Support Our First Crowd-Funding Project!
Turtle Conservation Society 
May 23, 2013 
NGOs, Turtle Conservation Society 
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Adrian, our volunteer videographer, introduced us to pitchIN — a crowd-funding platform for people who want to raise money to launch their creative and innovative projects.
“pitchIN is not about investment or lending. Here, ideas and projects are pitched to the public for funds. In exchange, those who support the idea (via pledges) will get rewards from project owners.
pitchIN is another way to raise money – it is all-or-nothing funding. A project must reach its funding goal within a stipulated time or no money changes hands.
- pitchIN.my“
Hence today, on World Turtle Day, we are launching a crowd-funding project to raise funds for the production of an educational and interactive app based on “Little Turtle Messenger.” We hope that the interactive app will further spread the message of turtle conservation to a global audience.
(You may read about “Little Turtle Messenger” here and here. To date, we have sold close to 2,000 copies of the English version, and donated more than 1,000 copies of the Malay version to primary schools as well as students who participated in our Turtle Camps.)
In order to produce the interactive app, we need to raise $4,000 in 60 days. And here’s how crowd-funding works. Instead of applying for a $4,000 grant from any one party or organization, we are turning to the members of the public for support.
If you support our project, please make a pledge by following this link. You will be prompted to log in using your Facebook account, and to provide your credit card (or PayPal account) details. In return for your generosity, you will receive a reward as a token of appreciation from us.
If we were successful in raising $4,000 at the end of 60 days (i.e. on 23rd July 2013), your credit card would be charged the sum that you have pledged. If we were unable to raise $4,000 by then, your credit card would not be charged a cent.
So please support our first crowd-funding project. No amount is too small or too big. And by supporting us, you will also be giving the turtles a voice that they need 
P/S: If you logged in to pitchIN with your Facebook account BEFORE making a pledge, your Facebook name will appear on the Pitchers page. Otherwise, your name would appear as Anonymous.
P/P/S: If you have any questions regarding our interactive app and/or making a pledge, please leave us a comment below, or send your questions to contactus@turtleconservationsociety.org.my 
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