Jcrowd

jcrowd.com is the first online crowdfunding platform geared exclusively to jewish and israeli organizations and startups to build communities of interest, get funding and galvanize support. as an online social network hub jcrowd taps a tremendous resource at a grassroots level, a resource that is otherwise difficult and expensive to access. jcrowd enables project owners to leverage their social capital to help fund their initiatives. the most conservative estimates note that the north american jewish community raises at least $3 billion annually for various philanthropies. other estimates put this number as high as $10 billion. recent reports show that young adults in their 20s and 30s are more than twice as likely to donate online than offline. even older adults are more likely to donate online. clearly the trend is towards online donations. jcrowd answers an acute need providing a platform and mechanism for online donations. the first $100,000 is a startup's most difficult money to r