Crowdfunding (sometimes called crowd financing, crowd sourced capital, or street performer protocol) describes the collective cooperation, attention and trust by people who network and pool their money and other resources together, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations.
What is CrowdSourcingWhat is Crowdsourcing? go to http://what-is-crowdsourcing.com and join the debate
How crowdfunding is going to change the worldAnna Guenther at TEDxTeAro5 Tips for a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
Watch Alon get all worked up while giving his 5 tips for a successful crowdfunding campaign. More info: http://invested.in http://blog.invested.in http://facebook.com/investedin http://twitter.com/investedin Campaign for Businesses
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5 Common MistakesIn this Indiegogo webinar "5 Common Crowdfunding Mistakes" we explore some of the misconceptions and common mistakes made by first-time crowdfunding campaign owners. We discuss methods for avoiding early mishaps as well as best practices for seeing a successful crowdfunding campaigns through completion. Check out more information on our site: www.indiegogo.com Watch this Before ...Are you sure that crowdfunding is right for you? 00:00 - Sheri Candler, Marketing Strategist 04:29 - Kyle Patrick Alvarez, C.O.G., Easier With Practice Reasons you should crowdfund 07:16 - Adam Chapnick, Indiegogo 15:04 - Gary W. Goldstein, Pretty Woman, Under Seige 20:05 - Gary King, How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song Prep work & research 21:26 - Marc Scott Zicree, Space Command 28:00 - Nicolas Alcala, The Cosmonaut 33:38 - Patrick Shen, In Pursuit Of Silence, La Source 39:37 - Sheri Candler, Marketing Strategist 46:11 - Christopher Miles & Angel Valerio, The Amber Project Setting your crowdfunding goal and planning your rewards 50:57 - Miguel Duran & Violeta Reina Duran, Chutes 54:37 - Chad Diez & Art Hall, LAPS Season 1 & 2 Kickstarter or Indiegogo 1:05:07 - Michael LaPointe, LoveTouchHate Making your pitch video 1:08:44 - Joke Fincioen & Biagio Messina, Dying To Do Letterman Crowdfunding mistakes 1:16:53 - Nicolas Alcala, The Cosmonaut 1:19:27 - Gabriel Diani & Etta Devine, The Selling 1:22:11 - Nicolas Alcala, The Cosmonaut 1:24:20 - Jon Reiss, Think Outside The Box Office Keys to a successful crowdfunding campaign 1:28:39 - Nicolas Alcala, The Cosmonaut 1:33:11 - Merete Mueller & Christopher Smith, TINY: A Story About Living Small 1:42:27 - Gabriel Diani & Etta Devine, The Selling 1:48:28 - Jon Reiss, Think Outside The Box Office InvestigateCheck out these resources, send us whatever else that you find that you would recommend to others (hola@permaculturescience.org) http://thinkvitamin.com/web-industry/how-to-crowdfund-your-startup/ http://www.kickstarter.com/ ...two they recommend which operate in Europe, so no US bank account required... http://www.indiegogo.com/ https://www.buzzbnk.org
ExamplesStephanie McMillanStephanie McMillan is a talented young artist who explains here why she is seeking support through crowd-funding. She is a great 'myths designer' so she has her own page in this e-book, detailing her work as an integral permaculture pioneer. She launched her Patreon campaign to gain 'mainentance (or continuous)funding' - a stable monthly income to help her dedicate all of her time to her activism work, something Patreon made possible by creating a platform for artists in 2013 with the purpose of "bringing patronage back to the 21st century." In 2010 she ran another (successful) crowd-funding campaign to help create a children's book. | Crowd funding occurs for any variety of purposes, from disaster relief to citizen journalism to artists seeking support from fans, to political campaigns, to funding a startup company or small business or creating free software. continue reading in Wikipedia Interesting Linksrealitycrowdtv.com/blog/news/the-9-stages-to-crowdfunding-success Tell us of any other good links you find in our FB group! (click image for thread on CrowdFunding)  There's a dialogue in our FB group wherever a page included this icon (click icon to go there) |