As you may know, I’m launching a crowdfunding campaign for my own preliminary study on a pilot online brain training course for PCS. I also announced that the crowdfunding platform would be Experiment.com.
Well, the bad news is that Experiment.com felt uncomfortable with my research methods – even though I am mirroring practices that other researchers in the brain injury arena are using in their research projects. I had made the changes that they asked me to make. Then I waited a couple of days for their approval. That was last week when I was in Jamaica on vacation. I was also at a resort whose internet connection is iffy. I considered myself very fortunate that I could accommodate the platform with the changes I made to my project.
This morning I took the bull by the horns and sent an email to all the emails at Experiment.com I could find. I finally received an answer. I expected good news. That’s when they told me they were uncomfortable. I told them I wanted to talk to them on the phone. Then I found a phone number, called it and left a message.
The phone rang.
As I heard the reasons why they were uncomfortable, I made a decision to move on. I was launching this crowdfunding campaign on Thursday, November 24, 2016. I now had to find another crowdfunding platform and FAST!
So here is my crowdfunding campaign at GoFundMe: Online Brain Training For PCS
I’d already sent out press releases publicizing my research campaign. But I didn’t let this disappointment get me down or make me think about quitting.
NO. WAY.
I just buckled down and recreated the crowdfunding campaign, this time on a platform that doesn’t need to approve what I’m doing. My only focus is to raise funds for an important project. And I was determined to have it.
COME. HELL. OR. HIGH. WATER.
There was no time to wallow in self-pity. There was no time to be disappointed. I made a promise and I was determined to keep it.
GoFundMe is an international crowdfunding platform, so it looks at your postal code to determine which currency to use. I converted my previous estimate from USD to CAD and also added a new expense that I only found out about this morning.
It was just as well. Only thing is, the campaign has already begun at Online Brain Training For PCS
I am excited and inspired by this research project. I’m excited by the possibilities. My hope is that the course that comes out of the research will be a huge stepping stone towards wellness for the research subjects as well as for the thousands will later benefit! Please donate when I launch my crowdfunding project!
When you donate, I’ll be keeping you informed of my progress with the research program. Let’s DO it!
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