2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

The Power of We: Crowdfunding Kenya, Not Kanye

Monday, March 14
9:30AM - 10:30AM

Austin Convention Center
Room 12AB
531 E 4th St

Pp92168

On 2/14, Kanye West asked for help with his $53M debt - he even said he deserves it more than children in Africa. On 2/19, frustrated fan Gabe Ferrer flipped the script on the convo by getting people to HelpKenyaNotKanye.com. Within days, the site got over 3M visitors, global press coverage, and some hefty $$$.

Gabe demonstrates how 1 small idea can be 1 big game-changer, and how 1 celebrity foot-in-mouth can become 1 worldwide charity campaign through the power of social media and crowd sourcing help from CrowdRise.

Hashtags: #sxsw #helpkenyanotkanye

Presenters

Emily Hawkins

VP Strategic Partnerships

Crowdrise

Gabriel Ferrer at SXSW

Gabriel Ferrer

Sr Copywriter

Alma Ad

Advertising Creative from Miami

Details

Access
Music Badge, Film Badge, Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge, Artist Wristband
Event Type
Sessions
Level
Beginner
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