The Center Successfully Crowdfunds $10,000
The UCSF Center for Global Surgical Studies launched a crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 to raise $10,000. A little less than a week later the Center successfully reached (and slightly surpassed) its goal of raising $10,000.
The campaign was placed on CARINGCROWD®, a crowdfunding platform proudly sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and specifically dedicated to improving global public health. CARINGCROWD® gives non-profit organizations a voice, a place to educate the public, and a way to raise funds for health-related projects.
The UCSF Center for Global Surgical Studies has worked with colleagues in Cameroon to improve trauma care since 2008. In Cameroon, obtaining safe and expedient medical care after injury is not currently a reality. The overarching goal of the project is to train local doctors and nurses to improve the quality of care they deliver to injured patients. To view the campaign “Save Lives after Injury by Improving Trauma Care in Cameroon,” please click here.
The Center is grateful to CARINGCROWD® and Johnson & Johnson for the opportunity to crowdfund through their platform and to the 39 individuals who generously pledged to the campaign. The Center is also extremely pleased with the support it received from many who shared information about the campaign because “crowdfunding’s power comes from activating your networks—friends, family, and colleagues—online and in person. The goal is to inspire others to want to support the project that you are crowdfunding for.”