Dumas pledged $25,000 to Pencils of Promise per Kickstarter funding milestone
John Lee Dumas · Numbers Behind Freedom Journal Launch with John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur On Fire · Feb 1, 2016 · at 12:41
Entrepreneur on Fire host John Lee Dumas discusses the charitable strategy behind his crowdfunding launch for The Freedom Journal with Nathan Latka.
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“So we've actually partnered together Before this Kickstarter launch. And every time we hit a funding level, I'm writing a check to pencils of promise for 25,000 dollars to build a school in a developing country.”
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