Volleyball Magazine's Site Renewal Challenge Extended! Crowdfunding Campaign Extended to June 30th

Spportunity Inc. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo), which operates a specialized sports crowdfunding platform for teams, organizations, and athletes, has decided to extend the support period for the crowdfunding project "Challenge of Renewing the Traditional Volleyball Information Magazine 'Volleyball Magazine' Website!" conducted by studio108 Inc. (Volleyball Magazine Editorial Department) until June 30, 2026. We aim to deliver the "new returns" realized through the cooperation of many stakeholders to more volleyball fans and expand recognition. We kindly ask for your continued warm support. ▼Project Details Here▼ https://www.spportunity.com/null/team/1182/detail/ 1. Reason for Extension: "Masaji Ogino x VBM Original T-shirt (with Legend's Autograph)" Added as a Featured Return! Since the launch of this project, we have received warm support from many fans and volleyball stakeholders. We are now able to offer special "additional returns" that will delight volleyball fans. To allow more people to learn about and support these new returns, we have decided to extend the crowdfunding period until June 30, 2026. As a highlight of the additional returns, we are releasing an original T-shirt signed by Masaji Ogino, a legend who was the captain of the All Japan Men's team and a symbol of the revival of Japanese men's volleyball. This is a unique, one-time return featuring the Volleyball Magazine official logo on a mesh material original dry T-shirt, with Mr. Ogino's handwritten autograph. Participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In 2005, he returned to the All Japan team after approximately 7 years and led the team as captain. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics World Final Qualification, he scored the final winning spike against Argentina, which secured Japan's Olympic berth for the first time in 16 years, bringing joy to the entire nation. 2. Future Vision of the Project: Towards a Media That Delivers On-Site Enthusiasm Without Time Lag 'Volleyball Magazine,' which has been observing the Japanese volleyball world since its first issue in 1973, is facing limitations in terms of "immediacy" and "ease of viewing" that modern fans demand, due to the aging infrastructure of its website, which was launched over 20 years ago. All funds raised through this project will be used for website construction costs (server migration, smartphone optimization, implementation of a real-time reporting system, digitization of past archives, etc.). Through this renewal, we will rebuild an information platform that allows the VBM staff, who cover the most volleyball matches live in Japan, to deliver the excitement and "players' raw encouragement" from the field to fans without any time lag. 3. Overview of the Support Campaign Project 1) Support Period May 1, 2026 (Fri) 0:00 AM - June 30, 2026 (Tue) 11:59 PM *This is an estimate and the end date may change. 2) Target Amount 1,000,000 JPY 3) Use of Funds Volleyball Magazine website construction costs (server migration, smartphone optimization, real-time reporting system implementation, digitization of past archives, etc.) ◆Industry-Leading Low Fees! Dedicated Two-Person Support, Plus Free Coverage and Article Creation for Widespread PR! Spportunity is recruiting professionals, semi-professionals, student sports clubs, and athletes who wish to carry out crowdfunding projects. Many crowdfunding platforms only provide the system, leaving participants to devise their own strategies. However, at Spportunity, our "Spportunity Advisors" provide meticulous, two-person support for project planning, return design, appeal text creation, system registration, and promotion/dissemination. Furthermore, a dedicated writer will cover and create articles for participating teams free of charge. These articles can then be used as material for promotion and dissemination to gather support. Please visit here for details (https://corp.spportunity.com/clubteam/). ◆Seeking Partners for Column Articles! Spportunity operates "Spportunity Column" (https://media.spportunity.com/), with the concept of shedding light on sports, teams, athletes, staff, and fans who rarely get the spotlight, and delivering their stories and passionate thoughts to the world. We are seeking partners for collaboration with Spportunity Column. For details, please contact us at info@spportunity.co.jp. Examples of past collaborations include: Yahoo! News, NTT Docomo d menu, SmartNews, Sports Bull, and others. 【Company/Organization Overview】 ◆studio108 Inc. Location: 6-6 Tsukudo Hachiman-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Established: December 1998 Homepage: https://vbm.link/ *Inquiries regarding this crowdfunding: volley@108.co.jp ◆Spportunity Inc. Location: Sagami Building 2F, 7-13-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Established: March 2016 Homepage: https://www.spportunity.com/ Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spportunity/ Official X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/Spportunity_JP Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spportunity/ Official Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpportunityOfficial Overview: With the philosophy of "Sports x Opportunity," Spportunity Inc. is a venture company that provides sports-specialized crowdfunding, aiming to foster an environment that nurtures equal opportunities and dreams by "providing opportunities for young people to challenge themselves," "supporting sports organizations that give dreams to young people," and "energizing local communities through sports." The founding members were classmates from Globis Graduate School of Management, and a majority of the members are MBA students, making it an unusual organization.