Glad to learn of your interest in regulated investment crowdfunding (#RIC).

Yes, there are a few upcoming events in the space ... 

SuperCrowd22 will include a Who's Who in regulated crowdfunding and will examine the intersection of crowdfunding and impact investing. It is a web-based event being co-hosted by the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA), Brainsy, and many other impactful organizations September 15-16 (registration link is here: https://www.supercrowd22.com/httpssupercrowd22comtextandpercent20otherpercent20experts-register-joinpercent20thepercent20supercrowd ) For more info, follow up with Devin Thorpe

Equity Crowdfunding Week is another event that takes place a week later in person in LA (September 21-23) or online - https://www.startupstarter.co/ecw For more info, follow up with Etan Butler

Silicon Prairie Crowdfunding often hosts webinars on Wednesdays on various topics related to crowdfunding (for beginners to experienced hands) and you can see a list of their events at: https://www.meetup.com/silicon-prairie-fundraising For more info, follow up with David Duccini 

Stay tuned on the CfPA ECO as CfPA often hosts events or promotes the events of members organizations. 

Great question!

Impact crowdfunding is what is happening at the intersection of investment crowdfunding and impact investing.

As you know, investment crowdfunding was authorized by the bipartisan 2012 JOBS Act. It was initially implemented in 2016 with a $1 million cap, which was increased to $5 million last year. The space is mushrooming quickly.

Impact investing is less well known to our community but is a bigger global phenomenon dominated by wealthy families and institutions. They invest money for a financial return and a social mission. For instance, a venture capitalist backing Tesla in the early days would describe herself as an impact investor. She got a huge financial return and radically accelerated a transition to electric vehicles.

Investment crowdfunding allows for impact investing in the crowdfunding space. I call that impact crowdfunding.

SuperCrowd22 is a conference we're holding on September 15-16, 2022, to help everyone learn more about the space, both from an investor standpoint and from a social entrepreneur standpoint.

Don't miss it!

http://SuperCrowd22.com

This is a great question!

You should expect to spend about 10 percent of the money you raise on the costs of the offering, excluding marketing. I'd caution against spending money on marketing but remember it will take a lot of work.

Some legal and accounting costs will have to be paid before you can begin raising money. That would typically be at least $5,000 and could easily total 3 to 5 percent of the offering, depending on your circumstances.

The portal will also charge fees. They vary in structure and size but expect to pay 5 percent or more.