Kickstarting Your Ideas: A Look at Crowdfunding
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Presentation
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Description
Rock bands looking to fund their new album, inventors hoping to raise money to produce a new product, and nonprofit groups seeking support for their causes have all found success using crowdfunding websites. As these sites have matured and entered the mainstream, however, many are asking probing questions about accountability and sustainability. This session will explore the practical, legal, and ethical issues that might be involved with crowdfunding for library projects and initiatives.
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Start Date
2-8-2013 1:15 PM
End Date
2-8-2013 2:00 PM
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20039
Subjects
Crowd funding -- Planning, Kickstarter.com, Crowd funding -- Legal aspects, Crowd funding -- Ethical aspects
Kickstarting Your Ideas: A Look at Crowdfunding
Rock bands looking to fund their new album, inventors hoping to raise money to produce a new product, and nonprofit groups seeking support for their causes have all found success using crowdfunding websites. As these sites have matured and entered the mainstream, however, many are asking probing questions about accountability and sustainability. This session will explore the practical, legal, and ethical issues that might be involved with crowdfunding for library projects and initiatives.
