Who hasnt heard about Kickstarter by now? For those who haven't, Kickstarter is the first-of-a-kind crowdfunding revolution. For complete newbies, Wikipedia defines Crowdfunding as:
"Crowdfunding (alternately crowd financing, equity crowdfunding, crowd-sourced fundraising) is the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations."
I am a huge believer in the power of crowd-funding and the open source movement. It has the power to decentralize power originally resting in the hands of huge multinational corporations to the hands of mere mortals, mortals who are capable of bringing social change into the world. Kickstarter was the beginning. Kickstarter changed the way in which creative projects got funded.
Now is the time to change the way in which social projects get funded, not just in developed countries but around the world. You may find it a little hard to believe, but the movement has already started. Below is the Introductory video to Chime for Change.
Reluctant to give away money? Then lend as little as 25$ to change lives at Milaap.org.
If you know about other cool crowd-funding platforms, do not to hesitate to add them in the comments sections and I will soon add it to the list. Let this become a crowd-sourced page on crowdsourcing.
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