Short video of the progress we made and activities involved
A well-received donation item
The aunty from PKRM kindly insisted on bringing the donation item from Batu Pahat to Johor Bahru, which we are very grateful for. Without her, we would have to figure out another way or change the member in charge of purchasing the item from the supermarket. Figure 1 below is the aunty from PKRM and our public relations, Teo Qi Mei giving an appreciation poster, letter, and donation items, which are the daily necessities. While figure 2 shows that the item is safely arrived at PKRM, with three of the children included in the picture.
Figure 1: Giving the donations
Figure 2: Children and the item
Close-out report
Our project went better than we expected since we achieved higher than we initially plan, which is RM1,500 only, and the total fund that we raised reached RM1,595. Hence, this can be seen as a good achievement for our first crowdfunding project. Our supporters also reach 43, and we are grateful for those that help us along the way, by helping us spread the word about our crowdfunding campaign to the public. Since we achieved RM1,595, the service charge for using Mystartr platform will be lower, and our budget for donations(items and fresh food) will be higher than the original estimated budget (RM1,070).
Even though the actual amount that we spend on rewards and postage fees is lower than the budget, but the actual expenses that we spend on postage are higher than the purchased reward, which is some mistake that we made and should be kept in mind for a future project. Although the schedule is a bit tight, we did manage to successfully achieve our objective and all four of the risk that we worried about did not come true, which are listed on the main page of our crowdfunding website, or the following:
- We are unable to achieve our targeted amount
- Participants' appreciation gifts might be damaged in the process of delivering
- Our rewards are not appealing enough for people to take part in
- We are unable to deliver the items on time
To avoid the fourth risk, we purchased it before the end of the crowdfunding campaign since we did state that the estimating delivery time will be within June 2022, so we wish to hold on to the promise we made.
By managing this project from the beginning until the end, working as a team is definitely important for anything to come true. But, we have to remember the mistakes that we made on our budget and that the whole purpose of crowdfunding is to use the money that we raise instead of our own money first. In the future, if we have the chance to organize a similar project again, we will surely remember our mistakes, the things we learn along the way, and continue trying to help others, even the little efforts count.
“Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary.”
- Germany Kent
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