Click here to view original web page at spendmatters.com Can a National Science Foundation-funded research and development (R&D) project shed some light on what contingent workforce and service procurement practitioners can expect to face in the not-so-distant future? We think so — and it will be discussed further below, after some context setting.
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Crowdfunding, social media, design...
It’s time for equity crowdfunding to grow up
Click here to view original web page at www.altfi.com Tweet By Charles Owen, Founder and Director at CoInvestor ‘Crowdfunding’, the concept of raising a large sum from lots of small individual contributions, has done a great deal of good in the short period of its existence to date. From helping to launch exciting new start-ups […]
What You Can Learn About Crowdfunding From Large Nonprofits
United Way, Salvation Army, The American Cancer Society: What do all of these nonprofits have in common? Aside from recognizable brands and worldwide reach, they all use similar techniques to raise funds and stay in the forefront of donor’s minds. The public has a general idea about the vision […] Click here to view original […]
Crowdfunder Offers Up Fundraising Tips: 506(b) vs. 506(c)
Ready to offer up some tips for crowdfunding campaign organizers, Crowdfunder unveiled some details about 506(b) and 506(c). The equity crowdfunding platform explained in a recent blog post : “With the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, startup fundraising and investing has changed drastically. An opaque market that […] Click here to view original […]
Right fundraise platform depends on target, Crowdstreet’s Powderly says
Many real estate professionals by now have heard of crowdfunding and know of funders and developers who have used the method to finance a project. Before using crowdfunding to finance all or part of a deal, there are a host of factors to consider, Darren Powderly explained. Mr. Powderly […] Click here to view original […]
Can a “crowd” diagnose better than a physician? The jury is still out.
Crowdsourcing a diagnosis may provide answers to some patients with unresolved health problems, but it is unknown how many patients ultimately receive a correct diagnosis using this method, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in a report that appears […]
Growing a Garden According to the Economics of Philanthropic Crowdfunding
Stephanie Rothenberg, “Reversal of Fortune: Garden of Virtual Kinship” (2015) (photo by Anatole Serexhe, all images courtesy of the artist) Every day, people around the world lend money to strangers through philanthropic crowdfunding platforms like Kiva and GlobalGiving . You could help a farmer in El Salvador buy cattle, […]
TechBnk opens new crowdfunding platform based in Cambridge
TechBnk: Crowdfunding model has huge potential Comments (0) A new crowdfunding platform for the creative industries has been launched in Cambridge. TechBnk has been designed to help start-ups and large companies raise money online to turn ideas into innovative products. Crowdfunding has become the money-raising method of choice for […]
Social Media Is Full Of Echo Chambers
Your social media activity doesn’t open up your eyes to the world. Rather, it seems that social networks make it more likely that our existing views and thoughts become entrenched and emphasised. It turns out that we tend to use social media groups where everyone agrees with us. We […]
Outsourcing in the 21st century ambient organization
Information technology continues to be exploited successfully to create or enhance products and services, thereby increasing top-line growth, as well as to lower costs through greater efficiencies. But another significant value of IT is its power to lower transaction costs to the point at which it becomes more advantageous […]
