9 Astonishing Crowdfunding Success Stories

9 Astonishing Crowdfunding Success Stories

By Jessica Hullinger  // 

Help The Haleys Have A Baby

The goal: $5,000

Final amount raised: $8,050

“Today is my 28th birthday. If given one wish, I’d wish to be a Mom.” Jessica Haley posted this on Indiegogo in 2011 after she and her husband Sean had tried unsuccessfully for three years to conceive. They wanted to try fertility treatments, but said their insurance wouldn’t cover it. Thanks to donations, they got the treatment, and their son Landon was born in April 2012. 

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