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Don't Let These Seekers Down

£709

raised of £2,550 GBP goal

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Impact: Manchester, England

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This campaign will collect all funds raised by August 25, 2018 at 2:45 PM EDT

We need your support recruiting a network of volunteers to help people accept Islam. Read on to learn more...



The Problem

Please read these 3 short emails we received from someone who wanted to accept Islam, but was holding back...


Now, let me explain what's going on...

Thanks to the groundwork we’ve laid over the past year, people like the person above are actively reaching out to Overcome for help in their journeys to Islam. 

In fact, we have dozens of people waiting to hear back from us. But, unfortunately, we're struggling to keep up due to lack of staff.

Before Ramadan, we had three to five new seekers reach out to us each week. And during Ramadan, we have about three to five per day.

And these numbers will only grow the more popular we becomes.

And that means more and more disappointment :(


The Solution

We need to recruit an international network of volunteers to help people complete their journey to Islam—including answering emails, building relationships, staffing booths, writing stories, producing content, digital marketing, promoting Overcome... and the list goes on.

To do that, we need to produce a short explainer film that:

  • engages viewers;
  • educates them about Overcome;
  • convinces them to volunteer; and
  • inspires them to share it with others. 

Alhamdulillah, we’ve found a film production company that has experience making similar films. Not only that, but they also understand Overcome and its Muslim audience — a rare combination. 

The only snag is that we can't afford them!


How You Can Help

Although the film will cost £8,500 to produce, we need you to help us raise £2,550 as the film production company has agreed to start with a 30% payment.

Thereafter, we need help raising a bit more to make a fundraising version of the film as well as an Arabic version so that we can also use it to seek donations from the Middle East. And if you can help us cover the complete cost, we can save ourselves from falling into debt.

This film is absolutely pivotal to the realisation of our vision. So, whoever donates towards the video will earn a share in the outcome of the video: helping people accept Islam

And the more you donate, the greater your share.



Stretch Goals

If we reach our basic goal, we'll go after these stretch goals...

  • Stretch Goal 1: £3,500 to produce a fundraising version of the film.
  • Stretch Goal 2: £4,500 to produce an Arabic version of the film.
  • Stretch Goal 3: £7,475 to halve our post-production debt.
  • Stretch Goal 4: £10,450 to eliminate our post-production debt.


About Overcome

Overcome facilitates the path to Islam for those who are interested in Islam. How? By attracting them, nurturing their interest and helping them overcome the obstacles that get in the way. 

You may already know Overcome through videos like this one which has been viewed millions of times across various channels...

or this...

or this...

or this...






Note: The person in the above emails did eventually accept Islam. Alhamdulillah, she makes dua for us all of the time and said that she wishes there were more of us to help people like her!


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