Piggybackr

Piggybackr has been described as “Kickstarter for students.” Unlike Kickstarter, children offer "thank you gifts" including advertising for companies, such as committing to running a lap, putting a business' logo on their page, or giving someone a shout-out on Facebook. == History ==

Piggybackr was founded in 2012 by Andrea Lo and Keenahn Jung. It was launched out of the AngelPad accelerator. Andrea Lo's 12-year-old sister had just begun to fundraise the year before, in the same way that Lo did 10 years earlier as a child. Lo spent about a year developing a way to fundraise for children that used Facebook. After another year of private beta, Piggybackr launched nationwide on April 17, 2013 with over 1,500 projects and $250,000 raised by kids. The website's customers include national and regional chapters of youth organizations like FIRST Robotics and YMCA. ==Sample projects==

• Norcal Crew youth rowing team raised $45,000 to buy a new eight-man racing boat • University of California at Berkeley Alternative Breaks raised $14,565 to support college students doing volunteer work during spring break ==Endorsements==

A number of youth organizations have suggested fundraising on Piggybackr. These include: • Timothy C. Draper's Bizworld Foundation • California YMCA Youth and Government ==See also==