Buddy’s life was saved by kind locals. Image via BackABuddy
Crowdfunding: Dreams in the making with some help
Crowdfunding asks the internet community for donations towards specific goals. Here’s more about crowdfunds in South Africa.
Buddy’s life was saved by kind locals. Image via BackABuddy
Crowdfunding asks the internet community for donations towards specific goals.
Platforms like BackaBuddy and GoFundMe make dreams possible, one donation at a time. Charities and private individuals use these platforms to ask for contributions from others – online ubuntu in practice.
Do you have a dream, or can you help to fund someone else’s?
Here’s how platforms like BackaBuddy work.
Crowdfunding: Dreams in the making with some help
Crowdfunding is a way to make dreams happen if you don’t have the funds.
Funds can be for anything on the planet. Some people want to buy a piano, while other people may need help maintaining their medical costs.
The internet is a network of many people who want to help.
Crowdfunding connects donations with people and charities.
Do you have a dream?
Can you make someone else’s dream a reality?
That’s what it’s all about.
Crowdfunding: examples of dreams in the making
The game Exploding Kittens was created with crowdfunding. A Veronica Mars movie is also planned and funded through Kickstarter.
Funding has helped people create songs, movies, and games. If you have a dream, it can be funded by asking the right people.
What do people ask the internet for?
Help our doctors fight Coronavirus has raised over R1, 5 million of its R3 million goal. Piano 4 Pianist is a top performing fund on BackaBuddy, and Jason hopes to fund a piano purchase.
Medical funds, like Help Robin Live, also exist. This one is for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) patient Robin Cornelius.
It you need something, you can ask.
Tell us your thoughts
Let us know what you think about internet funds and more. Do you have something you’d like help to pay for? Do you think a fund would work?
Send us your thoughts at info@thesouthafrican.com.
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