One of the first steps of planning your crowdfunding campaign is to build your team. Now, you may be asking, “Team? Can’t I just crowdfund by myself?” Sure! We love crowdfunding because the barrier to entry is relatively low. You don’t need permission from a funder or to be a formally incorporated group; all you need is a great idea for the neighborhood and a community of folks ready to support you to get started. 

But, no one is an island--even the best and brightest leaders. This is true of crowdfunding, but it's also true of mostif not allcommunity development projects. Having a team lets you bounce ideas off each other to make sure that your idea really is what your community needs most, and it helps make the journey a lot easierand a lot more fun. Crowdfunding isn't a "set it and forget it" proposition. Putting your project idea online and sitting back and watching the money roll in is, sorry to say, a fantasy that almost never actually happens. It takes time, effort, and a wide network of people to raise money, and a strong team helps all of those things happen.