An English plumber has become an internet sensation after refusing to bill a 91-year-old woman with acute leukemia for work on her boiler. James Anderson has run his not-for-profit…
In the last few years crowdfunding platforms have raised billions of dollars worldwide, so it’s no surprise that social enterprises, not for profits and changemakers …
Live crowdfunding is a tried-and-tested model that engages donors in a fun and memorable way, write The Funding Network (TFN), which are sharing their IP and methodology…
American charities turning to crowdfunding are experiencing an increase in giving because donors think they’re more transparent, new research shows.Analysis from …
A crowdfunding campaign to free Aboriginal women who have been jailed for unpaid fines has raised almost $300,000 and put pressure on the state government to change the …
Crowdfunding can be a great way for charities to raise funds for a worthy cause but a badly communicated and delivered campaign can be problematic, writes HLB Mann Judd.…
Australia’s first blended live crowdfunding event has raised close to half a million dollars for three grassroots social enterprises, and has been touted as an innovative…
Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has opened up its platform to enable people in the UK to raise money for charities as well as crowdfund for individuals.The platform announced…
It’s promising to see the ACNC taking steps to inform charities about the opportunities of crowdfunding, but the guidance forgets about trust, writes Prashan Paramanathan…
The Australian charity regulator has warned the social sector to “do its homework” before embarking on a crowdfunding campaign, in a new online guide.The Australian…
The future of organic farming could be cooperative with a new organisation ORICo-op entering the space to shake things up, writes Wendy Williams in this week’s Spotlight…
Victorian grassroots social enterprises have the chance to pitch for more than $15,000 funding each at a live crowdfunding event. The event will be hosted by The Funding…