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31 mins
Prashan Paramanathan Crowdfunding

Introduction 01:20 Choosing a Project 03:38 Planning a Campaign Page 05:28

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Prashan Paramanathan is the CEO of Chuffed.org – a global crowdfunding platform for social cause projects.

Since launching in October 2013, Chuffed.org has grown rapidly, and has now raised over $11 million for over 3,500 projects around the world. It is supported by its Founding Partner, the Telstra Foundation and its investors Blackbird Ventures and Bevan Clark.

Prior to starting Chuffed.org, Paramanathan spent five years as a strategic advisor to Australian Not for Profits, foundations and corporates at Social Ventures Australia Consulting (SVA).

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