. 4.
Another popular
option.
GoFundMe

14. GOFUNDME FAST FACTS
■Keep What You Make Model
■Fees: 5% + (2.9%+.30 per pledge)
processing payments fee
■Request to withdraw funds at anytime
and they take 5-7 business days
■No goals or deadlines
■This site is more geared towards personal
causes/life events and doesn’t have
media focused resources

15. “
I tried using another crowdfunding site a
few years ago and it was a total loss. I found
this site easy to use, and fairly successful.

16. 5.
The Wildcard
option
RocketHub

17. ROCKETHUB FAST FACTS
■Keep What You Make Model
■Fees: 4% + 4% processing payments fee,
if goal reached and if not than the fee is
8% + 4% processing
■5 to 10 business days to receive funds
■Funders make contributions and get
goods
■Crowdfunding Success School

18. Project Startup
Partnered with A&E
can lead to tv spots
and additional
funding

19. Model Fees Turnaround Perks
Kickstarter All or Nothing
5% +
(3%+.20)/donor
Up to 2 weeks
Name Recognition
Spotlight Feature
Sense of Urgency
Indiegogo
Fixed or
Flexible
5% +
(3%+.30)/donor
Up to 15
Business days
Funding Options
Coming Soon Page
Indiegogo Handbook
Seed&Spark Greenlight at
80% of goal
5% +
(2.9%+.30)/donor
5-7 Business
days
Wishlist Donations
Distribution Options
Media Specific/Addl Resources
GoFundMe
Keep What You
Raise
5% +
(2.9%+.30)/donor
5-7 Business
days
No goals
No deadlines
Can Withdraw $$$ Whenever
RocketHub
Keep What You
Raise
4% + 4%/donor
8% + 4%/donor*
5-10 Business
days
Crowdfunding Success School
Options At A Glance

20. WHICH IS BEST?
Depends on the situation, the film, the
team, the budget, and the vision.

21. Thanks!
For more info visit the individual
websites or check out this article.