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How to Build a Crowdfunding Movement One Dress at a Time: Blythe Hill of Dressember

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Blythe Hill is the Founder and CEO of Dressember, a crowdfunding foundation working to raise awareness and provide anti-trafficking grants for organizations who are working to end human trafficking.What started as a personal style challenge in 2009 grew into an opportunity to align a cause near to Blythe's heart with wearing a dress. Blythe asked women (and men) to join her in wearing a dress, or a neck tie, everyday for the month of December in order to raise awareness and funds for human trafficking. These funds are then passed onto organizations that serve as boots on the ground to alleviate trafficking world-wide. Naturally, she named the campaign Dressember.Blythe never had any intention of starting a nonprofit. She was happily working for a small trend forecast magazine, and leading a movement was the furthest thing from her mind. In this episode, Blythe and Nada get into the weeds discussing the different operational and fundraising structures of nonprofits. Blythe shares the importance of being self a