Crowd-funding Site Offers Open Alternative to Kickstarter Crowd-funding website Crowdtilt officially launched on Friday, expanding upon the collective fundraising model pioneered by Kickstarter to enable raising money for any project -- even a beer blitz. Like Kickstarter, Crowdtilt allows users to create a fundraising campaign with a tipping point. If the effort falls short of the set amount, would-be donors are not charged. However, unlike Kickstarter, the platform allows users to "group fund anything." Users can initiate campaigns without first getting the approval of service administrators, which they must do on Kickstarter. The site initially launched in Austin and Dallas, Texas, in private beta several months ago.
Crowd Investing The Journey to Legalize Crowdfunding Thanks to the support of people like you, all Americans will soon have the right to invest in startups they believe in. Congress just passed the CROWDFUND Act, allowing you to invest in what could be the next Facebook or own a piece of your local organic food market. Before crowdfunding, this opportunity was only available to accredited investors, who have $1,000,000 or more in assets or earn more than $200,000 a year. Democrats and Republicans worked together to to pass this landmark legislation and the $7 million pledged through our petition gave us a seat at the table in Washington to speak on your behalf. We helped each Congressman involved in the process craft legislation that works for entrepreneurs and investors alike.
[Dossier] Panorama du crowdfunding en France Inspiré en partie par le succès outre-atlantique de Kickstarter, le crowdfunding est un terrain fertile pour les startups en France. Au point qu’entre celles qui vous proposent d’investir, de soutenir ou de prêter, qui financent des mégaproductions ou de modestes projets, il y a de quoi se perdre. Essayons-donc de mettre de l’ordre dans cette jungle. Mais d’abord, vous demandez-vous peut-être, le crowdfunding, c’est quoi ? jump on opportunities How it works Eppela is a reward based crowdfunding platform which allows you to create a project, share it with your network and obtain funding for its implementation. The target
About For the last 8 years, on an island in Fiji, a beach in Sierra Leone, in the Umbrian hills of Italy, and now in Mozambique, we have been working in partnership with villages and, together with 2500+ visiting tribe-members, have developed two communities from scratch. We’ve generated $3m in revenues, re-invested into the local villages and created over 100 jobs. Vorovoro Island, Fiji 2006-2011 In April 2006 Ben Keene (26 years, UK) put out a call for people to join a new online tribe, whose mission would be to build a sustainable tourism community on the Fijian island of Vorovoro in partnership with the local landowners and villagers. The campaign caught fire and within a few weeks 1000 people from 21 countries had joined ‘the tribe’ and paid an average of $250 each for the privilege.
New Crowd-Funding Site Raises More Than $1 Million For The Arts Ed Ruscha summed up the the experience of the artist bluntly when he said “Most artists are doing basically the same thing — staying off the streets.” Art isn’t something that’s easily quantifiable; something that’s worth nothing today could be worth millions 2o years from now and vice versa. That brings up the question “How do we fund the arts?” When it comes to things like art, the free market is notoriously short-sighted and cynical while institutions like universities and museums can be insular and conservative. Enter USA Projects, a new crowd-funding site that hopes to combine the best of the two models and keep artists in their studios instead of begging for spare change on the subway.
jump on opportunities CANDLEGRAM - Light up your shape Oltre 580 candele vendute in 40 giorni! 225 sostenitori uniti nel valore dell'artigianato made in Italy! FAMO crowdfunding Babyloan, le peer-to-peer du prêt solidaire Lancée en septembre 2008, Babyloan est devenue la deuxième plateforme au monde de parrainage solidaire. Fort de près 15000 membres, répartis dans 130 pays différents, Babyloan permet de connecter des micro-entrepreneurs et des prêteurs volontaires sur le web. En jouant l’interface, Babyloan noue des partenariats avec des ONG et des institutions de micro-finance (ONG, Adie…). Chaque mois, elle aide au financement de différents projets, pour un prêt moyen de 60€. Le montant des prêts cumulés depuis sa création atteint aujourd’hui 3M d’€. Babyloan est une entreprise sociale qui compte le Crédit Agricole Grameen comme actionnaire.
Low rate loans - fair borrowing - from Zopa.com Zopa is the UK's leading peer-to-peer lending service. We reward savers and borrowers who are good with their money by providing lower rate loans and higher interest on savings. Since Zopa was founded in 2005 we've helped savers lend more than £512 million in peer-to-peer loans and have been voted 'Most Trusted Personal Loan Provider' in the Moneywise Customer Awards for the past 4 years. Online Fundraising Website to Raise Money Online for a Cause It will take anywhere from 3 seconds to 1 minute for your pic to upload, depending on how big it is. You're going to see this message every time you post a new pic. So, we're making the text really long so that it'll take you at least five picture uploads to read it all. Here's what we're thinking...While your first picture is uploading think about someone you want to kiss. When you upload your second pic think about one friend who you can beat in a race.
jump on opportunities Over 580 candles sold in 40 days! 225 supporters joined in the value of handicraft made ??in Italy! Frequently Asked Questions There are many ways to promote your project. 1) First, there’s your Ulule project page: Do a good job of presenting your project and use interesting visuals to illustrate it (videos, images, portfolio...). Then, update your project blog with news on your project’s progress and/or funding, or to let people know you’ve added new visuals or rewards.
Crowd funding Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people, typically via the internet.[1] One early-stage equity expert described it as “the practice of raising funds from two or more people over the internet towards a common Service, Project, Product, Investment, Cause, and Experience, or SPPICE.”[2] The crowdfunding model is fueled by three types of actors: the project initiator who proposes the idea and/or project to be funded; individuals or groups who support the idea; and a moderating organization (the "platform") that brings the parties together to launch the idea.[3] In 2013, the crowdfunding industry grew to be over $5.1 billion worldwide.[4] History[edit] Types[edit] The Crowdfunding Centre's May 2014 report identified the existence of two primary types of crowdfunding: