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Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance, to fund projects "without standard financial intermediaries". In 2015, over US$34 billion was raised worldwide by crowdfunding. One of the companies that…

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Triples382
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012195
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related to Crowdfunder campaigns · 32
Crowdfunding → Academy Award-winning, Arts Council England, Bridport, Bridport's, British, British Red Cross, Crowdfunder, Dorset, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival, Grade II, In, In June, In March, Lyric Theatre, Médecins Sans Frontières, Notable, Olivia Colman, Oxfam, Prince
related to Further reading · 26
Crowdfunding → Ante Crowdfunding, Civic Society, Coordination, Determinants, Dynamics, Emergencies Archived April, Ethan Mollick, Europe, European Management Review, Failure, Federal Securities Laws, Geography, Humanitarian Affairs, Ideas, Is There, Model, NET Institute Working Paper, No, Oct, Open Citizenship
related to Philanthropy and civic projects · 26
Crowdfunding → Coordination, DonorsChoose, Facebook, Fundraisers, GlobalGiving, Humanitarian Affairs, Humanitarian Crowdfunding, In, Individuals, Kiva, Likewise, London, Manchester City Council, Mayor, Microcredit, OCHA, Office, Several, Similarly, Spacehive
related to Early campaigns · 24
Crowdfunding → ArtistShare, British, Co, Erik Estrada, Fans, FFI, Grammy Award, In, IR35, January, Karen Black, Maria Schneider, Marillion, North American, Oct, Oliver Twisted, RGH/Lion's Shares Pictures, Subscribers, The, The Blue Sheet
related to Real estate · 23
Crowdfunding → Alternative Finance, Cambridge Centre, China, CrowdStreet, During, EquityMultiple, Examples, France, Fundrise, In Europe, Investment, JOBS Act, Middle East, Real, RealtyMogul, SmartCrowd, The, There, Title II, UK
related to history · 19
Crowdfunding → Auguste Comte's, Bank, Books, England, Funding, However, In, It, Liberty, London's, March, North America, Philosophie Positive, Première Circulaire Annuelle, Statue, Système, The, War, Western Europe
related to Crowdfunding for Statue of Liberty · 16
Crowdfunding → America, Cleveland, Congress, Construction, Donations, Fundraising, In, Joseph Pulitzer, Liberty, More, New York Governor Grover, New Yorkers, Recognizing, Statue, The, The World
related to Journalism · 14
Crowdfunding → According, Donating, February, In, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Many, Public Insight Network, Spot, Stories, The, This, Though, While
related to Legal developments · 14
Crowdfunding → Act, April, As, Congress, However, Initially, JOBS Act, Jumpstart Our Small Businesses, President Obama, Rule, SEC, Securities Act, The, W-2s
related to Intellectual property exposure · 13
Crowdfunding → As Slava Rubin, Creative Barcode, How, IndieGoGo, Inventor, IP, Once, One, Simon Brown, UK-based United Innovation Association, We, We're, World Intellectual Property Organization

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Crowdfundingis apractice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people0.90text
Crowdfundingis aform of crowdsourcing and alternative finance0.90text
Crowdfundingis apart of crowdsourcing0.90text
Crowdfundingis acollective effort of individuals to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations through the provision of finance in the form of equity0.90text
Crowdfundingis acollective effort of individuals to help charitable causes0.90text
Crowdfundingis aonline pooling of capital from investors to fund mortgages secured by real estate0.90text
Crowdfundingis aglobal trend0.90text
artisticinstance ofCrowdfunding has been used to fund a wide range of for-profit entrepreneurial ventures0.80text
creative projectsinstance ofCrowdfunding has been used to fund a wide range of for-profit entrepreneurial ventures0.80text
medical expensesinstance ofCrowdfunding has been used to fund a wide range of for-profit entrepreneurial ventures0.80text
travelinstance ofCrowdfunding has been used to fund a wide range of for-profit entrepreneurial ventures0.80text
and community-oriented social entrepreneurship projectsinstance ofCrowdfunding has been used to fund a wide range of for-profit entrepreneurial ventures0.80text

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