Civic crowdfunding is the beginning of a new type of participatory democracy for communities.”“Civic crowdfunding is a triumph of individualism over the collective good.”“Civic crowdfunding is the result of a crisis in government.” These three divergent intepretations are among the most common responses to civic crowdfunding. I hear them in […]
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Do you know innovators in Latin America? Next month in Lima, Peru, I’ll be co-hosting a three-day workshop for entrepreneurs in the creative industries, focused on design thinking, product development and fundraising. It’s an exciting project called Creative Industries Prototyping Lab, and applications to attend the workshop are open now. We’re […]
Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Controlled Interactivity: Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age @profjsg Notes from Center for Civic Media Lunch, 02/20/14. This is a collaborative live blog by attendees and may contain errors. A video of the talk will be posted soon. Jennifer begins by showing a slide: Obama “This person’s got […]
It’s been a pleasure to spend the past few weeks in Kansas City learning more about how non-profit organizations are using crowdfunding in their work, and are shaping how communities understand what crowdfunding represents and what goals it can help them achieve. On January 30th I was delighted to be […]
Today in Kansas City I hosted Fund Camp, a workshop for non-profits on what civic crowdfunding is, how to decide whether it’s the right path for a project and how to do it effectively. It’s a format I’ve been working on for the past year, informed by my research and the issues and […]