Innovation foundation Nesta has published an online directory of UK crowdfunding platforms, with the aim of helping charities, community groups, businesses and individuals to access this growing source of finance.
Crowdingin.com is
available at no charge, and lets users filter searches by the type of
funding being sought and the sectors that platforms specialise in.
Search by sector and
area of interest
- Business finance:
Access to finance for startups or established businesses
- Social Good:
Finance for projects that deliver a significant benefit to society
- Arts-Creative:
Finance for projects that have creativity at their core
Search by crowdfunding
model
- Donation:
Fund projects by getting small donations from a large number of
people
- Reward: Source
small amounts from individuals in exchange for rewards
- Lending: Borrow
from the crowd with individuals contributing small parts of the overall
loan amount
- Equity: Seek
investment from the crowd in exchange for a share in your business or
project
The site currently lists 31
platforms, each featuring a summary of their services and their conditions of
use. Sites listed include Bloom VC, Cancer Research UK's MyProjects, Crowdrise
and Pledge Music.
At the same time, Nesta has
published a how-to guide to crowdfunding, Working The Crowd,
which can be downloaded at no charge.
Liam Collins, Nesta policy
advisor and crowdfunding researcher, said: "As the crowdfunding market
grows, so too does the number of platforms that facilitate the exchange between
the crowd of funders and those seeking finance. Crowdingin.com will help users
navigate the options open to them."
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