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  • Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular and successful mechanism to generate funding for worthwhile projects and initiatives.
  • Today, there is no other crowdfunding company that is dedicated primarily to the migrant communities established in major countries of immigration, or to migrant organisations, public agencies (including international organisations), NGOs and individuals supporting such communities.
  • MIGFUNDER aims to bridge this gap by offering a dedicated crowdfunding site that will caters for migrants looking to create (or grow) their businesses abroad or in their countries of origin, as well as for migrant organisations, public agencies, NGOs and individuals looking to launch a development or humanitarian initiative in support of immigrant and refugee communities worldwide, or a research project in the field of migration or asylum policy.
  • This is a pioneering initiative that can contribute potentially to reducing the effects of budget cuts and under-funding in major refugee and migration programme activities around the world.
  • Migrants and people from ethnic minorities represent an important pool of entrepreneurs in all major immigration countries. In the European Union, statistics from several Member States indicate that, proportionately, more migrants and members of ethnic minorities than nationals start a small business.
  • MIGFUNDER targets, primarily but not exclusively, members of the diasporas who are willing and able to support viable business projects from their compatriots, as well as development, humanitarian and research initiatives in the countries of immigration or origin.

Solon Ardittis has over 25 years of experience in research, evaluation, policy development and technical cooperation in the fields of immigration, asylum, employment policy and education in Europe and internationally. He has directed or contributed to over 100 research, evaluation and technical assistance assignments in over 50 countries, on behalf of various DGs of the European Commission (DG Home Affairs, DG Employment and Social Affairs, EuropeAid, DG External Relations, DG Education and Culture, DG Regional Policy, DG Research, DG Environment, DG Development, DG Enlargement and the Secretariat General), the European Parliament, Frontex, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, international organizations (ILO, UNDP, IOM, NATO), national Government authorities, and academia. He is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA, Bonn), and a Research Associate at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) at the University of California at San Diego. He has published extensively on immigration and asylum policy internationally, and is the Joint Managing Editor of Migration Policy Practice, a bimonthly journal directed at senior officials in Government, EU institutions and international organizations working in the field of migration policy. He is the Managing Director of Eurasylum Ltd.   Don Ingham, COO

Don Ingham is a former senior official in the UK Home Office, ending his career in 2006 as Director, Managed Migration Directorate. He spent over 30 years in Government Service holding various key positions entailing the development, enforcement and evaluation of major immigration policies and legislation. Between September 2003 and January 2006, he was Director for IND’s biometric documentation programme with responsibility for setting the policy and strategy for the introduction of biometric residence permits and the treatment of foreign nationals under a national ID card scheme. Other key positions he has held have included those as Director of Immigration Service Major Projects, Director of the Immigration Service’s London Operations and Enforcement, and Head of Strategic and Change Management at the Crown Prosecution Service. He was also a member of the Cabinet Office’s Next Steps Team responsible for the creation of Executive Agencies, and Assistant Director in the Passport Service responsible for operational policy. A major part of Don Ingham’s Government career has entailed the planning, implementation and validation of improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, quality and change within the immigration sector. He has in-depth knowledge of all aspects of immigration and asylum policy, including leading edge developments on biometrics, and has worked with a range of immigration authorities internationally. He has also been an accredited “Gateway” Review Team Leader, handling high risk reviews for the Office of Government Commerce (OGC). Don Ingham is a Director of Eurasylum Ltd.   Giuseppe Magnani, CTO

Giuseppe Magnani holds engineering and business degrees from the University of Bologna and the Solvay Business School of Brussels. Through previous positions with the European Commission and multinational technology companies, he developed considerable experience in the design and management of complex e-strategies, business and public sector IT policies and web-enabled information systems. Giuseppe Magnani is the IT Director of Eurasylum Ltd, where he is responsible for all of Eurasylum’s online services, including for the development of new interactive information systems tailored to the immigration and asylum policy sector.