Crowdfunding. The alternative to traditional financing of social projects
Abstract
Crowdfunding stands as one of the main alternatives to traditional funding methods that participation organizations can use, using the community as a means of raising funds. Using the methodology of review of bibliographic sources, we will enter into the fascinating world of crowdfunding, studying the various interpretations of the concept, among which we will find the so-called social crowdfunding, its modalities of action, origins and platforms where the acquisition takes place funds.
Likewise, we will determine the different traditional financing methods that the social entrepreneur can use, to subsequently make a comparison between these and the crowdfunding, in order to know what the main differences are between these variants of seeking funding of projects, view from a perspective of benefits and disadvantages for the promoter of the project.
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