---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Olivier Schulbaum <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:18 PM Subject: [fcforum] Crowdfunding Commons with Goteo To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Hello to @ll As you many of you probably know in this list, we have developed Goteo.org as a tool that tries to take collective funding further, creating a network where citizens but also institutions can join forces and resources to help open projects grow and, by this mean, contribute to the Commons in different fields. We have just begun and we know it’s a quite big challenge, but at the same time we’re happy because in a little time the idea has a very significant support: since we opened one month ago there are two projects funded already http://www.goteo.org/project/tuderechoasaber.es?lang=en<http://www.goteo.org/project/tuderechoasaber.es> and http://www.goteo.org/project/bookcamping, we have nearly 2.000 daily visits in Goteo.org and growing (around 53.000 visits in a month), more than 1.000 registered users in the platform and 1.800 followers of @goteofunding, also many dedicated posts and press pieces ( http://www.goteo.org/press). All this confirms us we’re in the right direction and the aim of crowdfunding the Commons is widely shared, while with our little team we try to start more processes and alliances. However, at this moment it’s critical that we can give a significant push to the first projects that have bet for this openness, which have only few days ahead for reaching their goal and this way giving more strength to the deployment of Goteo. So it would be awesome if you can find a way to give support individually or from the institutions you represent to a couple of projects that we think have a lot to do with the mission of free culture, considering that they offer also interesting dedicated rewards to its bakers. On one hand, as you know from the FCForum, Move Commons is a tool for initiatives, collectives, NGOs and social movements to declare the principles they are committed to (http://www.goteo.org/project/move-commons?lang=en). On the other, we also think Robocicla (http://www.goteo.org/project/cuentojuegos-robocicla) has lots of connections too with open culture, as a project for developing game-books for kids to learn about the philosophy and values behind the Open Source world. Both are in a critical moment rigth now, where any amount can accelerate more co-funding, and where of course if any significant help from an institution or individual arises we would love to publicly recognise it :) Cheers, RT's and feedback welcome ;) http://www.goteo.org/about?lang=en olivier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Platoniq: http://www.youcoop.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crowdfunding the commons http://www.goteo.org ----- + info http://list.fcforum.net/wws/info/fcforum ------- -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens