Category: crowdfunding

Ontario MPP Seeks Crowdfunding for Defamation Lawsuit Against Global News

Ontario MPP Vincent Ke is using social media to solicit funding for his defamation lawsuit against Global News, after the media outlet’s reporting alleged him to be part of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) election interference scheme. In an April 13 news release, Ke said his lawyers delivered a libel notice to Global News and…


‘The Chosen’ Beats Hollywood’s ‘Chosen’

Fathom Events’ “The Chosen: Season 3” had a theatrical release that was No. 3 at the box office this past weekend. Given both the content and its ability to be entirely crowdfunded via Angel Studios, a new model of consumer-driven film and TV content is flourishing. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “Beau”…


Roth IRA Investments to Build Wealth Over Time

Don’t tell my wife. But me and Roth IRA Investments—we got a thing going on. After all, it’s the greatest wealth-building tool. Roth IRAs offer one of the best ways to invest for retirement, and many experts even consider them the best retirement account. This is because you can grow your Roth IRA money tax-free…


Crowdfunding Is Lowering Barriers to Commercial Real Estate Investment. Here’s How to Get the Most From It

By Richard Sarkis Prior to the 1980s, commercial real estate (CRE) assets were rarely prioritized by institutional investors—entities that hire financial professionals to manage pooled investment funds. CRE did become slightly more popular during the ’80s and ’90s, but it never accounted for more than four percent of institutional investors’ aggregate portfolio until 2000. And while…


GoFundMe Tells Committee 88 Percent of Freedom Convoy Donations From Canada

The federal government’s claim that the Freedom Convoy was mostly foreign-funded was challenged on Thursday as a House committee met to review the fundraising behind the weeks-long cross-country protest. The meeting of the Public Safety Committee was often tense as some MPs berated the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe for initially even accepting to carry the convoy’s…


Freedom Convoy Donations From Genuine Public Support, Financial Intelligence Official Says

Millions in donations that poured in for the Freedom Convoy appear to be from ordinary people who supported the cause rather than any nefarious activities such as money-laundering or terrorist financing, a senior Canadian financial intelligence official told a parliamentary committee. Donating to the movement was innocuous before it was rendered illegal by the invoking…


GiveSendGo Donors From United States Account For Roughly 50 Percent of Canadian Freedom Convoy Campaign

Around 50 percent of donations to the Freedom Convoy anti-mandate protests in Canada have come from small donations made from the United States, according to the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo. There was “a pretty even split between donations coming from Canada and donations coming from the U.S.,” said Jacob Wells, CFO and co-founder of GiveSendGo, to…


Democratizing Access to Capital With Benzinga’s 2022 Alternative Investment Listmakers

Equity crowdfunding platform Wefunder was among the the companies featured at Benzinga’s “2022 Alternative Investments Listmaker Event.” This year’s Listmakers have made major contributions to the industry either by introducing new alternative investments to the market or by making these investments more accessible for the everyday investor. Wefunder has played a fundamental role in the development of crowdfunding platforms….


How Crowdfunding for ‘The Chosen’ Proved Positive Stories Can Be Successful

“The Chosen,” a biblical drama about the life of Jesus that became a multi-season TV show viewed by millions, has opened new business opportunities for creators of films amplifying positive values, according to the CEO of its production company. The crowdfunded project to produce the series was created in response to overwhelmingly negative stories produced…