A snapshot on crowdfunding [PDF]
This article addresses crowdfunding, a relatively new form of informal financing of pro-jects and ventures. It describes its principle characteristics and the range of players in this market.
Hemer, Joachim
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Biodiversity and soil type modulate the effect of plastic contamination on soil functioning
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2026.Our findings show that the negative effects of plastic contamination on soil functioning strongly depend on soil type and can be partly alleviated by plant diversity. In sandy soils, diverse plant communities buffered functional losses under plastic stress, whereas in clayey soils the benefits of diversity were suppressed.
María Fernández‐Maquieira +6 more
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SME bonds in European countries as a new approach to financing [PDF]
, 2018 Nowadays a lot of new financial instruments for SMEs innovation projects are getting more popular in the business environment. A great number of them are traditional like credit loans at the same time we can observe the appearance of innovative ones ...
Britchenko, Igor +3 more
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Communication Style in Medical Crowdfunding: Effect of Emotional Framing and Updates Frequency on Funding and Emotional Support [PDF]
, 2019 Despite the rise of medical crowdfunding and its benefits to patients including reducing financial hardships and providing emotional social support, limited attention has been paid to how a campaign organizer can drive performance.
Fan-Osuala, Onochie
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Sociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT There is a renewed interest in Europe's rural regions and in the consequences of migration on rural social relations, economy and landscape. This paper seeks to contribute to these debates with a case from Eastern Europe showing the contribution of returned migrants in the cultural branding of the overly romanticised region of Transylvanian ...
Lucian Vesalon, Remus Gabriel Anghel
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Crowdfunding for Chinese Social and Environmental Small and Growing Businesses: An Investigation of the Feasibility of using U.S.-Based Crowdfunding Platforms [PDF]
Background China’s “open door” policy transformed the country’s economy, but at a social and environmental cost. Chinese Social and Environmental (SE) Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) can help China face these challenges through economic development ...
Yip, Christine
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Co-operative and Alternative Finance for Agricultural/Food Communities : European Developments [PDF]
, 2015 Publisher ...
Macknight, Elizabeth Chalmers
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Assessment of Regranting Intermediaries Strategy: Exploring the Ecosystem of Support for Individual Artists & Small Arts Organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area [PDF]
, 2014 In March 2014, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation engaged consultants from Olive Grove in partnership with Informing Change to assess the effectiveness of the Foundation's approach to support regranting intermediaries as a means to resource small ...
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Rise Together: A Crowdfunding Platform
INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENTThe project titled “Rise Together: A Crowdfunding platform” introduces a groundbreaking Crowdfunding Platform on the Ethereum blockchain, revolutionizing traditional fundraising models. Leveraging smart contracts for seamless automation and execution of campaigns, the platform ensures transparency, security, and efficiency.
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Disentangling Crowdfunding from Fraudfunding
, 2017 Using Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the two largest crowdfunding platforms, we conduct an exhaustive search of all fraud cases from 2010 through 2015. We present evidence that fraudsters in crowdfunding markets have specific characteristics: they are less ...
Cumming, Douglas +3 more
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