World Scientific Publishing Company CrowdAsset: Crowdfunding For Policymakers

Crowdfunding is already transforming the way many entrepreneurs and enterprises around the globe think about community engagement and fundraising for various causes. This book puts forth the belief that policymakers, public servants and various governments, municipalities and regions can significantly benefit from crowdfunding through employing crowd-related mechanisms within their frameworks and using their crowd as an asset a crowdasset. Using real-world examples, this book explores the opportunities presented by crowdfunding and crowdfunded innovation, and how major policymakers are already using crowdfunding and crowd mechanisms to accelerate innovation, engagement and community transformation. A guide for those involved in crowdfunding, CrowdAsset brings readers through the journey of maximizing crowd impact. About the Author A former journalist Oliver Gajda has worked with venture capital, microfinance, technology and social entrepreneurship in both commercial and non-profit settings in Europe and the USA. Oliver is an Advisory Board Member at Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. (FGF) and is Executive Director at European Crowdfunding Network (ECN).Dan Maron is a thought leader in the FinTech and crowdfunding arenas and co-authored the pioneering book The Crowdfunding Revolution. The second edition was published in 2012 by McGraw-Hill. An advisor to the World Bank, the European Commission and many other organizations his most recent book, Crowdfunding: The Corporate Era (2015) was published by Elliott & Thompson.Tim Wright is Director and Co-founder of twintangibles, a management consultancy that helps organizations create value through accessing the crowd economy. An experienced consultant with organizations like McKinsey & Co and a sought-after speaker and lecturer he is co-author, with Daniela Castrataro, of Crowdfunding Come Finanziarsi Online and Ideas to Reality with John Reid.