Abbas Rattani is the founding director of MIPSTERZ, a nonprofit that works to amplify the work of Muslim and BIPOC artists. In this free course for Zoo Labs Abbas teaches how to run successful crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter to reach your fundraising goal.


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Abbas Rattani - MIPSTERZ


Abbas Rattani is the Founding Director of MIPSTERZ, a Muslim arts and culture collective that works to amplify Muslim and marginalized artist voices. MIPSTERZ has run two highly successful Kickstarter campaigns and managed close to half a million dollars in both grant and crowdsourced funding!

This course covers:

  1. Picking a project that's worth funding
  2. Developing your pitch
  3. Choosing a platform
  4. Rewards and incentives
  5. Campaign rollout and maintenance
  6. Measuring results



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Abbas Rattani is the founding director of MIPSTERZ, a nonprofit that works to amplify the work of Muslim and BIPOC artists. In this free course for Zoo Labs Abbas teaches how to run successful crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter to reach your fundraising goal.
Get Funded

The average donation is $25. With that in mind, you can set your goals, rally your fans, plan to produce and deliver your rewards, and set a budget that empowers you to pull off the project of your dreams.

Abbas Rattani is the founding director of MIPSTERZ, a nonprofit that works to amplify the work of Muslim and BIPOC artists. In this free course for Zoo Labs Abbas teaches how to run successful crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter to reach your fundraising goal.
Pitching Pros

What defines an idea worth pitching? As Zoo Labs alumni and successful fundraisers, the MIPSTERZ team have years of experience. Abbas will teach you how to craft a succinct, exciting story that's visually compelling.

Abbas Rattani is the founding director of MIPSTERZ, a nonprofit that works to amplify the work of Muslim and BIPOC artists. In this free course for Zoo Labs Abbas teaches how to run successful crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter to reach your fundraising goal.
Design Your Campaign

The MIPSTERZ team have designed a series of worksheets to help you plan the details for every phase of your own campaign: from clarifying your "why," to setting the budget, to brainstorming incentives.

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