PechaKucha Global Fund

The PechaKucha Global Fund is a simple and transparent way for cities to help maintain the worldwide PechaKucha network.

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Note Applicable only to PechaKucha Night Organizers with signed agreements prior to October 11, 2022. Read our article linked here for more information on this change.

This article contains the following sections:

• About the PechaKucha Global Fund
• The +1 Initiative
• Sending Payments

About the PechaKucha Global Fund

PechaKucha is an independent media company based in Japan and was co-founded by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, and former global VP/GM for Groupon, Sean Smyth. With the rapid growth of the network- now in over 1,200 cities, the ongoing operating costs are continually growing. In order to continue to share the world's creativity through our PechaKucha online channels and support all our amazing City Organizers, HQ needs your community's help. We feel that PechaKucha brings such value to your cities, and hope your city is happy to give value for value, so we are asking you to help contribute to the Global Fund!

The +1 Initiative

By asking attendees and/or local sponsors in each City to provide a small return on the value that PechaKucha Nights bring to them, we can collectively ensure PechaKucha's future sustainability, without putting any extra financial burden on you, the City Organizers. We are sure if you asked each attendee how much PechaKucha was worth to them, they would have no issue with donating a dollar each to be part of the Global Movement. We encourage you to be transparent and advertise that $1 from each attendee comes back to the global movement. We will even send you a THANK YOU slide to show your audience after each contribution made! There are several ways your City can make contributions to the Global Fund, but each city will have a different approach. Here are a few that have been effective in other cities:

For Cities Who Wish to Keep Their Entrance Free

Find sponsorship in your city to keep your events free of charge 

For Cities Charging Attendees An Entrance Fee

Simply add $1, 1£, 1€ or ¥100 to the entrance fee. So if you charge $10, your ticket would be $10 + $1 per attendee for the PechaKucha Global Fund.

Sending Payments

All payments should be sent to our PayPal Account.

By clicking the PayPal Account linked above, you should be taken to the following page:

 

 

After clicking Send, you will be given a login prompt unless you are already logged into PayPal. Once you've logged in, you will be asked to enter the contribution amount along with a note in the "What's this payment for?" section. Please enter PechaKucha Night (Your City Name) Vol. XX.

 

Example

PechaKucha Night Tokyo Vol. 180

 

If you are having trouble with our PayPal.me page, you can also send money from your PayPal account to the following address: [e-mail]

 

Note
Please avoid using checks or bank transfers, as the service charges are large, oftentimes more than the contribution.

 

If you are sending a check within the US, please contact us for more information.