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"Technology has changed the fan/actor interaction quite a bit. Now it's really easy to communicate with a large group of people in a really short time, and that … opens a lot of...
A good read which discusses in detail crowdfunding and journalism.
Pifworld is a charity platform where members can make donations to their favorite projects. Pifworld provides the opportunity to participate in many types of projects including projects that enable...
Founded in 2004, ActBlue is a non-profit organization that provides fundraising tools to Democratic candidates and committees, and progressive organizations and has raised over $382 million from...
Crowdfunding engines like Kickstarter are based on the concept that many small donations can add up to a lot of money. People pledge what they can, and only if the project meets its entire goal...
The interview provides an overview of evly's first website builder, his business, what he thinks of evly so far, and how he thinks it will benefit him in his future endeavors.
The act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by a real estate development entity, to a community of people with shared values via an open call, to create a place they’re enthusiastic about.
Being the world's first social ad buying platform, LoudSauce adheres to crowdfunded media buying as a way to promote new ideas and to reach new audiences.
"Get It Done" is a Crowdsourced aid agency whose mantra is to bring the personal connection back to giving aid. Get It Done aims to, as they put it, "Bring aid back to where it once...
As its domain name implies, GET IT DONE makes use social networking sites like Hyves and Facebook, allowing anybody to set up their own aid projects.
Organizations use a combination of the four different models of crowdsourcing in order to achieve their goals.
As a newbie to the 12designer team, Andrew has an in-depth knowledge of what crowdsourcing is. The post provides 7 crowdsourcing sites to watch out for in 2011. These sites are focused on creative,...
Established in 2009, CrowdCube is the first equity-based crowdfunding platform that allows people to do two things: invest in business ideas and raise finances for their business.
Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith's Pioneer One project is incredible because many have backed up its first episodes and many are still doing whatever they can to help these fellows complete the...
Maria Popova makes a case for crowdfunding being superior to crowdsourcing, since "Ideas are cheap and subjective, and money is expensive and objective."
BigCarrot utilizes crowdsourcing to give everyone equal opportunities to create and fund an inducement prize. An inducement prize is a cash reward offered to the general public or the crowd to...
Hessel's plan is a noble cause that seeks to make knowledge open and crowd-sourced instead of hoarded for financial gain. When he is able to gather enough funds, he plans to begin the research...
Because Edward Norton co-founded Crowdrise, the tips he gave in this article come from personal experience. They are also essential for anyone who wants to tap the crowd for for funding. This...
Named by Barron as one of the "Top 25 Best Global Philanthropists," the CrowdRise community started off in September 2009, when Edward Norton, Shauna Robertson and Robert and Jeffro Wolfe...
Norton makes mention he has recruited his celebrity friends Will Ferrell and Seth Rogen to raise money through Crowdrise.com. Celebrities are often effective when it comes to fundraising because of...
Founded by photo editor Tina Ahrens and photojournalist Karim Ben Khelifa, Emphas.is is a new and innovative platform for photojournalism. It gives photojournalists and their audience a greater...
Founded in 2010, the industry website, Crowdsourcing.org, is a neutral organization dedicated solely to crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. As one of the most influential and credible authorities in the crowdsourcing space, Crowdsourcing.org is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership.
