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'''Thomas William Alvord''' (born [[January 19]], [[1985]] in [[La Crescenta-Montrose, California]]) is an [[attorney]], [[businessman]] and [[entrepreneur]] from [[United States]].<ref>[https://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=43217148&nid=1012&title=2-utahns-help-startups-raise-over-107m-through-crowdfunding-efforts •  2 Utahns help startups raise over $107M through crowdfunding efforts] ''[[KSL]]'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> He is the [[chairman]] at [[Funded Today]], a company he co-founded in 2014 with [[Zach Smith]].<ref>[https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2017/04/98712-crooked-crowdfunders-prominent-crowdfunding-marketing-firm-funded-today-gets-fleeced-fights-back-wins/ •  Prominent Crowdfunding Marketing Firm “Funded Today” Gets Fleeced But Fights Back & Wins] ''Crowdfund Insider'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> Funded Today is a crowdfunding [[marketing]] [[agency]] headquartered in [[Utah]].<ref>[https://www.standard.net/news/business/northern-utah-s-funded-today-company-takes-crowdfunding-to-new/article_6c280619-bdac-584f-b5e5-a091f80695d9.html Northern Utah's Funded Today company takes crowdfunding to new heights] ''[[Standard Examiner]]'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> Alvord has raised over $156 million between 2014 and 2017, using the crowdfunding platforms.<ref>[https://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/utah-business-getting-crowdfunders-funded-reaching-m-so-far/article_f90dd10a-291c-5a38-bae1-c299aaa23eca.html Utah business getting crowdfunders funded, reaching $119M so far] ''[[Daily Herald]]'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/273262 Crowdfunding Won't Work Unless You Prove Your Product Can Ease a Pain Point] ''[[Entrepreneur]]'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> His younger sister, [[Tiffany Alvord]] is a prominent [[singer]] and [[songwriter]].<ref>[https://www.digitalmarketer.com/podcast/perpetual-traffic/how-to-crowdfund/Thomas Alvord, founders of Funded Today, who’ve raised over $100,000,000 across different Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects ] ''Digital Marketer'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref>
==Biography==
Alvord was born in 1985, to Kurt Alvord and Cherie Alvord, in La Crescenta-Montrose, California. Alvord graduated high school in 2003 from Quartz Hill High School in [[California]]. He attended [[BYU|BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences]] where he graduated Cum Laude with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in Family studies, in 2008. Later, Alvord went to Marriott School of Management of [[Brigham Young University]] where he received his [[Master's degree]] in [[Public administration]] in 2011.<ref>[http://www.crowdfundinguncut.com/podcast/81-funded-today-crowdfunding-success-formula-feat-thomas-alford-zach-smith/ The Funded Today Crowdfunding Success Formula | feat. Thomas Alvord and Zach Smith] ''Crowdfunding Uncut'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> He received his [[Doctor of Jurisprudence]] degree from [[J. Reuben Clark Law School]] in 2011. Alvord is fluent in [[Portuguese]]. Alvord began his career at Brigham Young University in 2003 and served a two year LDS (Mormon) mission in the Brazil Fortaleza Mission.<ref>[https://alumni.byu.edu/cougs-you-should-know/crowdfunding-unconventional-career-choice Crowdfunding: An Unconventional Career Choice] ''[[BYU]]'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> Later in 2006, he joined MC2 Marketing where he worked as the manager. Alvord has been involved in political campaigns for Presidential, U.S. Senate and Governor elections. He has run marketing for many online digital campaigns, including [[United States]] [[Presidential Campaign]] and multi-million dollar political committees. In 2014, Alvord co-founded Funded Today with Zach Smith. Funded Today is a privately-owned American crowdfunding marketing agency headquartered in [[Utah]]. The company helps entrepreneurs worldwide to market their crowdfunding campaigns on either Kickstarter or Indiegogo. In 2015, Funded Today generated revenue of over 9.4 million dollars.<ref>[https://mambiznes.pl/wlasny-biznes/historie-sukcesu/pomaga-zebrac-miliony-kickstarterze-74865 Pomaga zebrać miliony na Kickstarterze] ''Mambiznes'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> Currently, Alvord serves as the Chairman at Funded Today. Alvord has raised over $156 million between 2014 and 2017, using the crowdfunding platforms of Kickstarter and IndieGoGo.<ref>[https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2015/12/78577-kickstarter-success-trunkster-gets-big-shark-tank-valuation-at-28-million/ Kickstarter Success Trunkster Gets Big Shark Tank Valuation at $28 Million] ''Crowdfunding Insider'' 9 August 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.vocativ.com/377606/bioring-indiegogo-crowdfunding-fitness-tracker/index.html •  The Too-Good-To-Be-True Little Ring That Made $460,000 Disappear] ''Vocativ'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.tearsheet.co/crowdfinance/how-funded-todays-zach-smith-raises-millions-of-dollars-for-its-crowdfunding-clients Zach Smith raises millions of dollars for its crowdfunding clients ] Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref> Alvord is also an attorney with the [[Utah State Bar]] on inactive status.<ref>[https://services.utahbar.org/Member-Directory/Profile/customercd/14119 Thomas Alvord profile at Utah State Bar] ''Utah sate Bar'' Retrieved 9 August 2018</ref>

== References ==
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== Other websites ==
*[https://www.funded.today Official website]

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