Tagged: politics

January 16, 2020 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Shaun Djie, co-founder and chief operating officer at Digix, one of the first “smart-asset” companies leveraging blockchain tech to account for the authentication and provenance of 99.99% investment-grade gold bullions. Shaun currently serves as a board member for Singapore’s IT… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 7:07 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OpenInvest, a digital investment advisor for socially responsible investing, launched Divest from Dark Money, a one-click way to invest in companies that prioritize political transparency. The Divest from Dark Money screen allows investors to divest from companies that fail to publicly disclose whether corporate funds… Read More

July 12, 2017 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly three years after Kickstarter joined forces with various internet giants to protest against net neutrality, the crowdfunding giant has made the move to stand against potential changes to the current FCC net neutrality regulations. On Wednesday, visitors to Kickstarter’s main website page were greeted… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 5:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdfunder UK reported that more political candidates are excepted to crowdfund their election campaign in the snap general election. The crowdfunding platform revealed that just a little over a week since the election, projects on its website have raised £200,000 in the politics category…. Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election nearing its final weeks, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced the launch of its Election Issues, which is described as a collection of political creations that are to spark conversation and action. The Kickstarter team stated: “Elections aren’t just about the… Read More

March 30, 2016 @ 3:26 pm By Therese Torris  |  

The French Minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron was the guest star of the 3rd annual meeting of the French crowdfunding association. He expressed his commitment to the crowdfunding economy, shared his views on the regulation of innovation, and, to prove his point, announced several significant… Read More

February 27, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding portal Crowdfunder UK offered up some advice to campaign organizers looking to raise funds for political projects. The platform shared: “We’ve already raised over £500,000 for hundreds of political crowdfunding projects. There are a few considerations when fundraising for political projects and we’ve worked… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Crowdpac launched its crowdfunding platform that is specifically for U.S. politics. Co-founder and CEO of Crowdpac Steve Hilton, revealed to the Washington Post that the idea is to take the risk out of that first step of running for office by testing the waters with… Read More

September 21, 2015 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to change the way America is being ran, political organization Represent.Us has returned to global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise more funds for politician, Honest Gil Fulbright. The campaign reads: “Big-money special interests and lobbyists are corrupting our government.More money than ever before is flowing… Read More

May 27, 2015 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following his unethical actions during the recent elections, UK voters have taken to Indiegogo to raise 60,000 to remove Alistair Carmichael from his position as Orkney and Shetland’s Member of Parliament. According to The Guardian, Carmichael admitted he was responsible for an election leak intended to discredit the… Read More

April 3, 2015 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act (SBEEA) has received “Royal Assent” and will be implemented in 3 stages.  Those with the highest impact will be delivered in the final stage, according to the UK Government.  The implementation schedule may be changed following passage of… Read More

March 15, 2015 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Lawrence Lessig’s movement to crowdfund political change via his Mayday PAC has been quiet since the last political cycle revealed minimal success in his organization’s attempt to support candidates that back his vision of fundamental political change.  The first attempt is being described as “experimental”. Now Lessig… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Green Party has pioneered a new path for British politics by using Crowdfunder to raise money, campaign and bring greater choice to voters in 2015. Over the last three months 64 Green Party parliamentary candidates have used Crowdfunder, gathering the support of over 2,500 backers and… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 5:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mayday PAC, the crowdfunded Super PAC created by Lawrence Lessig, lost a battle for the New Hampshire primary yesterday following significant spending that Mayday staff described as tight race just a few days prior.  The former Senator from Massachusetts Scott Brown, who became a New… Read More

September 6, 2014 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Mayday PAC has paid for and released a television and radio ad with former New Hampshire Senator Gordon Humphrey, a 2 term US Senate Republican, endorsing the Maday selected candidate Jim Rubens.  The final weeks of the New Hampshire Senate campaign show a rapid improvement… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to put an end to political corruption in the state of Kentucky, Gil Fulbright launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last month for his new project called The Honest Politician. Within a few hours of its debut on the crowdfunding giant’s platform, the campaign reached… Read More

August 2, 2014 @ 7:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Most politicians are ineffective narcissists with a single objective of maintaining their position in public office while accomplishing as little as possible.  Yes I admit I hold our elected class in low regard but after working with them in our nations capital for a few… Read More

July 6, 2014 @ 8:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mayday PAC, a campaign to take back the broken political system that has frustrated the populace of the “most powerful country in the world” hurdled past the $5 million fundraising target that had a deadline of the 4th of July.  Just a few days prior… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Cultural icon Steve Wozniak, part of the magic behind the founding of Apple, has spoken up in support of the MayDay PAC founded by Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig.  In a video message (embedded below), the Woz talks about all of the problems with our current… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In less than two weeks of their self-crowdfunding campaign, MayOne has surpassed the $1 million amount raised by thousands of supporters.  Capitalizing on the profound frustration of many with the endemic problems intrinsic to the US political process, the project has easily raised this amount… Read More