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Financial contributions from online investors, sponsors or donors to fund for-profit or non-profit initiatives or enterprises. Crowdfunding is an approach to raising capital for new projects and businesses by soliciting contributions from a large number of stakeholders following three types of crowdfunding models: (1) Donations, Philanthropy and Sponsorship where there is no expected financial return, (2) Lending and (3) Investment in exchange for equity, profit or revenue sharing.

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Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry
article Crowdfunding

A visual look at the global investment crowdfunding industry. SOURCE LINK to the full article: http://www.thecrowdcafe.com/visualizing-the-crowdinvesting-industry/

Jonathan SandlundMay 23, 2013 02:58 pm GMT353 views
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Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry
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Oklahoma Tornado, Other Tragedies Building Up Crowdfunding Platforms
Crowdfunding

Smaller crowdfunding platforms are quickly replacing the role of the primetime celebrity telethon that followed so many tragedies in the past.

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Eric MackMay 23, 2013 11:57 pm GMT203 views
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Alan Moore's Clear Vision of a Crowd-Powered Future
Cloud Labor, Crowdfunding

Alan Moore has one of the most clear visions of our crowd-powered future and how it will (continue to) take shape out there at the moment. Have a look in this video.

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Eric MackMay 23, 2013 06:41 pm GMT507 views
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Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry
article Crowdfunding

A visual look at the global investment crowdfunding industry. SOURCE LINK to the full article: http://www.thecrowdcafe.com/visualizing-the-crowdinvesting-industry/

Jonathan SandlundMay 23, 2013 02:58 pm GMT353 views
660
Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry
craigslist Founder Craig Newmark and The Rahr Foundation Launch the "Veterans Charity Challenge" on CrowdRise to Raise Funds for Veterans, Military Family Groups
document Crowdfunding

Using the CrowdRise crowdfunding platform, fundraising teams participating in the Veterans Charity Challenge will raise and keep funds, plus compete with each other to win additional cash prizes...

Rebecca GutierrezMay 23, 2013 01:23 pm GMT573 views
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craigslist Founder Craig Newmark and The Rahr Foundation Launch the
Donor promises Square One $100,000 match
article Crowdfunding

Virginia Square One is turning to social media for its next fundraising project, but could get an unexpected $100,000 boost from an anonymous donor. The organization, which has focused its...

Claire MackayMay 23, 2013 12:55 pm GMT223 views
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Donor promises Square One $100,000 match
Introducing Project Travel
video Crowdfunding, Tools

Project Travel partners with academic institutions, non-profit and third-party program providers to help more students and program participants go abroad, while directly advising them on how to...

Jason RobbinsMay 23, 2013 12:12 pm GMT231 views
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Introducing Project Travel
Project Travel Launches Public Release, Offering an Alternative Way to Fund Educational Programs
document Crowdfunding, Tools

Project Travel partners with academic institutions, non-profit and third-party program providers to help more students and program participants go abroad, while directly advising them on how to...

Jason RobbinsMay 23, 2013 11:48 am GMT311 views
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Project Travel Launches Public Release, Offering an Alternative Way to Fund Educational Programs
Million Pound Startup
video Crowdfunding, Open Innovation

The Million Pound Startup aims to showcase London as a prime location for building global digital and technology businesses. Today the official start of the global competition went live at...

Jayne AnnMay 23, 2013 10:02 am GMT200 views
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Million Pound Startup
PhilAmTHropy crowdfunds for social and creative enterprises
article Crowdfunding

PhilAmTHropy is an effort by Filipino-Americans in showcasing quality creative and social projects for crowdfunding. SOURCE LINK to the full article:...

PhilAmTHropy.comMay 23, 2013 07:07 am GMT331 views
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PhilAmTHropy crowdfunds for social and creative enterprises
BigChange goes to the crowd to fund its growth
article Crowdfunding

Ahead of the crowdfunding exercise, which has now gone live, Mr Port and his wife Amanda owned 100 per cent of the business. Mr Port founded BigChange Mobile in October 2011 as a distributor of...

Claire MackayMay 23, 2013 02:01 am GMT319 views
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BigChange goes to the crowd to fund its growth
Crowdfunding and Direct Selling: A Conversation With Dan Williams (Part 2)
Crowdfunding

We continue our conversation between Paul Spinrad and Dan Williams on the intersection of crowdfunding and those nifty products sold directly to consumers via infomercials and elsewhere.

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Paul SpinradMay 23, 2013 01:07 am GMT636 views
740
Fundraising for the Philippines
blog Crowdfunding

Apl de Ap of the Black Eyed Peas, American Idol's Jessica Sanchez, Iron Chef's Mark Dacascos and Hollywood actress Tamlyn Tomita helps raise funds for the Philippines. We thank them for...

PhilAmTHropy.comMay 22, 2013 09:08 pm GMT389 views
450
Fundraising for the Philippines
Talking Crowdfunding at the Canadian Venture Conference
Crowdfunding

This week in Canada, the country's venture capital and private equity leaders gather for the annual conference of Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA). Crowdfunding is on the agenda this year, as is massolution / crowdsourcing.org founder Carl Esposti.

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Crowdsourcing.orgMay 22, 2013 05:33 pm GMT599 views
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Mimvi, Entrepreneur Magazine Partner With Launcht for ‘TrepLabs’
Crowdfunding

Mimvi, Entrepreneur Magazine and Launcht are coming together to create TrepLabs, a mobile app incubator with a crowdfunding component. We recently got a chance to speak with Mimvi's Eric Rice to find out what to expect when the platform launches in June. 

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Anton RootMay 22, 2013 03:00 pm GMT871 views
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The Rob Ford 'Crackstarter:' A Crowdfunding Campaign to Root Against
Crowdfunding

With Gawker's campaign over on Indiegogo right now to raise funds to purchase a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack, rewards-based crowdfunding is currently having its Skokie vs. the neo-Nazis moment.

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Eric MackMay 22, 2013 02:41 pm GMT1463 views
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YouveGotFunds.com is Raising Funds for the Tornado-Damaged Communities of Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma
document Crowdfunding

YouveGotFunds.com is raising funds for the communities of Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma. These areas were heavily damaged from the large Tornado....

Fritz SchaeferMay 22, 2013 02:37 pm GMT431 views
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YouveGotFunds.com is Raising Funds for the Tornado-Damaged Communities of Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma
Nintendo Pokes Fun At Crowdfunding With Wario’s “Crowdfarter”
article Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding was popularized by sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo that present underfunded projects for people to throw money at if they want to see them completed. Nintendo’s parody, the...

Seth WMay 22, 2013 02:23 pm GMT426 views
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Nintendo Pokes Fun At Crowdfunding With Wario’s “Crowdfarter”
CrowdIt Joins Startup America To Bring Crowdfunding To Entrepreneurs And Small Businesses Across The Nation
document Crowdfunding

"CrowdIt is thrilled to partner with Startup America," said Jason Graf , CEO and co-founder of CrowdIt. "In today's economic climate, we have a real opportunity to...

Adam FrazerMay 22, 2013 01:40 pm GMT483 views
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CrowdIt Joins Startup America To Bring Crowdfunding To Entrepreneurs And Small Businesses Across The Nation
Israel’s OurCrowd Takes Lead in Equity Crowdfunding
document Crowdfunding

Israel's hybrid VC-crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced today that it closed financing for Jeff Pulver's latest startup, Zula, pushing its total raised for early stage companies...

Rebecca GutierrezMay 22, 2013 01:15 pm GMT422 views
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Israel’s OurCrowd Takes Lead in Equity Crowdfunding
Keeping Collaborize Classroom Free via Crowdfunding
document Crowdfunding

This unique platform, which increases student engagement, has always been completely free-of-charge to teachers and students everywhere. "Collaborize Classroom has quickly become part of...

Fiona MaresMay 22, 2013 12:57 pm GMT325 views
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Keeping Collaborize Classroom Free via Crowdfunding
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