January 13, 2014
News By UKCFA
Ethics and Values in Crowdfunding
In a recent piece for the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy, I discussed the ethical limits of crowdfunding: should platforms host campaigns that promote hatred?...
January 13, 2014
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Best And Neiss: Crowdfunding Will Change The World
When Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss helped lead the charge to launch investment crowdfunding in the U.S. they couldn’t have guessed at its global impact....
January 13, 2014
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Kickstarter crowdfunding pledges topped $480m in 2013
3m people backed projects on the website, with 19.9k of them successfully hitting their targets. Crowdfunding website Kickstarter says visitors pledged $480m to projects in...
January 13, 2014
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The crowdfunding boss inspired by her parents' struggles
While many of us have a lot to thank our parents for, Danae Ringelmann credits hers with inspiring her to help establish a new global...
January 9, 2014
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New Year New Job – UKCFA Crowd Manager – Apply now
The UK Crowdfunding Association is a newly formed membership association for the high-growth crowdfunding sector in the UK. Information on the UKCFA is here: http://staging-ukcfa.mystagingwebsite.com/....
January 8, 2014
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Equine research crowdfunding project launched
LEXINGTON, Ky., -- Martin Nielsen, equine parasitologist, veterinarian and assistant professor at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, has launched the first research...
January 8, 2014
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Will 2014 Be the Big Year for Equity Crowdfunding?
Will 2014 be the year equity crowdfunding arrives in big way for us? Maybe, if we get our act together. The world's most popular crowdfunding...
January 8, 2014
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Indiegogo To Add Option For Companies To Embed Crowdfunding Campaigns On Own Websites
There is no shortage of crowdfunding websites out there, vying to help you raise cash for your big idea but the two highest profile outfits...
January 8, 2014
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Crowdfunding For Good Now A Growing Global Movement
Using the Razoo platform, GiveMN, a statewide crowdfunding campaign for Minnesota nonprofits, did just that on November 14, 2013, when over 52,000 individual donors combined to...