Urban revitalisation: Can crowdfunded property turn rundown neighbourhoods around?
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the idea of harnessing small-scale investors for real estate development – boosted by digital platforms – is gaining momentum nationally…
Crowdfunding donations surge for homeless Texans in winter storm
Thomson Reuters Foundation Crowdfunding has led to a surge in donations to accommodate and feed homeless people in Austin, Texas, in the midst of a deadly storm that has left millions without power. Within less than a week, more than $US235,000 has poured in from across the United States and abroad on the fundraising platform […]
With crowdfunding, UK homeless upskill to work on COVID-19 frontline
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation With hundreds of people dying of coronavirus every day in Britain, Jolantyte has wrestled with her decision to start a new career caring for COVID-19 patients in a London hospital as a single mother with two children. But Jolantyte feels grateful for the fresh start, as she proudly dons her hospital […]
Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo defends decision to host campaign for Kyle Rittenhouse
RNS Jacob Wells has been inundated with hundreds of emails and phone calls since Friday evening. “Some of the language has been very colourful,” he said. A small group of Black Lives Matter protesters pray near the sight of a police shooting on Monday, 24th August, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kenosha police shot a man […]
Crowdfunding campaign helps Indian slavery survivors rebuild lives
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Indian trafficking survivors are using crowdfunding to help cover their legal costs, pay for public awareness campaigns and enable them to become more self-reliant. In a rare move, the India Leaders Forum Against Trafficking, an umbrella organisation of 11 survivor groups from across the country, raised more than 500,000 Indian rupees […]
CASTING THE NET: GIVESENDGO
DAVID ADAMS finds a crowd-funding site made to help Christians live out the “heartbeat of God”…