[E4C45] How to Unleash A Movement that Ends Global Poverty – Bart Skorupa, Groundwork Opportunities

Now, my guest for today is Bart Skorupa who is Co-founder and Executive Director of Groundwork Opportunities, which invests in local leaders and entrepreneurs who have the potential to end poverty in their own communities and beyond.

GO equips these leaders and entrepreneurs with the training, seed capital, and international exposure they need to take their mission to the next level.

GO engages champions – ordinary people like you and I - to use their crowdfunding platform to spearhead fundraising campaigns that support the leaders and projects that they’ve identified as having the most potential for positive impact for the communities they serve.

Projects like drilling a village well, vocational training for women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, education for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon.

In his interview, Bart shares:

His terrifying story & brush with blindness that sparked his resolve to leave his job as a well-paid Fortune 500 management consultant to become a social entrepreneur dedicated to eradicating global poverty.

The simple linguistic shift in how GO referred to their platform that unleashed a floodgate of support for their mission.

His number #1 entrepreneurial mindset hack that helps him overcome all kinds of challenges.

The defining characteristic that sets social entrepreneurs apart from other entrepreneurs.

Fundraising hacks that help you raise a meaningful amount of money for the causes you care about, without burning out.

Download the Audio Master Class

In Bart’s Crowdfunding Master Class, which you can download for free from the show notes at www.EntrepreneursForAChange.com/45, Bart teaches:

How to jumpstart a crowdfunding campaign from scratch and an overview of typical crowdfunding timeline.

The key components of a crowdfunding campaign and factors that will play a role in achieving success.

Common pitfalls that aspiring crowdfunders should be careful of.

And much, much more.

Mentioned in this interview

SoCap

Charity Water

Summit Series

Impostor Syndrome

Chip Conley - Joie de Vivre

Dreamforce

ToutApp

Simon Sinek

Full Circle Fund

Where to Find Bart

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Groundwork Opportunities Website

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