MyParksScotland is an innovative and welcome crowdfunding initiative aimed at developing, enhancing and valuing the green spaces of Scotland
Read more →The failure to mention crowdfunding as a core component for the European Commission’s € 315 billion Investment plan is an oversight, but it can, and should be remedied, and here’s how. On Tuesday Jean-Claude Junker President of the European Commission announced a € 315 billion Investment Plan
Read more →Crowd Empowerment Can Strengthen Local Democracy
Last week the Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy published its report called Effective Democracy: Reconnecting with Communities. It makes a strong case for reinvigorating local democracy and the reasons why this is important. We would suggest that crowd empowered approaches can significantly contribute to that process. The
Read more →This week Crowdfunder announced an ambitious project called the “Crowdfund Cornwall Campaign”. The principle behind the scheme is to run 100 crowdfunding projects all based in Cornwall, each helping a business, event, festival, or social enterprise find funding that they would otherwise not have to expand or
Read more →On Monday I had the good fortune to attend the Govcamp Scotland event at Edinburgh University. Good fortune on several levels. Firstly it was one of those glorious clear frosted mornings and the sunrise across the countryside as my train wove its way to Edinburgh via Shotts
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