Coupling Crowdfunding with Higher Education, Part II

Jonathan Sandlund | TheCrowdCafe.com

This presentation supplements the following article: thecrowdcafe.com/alumni-crowdfunding

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The Problem

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Alumni aren’t engaged with the innovation taking place at

their UniversityInnovation IS happening!

-- Student, Faculty and Alumni Startups-- Research and Development primed for commercialization

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Why?Relevant information is hard, if not impossible, to find. Try Googling “Startups at [University Name ].” How long would it take to find relevant and actionable information?

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If we can’t find the information. We can’t engage with it.

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Involved

Engaged

Informed

before you get involved, you have be engaged

before you become engaged, you have to be informed

information is the culprit!

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The Solution

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A University Crowdfunding Platform. That makes discovering and interacting with information

seamless. - Mentor an aspiring student? Check.

- Co-Invest in R&D? Check.- Just stay in tune with all the cool stuff happening? CHECK!

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This is what it looks like.

Alumni

StudentsPartners

StartupsR&D

ResourcesEvents

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PlatformInformation Solution

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Faculty

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A centralized platform that allows all stakeholders to seamlessly discover the innovation taking place within their University.

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Increased Awareness = Increased Involvement

The impact will be significant.

Here’s how...

Example: 200,000 Living Alumni

50% | 250

25% | 500

.05% | 2,000 Informed

50% | 1,250

25% | 2,500

5% | 10,000

Involved

Engaged

125 Involved Alumni

Awareness - > Involvement

afterbefore

1,250 Involved Alumni

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Conclusion

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It’s time to re-imagine Alumni engagement. Give us the means to

support innovation at our university—and we will!

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Jonathan Sandlundj@thecrowdcafe.com@jsandlund

Thanks!