Crowd funding
As its name suggests, this is about raising small amounts of money from a large group of people, via the internet. At its simplest, individuals can post a request for money, to fund anything from medical procedures to new headphones, and wait for compassionate givers to do the rest. Some crowd-funding platforms, such as Kickstarter, specialise in tech and creative projects. Crowdfunder, a UK platform, has raised over £60m for start-ups, charities, community groups and sports clubs to date.
Effective altruism
Effective altruism funds pool hundreds of donations, and are managed by experts who find the highest impact organisations to make grants to, which are often not open to individual donors. You might like to go a step further and join a community of effective givers. Giving What We Can’s vision…
You're reading a preview of
The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2020