FaithFundMe.com Now Accepting Projects Worldwide
Light Media (OTC Markets: LGMH), Inspirational Media Specialist, announced today that it has successfully launched crowdfunding platform: www.FaithFundMe.com. Crowdfunding platforms raised $16.2 billion 2014 study published by global research firm leader Massolution® on March 31, 2015 (see Exhibit A below). FaithFundMe.com is now actively accepting new projects for crowdfunding from individuals, organizations and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information and to begin your crowdfundraising today, please visit: www.FaithFundMe.com.
About FaithFundMe: FaithFundMe.com can be used to support projects in diverse categories including, but not limited to: evangelistic outreaches, missionary work, book writing, audio/video production, church campaigns, special events and conferences, ministry needs, equipment, entrepreneurial innovations (e.g. technology, artistry), family/community support (e.g. medical emergencies, disaster relief) and more!!!
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POWERFUL FUNDRAISING SITE FOR PROJECTS AND PERSONS OF FAITH
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24/7 Email Support
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Set Your Own Deadlines or Goal Requirements
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Funding and Donations Distributed Via Secure PayPal, Once
Fundraising Goal is Achieved
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Digital-Friendly Campaigns
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Mobile-Accessible
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Socially-Responsible Platform
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To start your crowdfunding today, please create and account at: www.FaithFundMe.com.
About Light Media Network: Light Media Network, Inspirational Media Specialist, focuses on providing access to content that inspires, enlightens and uplifts. With a core platform of focused digital media properties, Light Media Network provides an integrated advertising multimedia solution for marketers seeking to reach the burgeoning 14-44 inspirational community of interest. For more information regarding the Light Media Network and for a digital media advertising solutions quote from the Inspirational Media Specialist, please visit:www.LightMediaNetwork.com
About Light Media: Light Media (OTC Markets: LGMH),
Inspirational Media Specialist, markets, produces and distributes inspirational
music, video, video games, print media and entertainment in the Inspirational
Media space through its network of radio, Internet, television, print and
special events global business platforms and marketing and alliance
partners. Light Media is also the 20th publicly-traded radio/media
conglomerate (member) of the prestigious RBR-TVBR
Stocks Index (see full RBR-TVBR Media Index listing at):www.RBR.com. For more
information, please visit: www.LGMH.com; www.LightMediaNetwork.com;www.LightMediaHoldings.com;
or www.InvaluableMedia.com.
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About CrowdFunding and CrowdFunding Market Size and Growth (Exhibit A):
March 31, 2015 09:00 ET
Report Forecasts Total Global
Crowdfunding to Reach $34.4 Billion in 2015, With North America Remaining the
Largest Market and Asia, Outpacing Europe in 2014, in Second Place
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired
- Mar 31, 2015) - Crowdfunding is accelerating at an unprecedented rate and
impacting government policy, informing enterprise innovation, and changing the
role of financial institutions around the world.
Today, massolution®, a research
firm specializing in the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding industries, released its annual 2015CF - Crowdfunding
Industry Report. After collecting data on 1,250 active
crowdfunding platforms (CFPs) worldwide and undertaking significant further
research, the results reveal that CFPs raised $16.2 billion in 2014, a 167%
increase over the $6.1 billion raised in 2013. North America still accounts for
the largest market but 2014 saw Asia overtake Europe, by a small margin. With
exponential growth in Asia, Massolution forecasts this lead will increase
significantly in 2015 with the delta between Asia and Europe increasing to over
$4 Billion. We predict that Europe's 20.1% of market share in 2014 will decline
slightly in 2015 when Europe will account for 18.8% of the worldwide market.
"In April 2013 we
predicted that total crowdfunding volume by the end of 2013 would nearly double
from 2012's $2.7 billion but in fact the market reached $6.1 billion, largely
due to faster growth than anticipated in Asia. Acceleration continued in 2014
achieving an impressive $16.2 billion in funding volume and we are forecasting
that worldwide crowdfunding volumes will more than double again in 2015, to
reach $34.4," said CEO of Massolution, Carl Esposti.
"Surprises
materializing from this year's research included GoFundMe topping Kickstarter
as the largest donation/reward based CFP and astounding growth in the P2P
lending market in Asia, stemming largely from the Chinese market. Further, the
top 5 CFPs in North America increased wallet share during the period 2011-14
while in Europe the top 5 lost 30% of their market share, indicating that the
markets in North America and Europe are shaping up very differently."
Growth Rates By Region in 2014
North
America retained its market lead in 2014 but Asia topped Europe to become the
second largest region by funding volume.
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North
America: crowdfunding volumes grew 145% to $9.46 billion
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Asia:
crowdfunding volumes grew 320% to $3.4 billion
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Europe: crowdfunding volumes grew 141% to $3.26
billion
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South
America, Oceania and Africa grew
167%, 59% and 101%, respectively
Growth
Rates By Models in 2014
The
growth in funding volumes continued to be primarily driven by lending-based
crowdfunding, but significant annual growth in equity-based crowdfunding and
increased adoption of newer hybrid and royalty-based models indicates that the
allocation of funding volume across different models will be more highly
distributed over the coming years.
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Lending-based crowdfunding grew 223% to $11.08 billion
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Equity-based crowdfunding grew 182% to $1.1 billion
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Hybrid-based crowdfunding grew 290% to $487 million
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Royalty-based crowdfunding grew 336% to $273 million
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Donation- and Reward-based crowdfunding grew 45% and 84%
respectively
Most Active Categories in 2014
Crowdfunding's popularity as a way to fund creative, philanthropic, and social
endeavors still prevails but crowdfunding's application for entrepreneurial
ventures began to gain significant traction over the last few years. Business
and Entrepreneurship had become the lead category by 2012 at 27.4% of total
crowdfunding volume and in 2014 had increased in importance, accounting for
over 40% of worldwide funding volume. In 2014, the lead categories share of
funding volume was:
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Business
& Entrepreneurship at
41.3% / $6.7bn
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Social
Causes 18.9% /
$3.06bn
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Films
& Performing Arts 12.13%
/ $1.97bn
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Real
Estate 6.25% /
$1.01bn
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Music
and Recording Arts 4.54%/
$736m
Further insights in 2015CF
include:
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Historical comparison of crowdfunding's growth 2011 through 2014
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Breakdown of Regional funding volume by model and model by
region
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Top 11 performing crowdfunding categories
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Average deal size for each crowdfunding model
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Crowdfunding outlook trends: 15 major developments
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CFP leaderboards worldwide, by region and by model
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Growth in CFP numbers and worldwide distribution
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Market predictions for 2015 by region and model
Research Methodology: The 2015CF - Crowdfunding Industry Report is a research report that provides a
unique and in-depth analysis of crowdfunding market size, composition, trends
and composition. The Crowdfunding
Industry Survey, to which Massolution received 463 high-quality
responses, was conducted during late 2014 and early 2015 and resulted in the
most comprehensive data collection on the worldwide crowdfunding market to
date. Massolution has conducted significant follow-up research via other
reliable channels to complete the profiling of the global crowdfunding industry.
You can purchase a licensed copy of the report here. Publication of the
report was supported by lead research sponsors GoFundMe, Wealth Migrate, DST Systems and investUP. Courtesy of our sponsors, 50 copies of the
report are available at 50% off list price using coupon code FIRST50.
Journalists interested in a copy of the report can contact research@crowdsourcing.org.
About massolution®
Massolution® is a unique research and advisory firm
specializing in the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding industries, that is helping
to write the guidelines for a new way to do and fund business. Massolution
works with governments, institutions and enterprises in the design and
implementation of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding business models that drive
improved business performance, product and service innovation, enhanced levels
of customer engagement and in the formation of new sources of capital.
Massolution also publishes the industry website www.crowdsourcing.org. To enquire about services,
contact research@crowdsourcing.org,
or for more information, visit: www.massolution.com.