IPERNITY MEMBERS ASSOCIATION
A team of Ipernity members have developed an initiative to create an association of Ipernity members who would take control of the site to begin its next chapter. This is a unique opportunity for everyone who loves Ipernity and all that it has to offer. You can make a difference. Together we can take part in Ipernity’s transformation and ultimately control its destiny.
Each day members from over 100 countries share photos, videos and audio clips that capture a moment in time and offer a glimpse into our personal lives, interests and geographic areas of our residence and travels. In addition to these multimedia uploads, members share real and personal stories in articles/blogs adding to the collective human life experience. With a site translator, language barriers have been bridged to promote global understanding and enhance human relationships where people of all ethnic groups, genders, and nationalities have become friends in this extraordinary site.
However, without your help, this remarkable site cannot continue. We ask that you participate in this survey and provide serious responses to which you are willing to commit. Please be informed that 50,000 Euros is sufficient to keep the platform alive through the end of 2017 so that it is possible to offer a new Ipernity in 2018. If just 1/3 of club members offer a 50 Euro contribution we can meet our objective. All funds donated will be retained by the association of members and be returned in full if the takeover bid fails. Once crowdfunding begins, everyone will be kept informed of its progress in meeting the objective as well as the development of the recovery plan by the association.
Disclaimer: "Ipernity Members Association" is an organization established by Ipernity members. It is not affiliated with Ipernity S.A. or the Ipernity.com website.
Survey Results:
1443 members participated with 97% expressing a desire for Ipernity to be saved with an overwhelming number expressing a willingness to join a membership association. Almost 2/3 of the respondents offered to participate in a CrowdFund campaign. When the answers for “other” are excluded, the amount offered was 34,595€. In addition, 2/3 of the respondents agreed to an annual membership fee of 50€ or above. As a result, the IMA annual fee will be 50€, which is competitive with other photo sharing sites and will offer a sustainable, viable long-term future for the Ipernity platform.
Last, based on the survey results, the percentage of people use the Ipernity platform as follows:
98.4%: Photo Sharing
56.5%: Comments/Interaction
51.4%: Group Participation
26.2%: Article/Blog Writing
22.4%: Video Sharing
19.2%: Social Media
13.4%: Audio/Music Sharing
Note: Answers for “All of the Above” were added to the totals for each of the categories.
Out of the 1443 respondents, 70.3% were Club Members and 29.7% were non-Club Members.