11/11/2016

Crowdfunding is not (only) about the money

From conducting a successful campaign to setting up Crowdfunding Academy and UNDP Alternative Finance Lab, helping to launch more than 15 campaigns in 10+ countries - crowdfunding has definitely taken a hold on us. Let's take a look at some other benefits of crowdfunding-from enabling broader visibility to catalysing policy-level impact.
21/10/2016

Crowdfunding As a Potential Behemoth: A Billion Euro Industry Waiting To Happen

Zagreb Crowdfunding Convention comes as a manifestation of the Crowdfunding Academy's goals to contribute to the development of a crowdfunding market in Croatia. It's the one day of the year when all these activities interconnect and fall on one common ground, ready to grow into something bigger and better.
19/09/2016

UNDP Alternative Financing Lab – the next big thing is a lot of small (and smart things)!

From blockchain to crowdfunding, Alternative Finance Lab mobilized over EUR 3 million across a series of experiments with new financial mechanisms.
26/11/2015

Tour Around the World with Global Crowdfunding (part two)

We are travelling around the world and meeting teams and projects of Global Crowdfunding Academy. All of them wish to make a change in their community.
22/11/2015

Talking in tongues: From crypto currencies to breaking blockchains

From equity-based crowfunding and person-to-person lending, to crypto currencies and mobile money; entirely new players are disrupting the field of financing for development and public policy. So, what does this alternative finance space look like?
13/11/2015

Tour Around the World with Global Crowdfunding Academy (part one)

The first Global Crowdfunding Academy organized for and by the UNDP offices around the world had a really strong competition. After a tough selection process, we have chosen 11 teams with most inspiring projects from community green solutions to peacebuilding and poverty reduction.