Five low-cost funding websites

摘要

When a bond issue, rate increase, tax hike, special referendum, sponsorship, or public-private partnership are political no-go's, consider using the Internet to raise money from anyone anywhere at anytime. Also called crowdfunding, crowdsourcing is when people pool their money online to support other people or organizations. Crowdsourcing websites enable users to explain how a project would benefit a community and how much it would take to make that happen. Visitors to a project's website see a list of giving levels and associated incentives such as a shirt, formal recognition, or sometimes, nothing at all.