The global financial crisis in 2008 led to a significant push for the crowdfunding industry because it caused a fall in trust in the financial system, especially in the banking sector. Since then, crowdfunding has proliferated all over the world. Crowdfunding is an emerging alternative form of financing that connects those who can invest money directly with those who need financing for a specific project.
Crowdfunding is done online, often with social networks, which makes it easy for supporters to share a cause or project cause with their social networks. But crowdfunding is more than just fundraising. This module will introduce general aspects of crowdfunding such as crowdfunding models, crowdfunding platforms, crowdfunding attitudes, and inspire you with examples of successful crowdfunding.
