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What is Crowdfunding
1.
Funding a project contributing from a number of people through the internet.
Learn more in: Exploring Partnerships Between Australia and South Asia for Crowdfunding Social Enterprises: A Post-COVID-19 Strategy
2.
An online platform to raise capital for a proposed venture, distributed across many individuals.
Learn more in: Technology, Social Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship in the Quadruple Helix
3.
An umbrella term that refers to the practice of funding a project or business by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically through the internet.
Learn more in: FinTech and Its Disruption to Financial Institutions
4.
Crowdfunding
is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet (Wikipedia, n.d.).
Learn more in: BeUsin: Savings and Investment Platform
5.
A way to raise money for an individual or organization by collecting “donations” through family, friends, friends of friends, strangers, businesses, and more. By using social media to spread awareness, people can reach more potential donors than traditional forms of fundraising.
Learn more in: How AI-Enabled Agile Internet of Things Can Enhance the Business Efficiency of China's FinTech Ecosystem
6.
Also referred to as crow-farming,
crowdfunding
is a phenomenon or practice that involves the use of digital platforms to link farmers who need capital with sponsors who wish to invest; a form of ‘crowd-sourced’ financing in the agriculture context.
Learn more in: Enhancing Africa's Agri-Value Chains Through Digital Platforms
7.
Fundraising operation through which an organization asks funds through an open call directly to a large number of people (the crowd), who typically contribute with small amounts.
Learn more in: Financing Nascent Entrepreneurs by Reward-Based Crowdfunding: Lessons From Indiegogo Campaigns
8.
It is a concept based on the transfer of small amounts of funds owned by a large audience to financial units in need of financing.
Learn more in: Paradigm Change in Financing Sources: Transition From Traditional Finance to Platform-Based Finance to Ensure Financial Sustainability
9.
A new type Internet funding tool, whose character is the capital can be pledged from many backers to supply the project of founder with the advantage of Internet platform.
Learn more in: Crowdfunding for Sustainable Utilities Tunnel Projects: The Case of China
10.
A way of seeking financing for an idea, business or entrepreneurship by who those are seeking funding make public the idea on a public platform on the Internet through different users bring small sums of money to achieve the target.
Learn more in: Orange Economy and Digital Entrepreneurship in Latin America: Creative Sparkles Among Raw Materials
11.
It is a new form of saving and investment formation, emerged largely because of the difficulties after the 2008 financial crisis when banks became less willing to provide project financing loans to entrepreneurs and early-stage enterprises. Hence, entrepreneurs started to look elsewhere for raising funds, such as project financing by friends and family, extended through social networks and social profiles.
Learn more in: An Overview of International Fintech Instruments Using Innovation Diffusion Theory Adoption Strategies
12.
A procedure of financing funds for a project by soliciting contributions from a large number of individuals over the internet.
Learn more in: Exploring the Role of Social Media: An Innovative Tool for Entrepreneurs
13.
Fundraising operation through which an organization asks funds through an open call directly to a large number of people (the crowd), who typically contribute with small amounts.
Learn more in: Lending Crowdfunding and Regional Development: An Empirical Study
14.
An initiative that is undertaken to raise money for new projects by collecting small amounts of investment from a large volume of people (i.e. crowd). In fandom culture,
crowdfunding
projects may be based on donations, sponsorship, pre-selling, lending and so on.
Learn more in: Return of Fandom in the Digital Age With the Rise of Social Media
15.
Raising money (usually small amounts) to fund a project.
Learn more in: Digital Fandom Overseas: How Do Turkish Television Fans in Latin America Do It All?
16.
Crowdfunding
is a method of funding a project or venture by raising capital through the collective efforts of a large number of individual investors primarily via the Internet.
Learn more in: Developments on Sustainable Finance: A Growth Opportunity for Global Economy
17.
Crowdfunding
is the transfer of certain amounts of capital from a large number of people, in particular to fund a business venture through Fintech platforms.
Learn more in: Fintech Ecosystem and Banking: The Case of Turkey
18.
Fundraising operation through which an organization asks funds through an open call directly to a large number of people (the crowd), who typically contribute with small amounts of money.
Learn more in: Brazilian Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Portugal and the Challenges of Crowdfunding
19.
A way of funding a project (cause) where a larger number of people contribute a smaller amount (to meet a specific goal).
Learn more in: New Ways to Finance Micro and Small Enterprises in Agriculture
20.
Financing a project or business by raising money from a large number of backers using online
crowdfunding
platforms.
Learn more in: Crowdfunding as a Financial Tool for Social Enterprises: The Funding Performance of Social and Environmental Projects in Crowdfunding
21.
A method of financing by collecting small amounts of contributions from a large crowd of people, usually through the internet.
Learn more in: The Power of Words in Crowdfunding
22.
Refers to raise funds for a venture using a large group of people.
Learn more in: Running Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns for Non-Profits
23.
refers to the disposition of a large amount of people to voluntarily fund projects that are considered interesting in exchange for some reward, either in the form of participation in the financed business, a special price or promotion or any other form of payoff.
Learn more in: Open Innovation as a Business Entrepreneurship Strategy: The Consumer as Value Creator in Digital Ecosystems
24.
Crowdfunding
is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, in modern times typically via the Internet. It is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over US$34 billion were raised worldwide by
crowdfunding
.
Learn more in: Use of AI in Predicting Trends in Vegetation Dynamics in Africa
25.
A method of raising money through the collective efforts of a large pool of individuals.
Learn more in: The Aftermath of the 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting: How Survivors and Their Loved Ones Demonstrate Worthiness of Assistance Through Crowdfunding
26.
A large number of people/crowds, financially support a project or a cause by contributing small amount either in return of a reward or equity or contribute as a donation.
Learn more in: Resurgence of Crowdfunding During the Corona Pandemic: An Overview
27.
The practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from many people, typically via the Internet.
Learn more in: Financial Sustainability of SMEs Through Islamic Crowdfunding
28.
The practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet.
Learn more in: A Magical Tool for Social Entrepreneurship: Crowdfunding
29.
Raising funds from a group of people for a project or cause, typically using the internet ( Harms, 2007 ; Kappel, 2009 ).
Learn more in: A Framework for Ameliorating Risk in Australian University Crowdfunding
30.
The practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the Internet.
Learn more in: Financial Accessibility and Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia: The Role of Crowdfunding and Islamic Finance
31.
Also known as collective or mass-financing, is a new method for financing a range of initiatives such as businesses, cultural activities, social projects, etc. allowing the founders to request funds from many people each who usually provides a relatively limited sum.
Learn more in: Social Entrepreneurship and Related Concepts: The Path of Opportunity to Foster New Ventures
32.
It is an innovative process to raise funds usually in small amounts from a large population called as crowd through online application/website.
Learn more in: Crowdfunding Framework in Islamic Finance
33.
Refers to raise funds for a venture using a large group of people.
Learn more in: Crowdfunding for Non-Profits: Opportunities and Challenges
34.
Going to the mass public through social media accounts to raise funds for particular projects, or endeavors.
Learn more in: A Tale of Two Hyperlocal Family-Run Stores: Targeted Sector Supports for SMEs in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era
35.
Crowdfunding
is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people, typically via the Internet. 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. Three types of actors fuel the
crowdfunding
model: 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.
Learn more in: Digital Inclusion, Crowdfunding, and Crowdsourcing in Brazil: A Brief Review
36.
A method of fundraising via online platforms that allows details of any project to be published on the web and investment to be collected from individuals who are interested in investing in it. If put to good use, it can yield not only funding but also good public relations and networks.
Learn more in: Smartphone Solutions for Citizen-Centered Risk Monitoring in Environmental Disaster Situations
37.
A type of fundraising; a collaborative process through which a group of individuals financially support a cause or an initiative. It is a bottom-up microfinance practice that mobilizes people and resources. It can be used to support different causes, including arts projects.
Learn more in: Preserving Memory Through Branding: Museums Brands as Vectors for Advocacy, Promotion and Public Programming
38.
An umbrella term that refers to the practice of funding a project or business by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically through the internet.
Learn more in: Financing Social Enterprises: A Systematic Approach
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