Crowdfunding creative work

“Really enjoyed the session, Jo was really engaging, which is especially hard online. I felt a lot of confidence in her knowledge.”

“Well paced, friendly, encouraging and took time to listen. Knows her subject well.”

“A real thorough training from start to finish in giving a real understanding in crowdfunding”

“Jo Breeze was really approachable and knowledgeable about her field and actively delivering the type of projects she described. That’s the best kind of teacher.”

“I really liked Jo. She knew her stuff and moved through the course at a good pace.”

“Jo’s enthusiasm kept the session lively and it went forward at about the right pace.”

“Jo was upbeat throughout both sessions – showing respect for each member of the group throughout.”

“Jo covered everything I could think of – and was very willing to go the extra mile in terms of adding detail at any point where it was requested.”

Course via Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy

I would not consider doing this again without you. The consistency of the advice and the support was so valuable. Some of my preconceptions about what are the most important elements of a campaign were wrong – being told [what to focus on] flicked a switch in my head and enabled me to take a wider view of the campaign. Without your help I don’t think we would have achieved our goal as I would have been focused on the wrong things.

Josh Breslaw

The level of planning required to get rewards set up, line up stakeholders and do communications strategies is so crucial to a successful campaign, and that was really reinforced by working with Jo. We realised a crowdfunding campaign is about bringing all your stakeholders on a journey: from identifying who your audience is and what they want to support, to our very first campaign planning session where we harnessed the enthusiasm of our staff and volunteers, to creating advocates and donors across a range of areas.

As a result of our campaign, we have created a community of advocates who are excited about the Museum’s collection and future plans. The success of the crowdfunding campaign also inspired our trustees into becoming committed advocates, confident in asking for donations from friends, family and colleagues. Asking for help can be one of the most powerful tools.

Katherine McAlpine, Director

Jo is absolutely incredible. If you are considering doing any form of crowdfunding, you need Jo by your side. period! She is not only incredibly lovely to work with, but also has a way of breaking mammoth-size tasks into small manageable steps that anyone can follow. Thanks to Jo’s help I have not only reached my goal but exceeded it by 34%! I am so grateful to Jo and simply can’t recommend her enough.

Maya Youssef

I got 150% return on my investment; you’re lovely and very good at what you do. Most of our backers were not friends nor family of mine and I am sure that without your help I would’ve never reached any of them, so to put it simply the campaign would’ve failed without you. I would’ve never thought about approaching LatAm businesses if you hadn’t suggested it and even if you had I’d been too scared to approach them without you almost literally holding my hand through it. Connecting with them was one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done. Thank you.

Ana Torre