Tag #Crowdfunding

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Dutch Village Crowdfunds €175,000 to Reopen Local Supermarket

Goudswaard villagers in the Netherlands raised €175,000 through crowdfunding to reopen their local supermarket after the previous owner retired, highlighting the importance of community support in maintaining essential services in rural areas.

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44% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
nrc.nl
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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€163,775 Crowdfunded for Asylum Seekers' Efteling Trip After Minister's Cancellation

A GoFundMe campaign raised €163,775 to send asylum-seeking children to the Efteling theme park after the Dutch Minister of Asylum, Ms. Faber, cancelled their trip due to anticipated local conflicts, highlighting a societal response to perceived government inaction and a debate on integration of asyl...

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64% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
npr.org
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Singer Jill Sobule, "I Kissed a Girl" Songwriter, Dies in House Fire at 66

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, famous for her song "I Kissed a Girl," died at age 66 in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy as a trailblazing LGBTQ+ artist and an early adopter of crowdfunding for music production.

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20% Bias Score

Gender Equality
forbes.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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HCO's Innovative Approach Revolutionizes Respiratory Care

Sharon Samjitsingh's Health Care Originals (HCO) tackles the chronic lung disease crisis affecting over 35 million Americans, using a combined wearable device and comprehensive care model that's proven effective and secured funding through Regulation Crowdfunding.

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40% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
theguardian.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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UK Taxi Firms Crowdfund to Fight Uber's VAT Challenge

Delta Taxis and Veezu are crowdfunding to fight Uber's legal challenge to avoid VAT on rides outside London; a win for Uber could increase fares by 20%, impacting 25,000 drivers and vulnerable passengers.

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
lemonde.fr
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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French Crowdfunding Sees 20% Drop in 2024

French crowdfunding experienced a 20% decrease in 2024, totaling €1.6 billion, primarily due to a 26% drop in real estate investment, reflecting broader macroeconomic and geopolitical instability.

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28% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
nos.nl
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Crowdfunded 'Flower' Speculum Aims to Revolutionize Gynecological Exams

Researchers at TU Delft created a flower-shaped speculum, a less painful alternative to the traditional device used in gynecological exams; a crowdfunding campaign exceeding its 100,000 euro goal aims to fund medical prototypes for testing before broader market release, anticipated within five years...

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36% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
bbc.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Clair Obscur's Unconventional Success: One Million Sales in Three Days

Developed by Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a role-playing game inspired by Final Fantasy, achieved one million sales in three days, topped Spotify's viral charts, and won praise from President Macron, despite its unconventional development pro...

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44% Bias Score

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telegraaf.nl
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Dutch Fintech Platform Mogelijk Disrupts Commercial Real Estate Financing

Mogelijk, a Dutch fintech platform, connects private investors with SMEs seeking commercial real estate financing, experiencing significant growth and offering both direct investment and a diversified fund option, managing risk through partial financing and risk-coverage arrangements.

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
elmundo.es
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Spanish Village's Collective Embrace Saves Historic Church

The residents of Almendral, Spain, organized a crowdfunding campaign and a mass human embrace of their San Pedro Apostle Church, which had been closed since 2017 due to structural damage, leading to its restoration with support from regional and church authorities.

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12% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
lexpress.fr
🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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SouvTech Invest: Crowdfunding France's Defense Innovation

SouvTech Invest, a French crowdfunding platform launched in 2024, aims to fund defense industry startups and SMEs by connecting them with individual and institutional investors, focusing on innovation and reindustrialization while excluding lethal weapons.

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36% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
nos.nl
🌐 20% Global Worthiness
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Crowdfunding Replaces Car Burned in Drents Museum Art Theft

A 24-year-old's car, stolen and burned by art thieves who robbed the Drents Museum in Assen, was replaced thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign that raised almost €10,000 from 450 donations after the car was identified through a Facebook video.

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24% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality

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