Crowd Causes

Usually a philanthropic, humanitarian, environmental or charitable project that attracts widespread support. Includes impact investing

What Does The Future Hold For Donations Crowdfunding?

Donations crowdfunding has already made a significant impact on the way people support charitable causes. Driven by social media and online platforms, it allows individuals and organizations to access a wider audience of potential donors and has made it easier for...

Freedom of Speech and Crowdfunding

A donations crowdfunding project launched by a former Google employee has exceeded its $130,000 target, with contributions from over 3,000 backers. A senior software engineer claims first-hand knowledge that Google has been exercising censorship, suppressing legal...

Food Sharing App Tackles $1 Trillion Annual Wastage

A third of all the food produced in the world is thrown away. It represents an annual value of $1 trillion, and in the UK half the food is wasted in the home.  It’s one of our planet’s greatest problems. There are millions of people who don’t have enough,...

When Crowds Respond, a Remarkable Work of Art is Created

All things are possible if you hustle with the crowd like how artist Ai Weiwei did. This prominent Chinese contemporary artist and political activist will do anything to complete his work of art in Australia after Danish toy company, Lego refused to sell him a bulk...

The Syrian Refugee Crisis: The People Respond

The Syrian refugee crisis is a tragic reminder of how humanity needs to respond to a slew of new problems that we are not sure how to handle. No one has all the answers, but we must begin somewhere. Before all of the strategic and formal programs that can emerge to...