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Sources:DelVero, Jenn two Jim. Email Correspondence/Interview. October 6 – 8, 2013. https://twitter.com/JDneverlosehopeHicken, Melanie. Crowdfunding out adoptions, fertility treatments. CNNMoney. Accessed October 23, 2013. http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/09/pf/crowdfunding-adoption/Zimmermann, Kate. Indiegogo Help Center: Choose Your Goal i’m Deadline. Accessed October 23, 2013. http://support.indiegogo.com/entries/21004972-choose-your-goal-and-deadline