Noun
crowdfunding (uncountable)
(finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.
One of the best things about Kickstarter and crowdfunding and the collapse of the music business is a lot of artists like me have been forced to face our own weird mess about ourselves and what we thought it meant to become musicians. Amanda Palmer
If crowdfunding has this idea of rebellion to it, and of circumventing the system, then these crowdfunding sites aren't really freedom. We're just creating another gatekeeper. Jessica Mae Stover
Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time. Amanda Palmer
A crowdfunding appeal aims to raise $15,000 for its Preston headquarters to continue boarding up to six cats at a time in cases such as Karli’s. Source: Internet
A crowdfunding initiative that raised more than £25,000 for the woman and her children has been paused over fears the situation could become “dangerous”. Source: Internet
A crowdfunding campaign has now raised nearly £50,000 for the theatre. Source: Internet