Slidedeck for the Eurocities congress february 27th.

1. Introduction to Civic Crowdfunding
@simondouw | @douwenkoren
Crowdfunding | campaigns, research, education, strategies

2. Civic Crowdfunding
Introduction
1) What is it?
2) Why and how does it work?
3) Why many local authorities are doing the wrong thing.
Discussion / brainstorming
1) Can crowdfunding help in (re)shaping a participatory
relationship between (local) governments and citizens?
2) Scenario’s: what role/actions might be opportune for local
governments?

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5. TREND
Crowdsourcing: obtain knowledge,
creativity, volunteer work, materials
by enlisting the services of a crowd of
people, typically via the internet.
Crowdfunding: the practice of funding a
specific project or venture by raising
many (small) amounts of money from a
large number of people, typically via
the internet.

7. Source: Massolution, 2013CF Crowdfunding
industry report, available at http://
research.crowdsourcing.org/2013cfcrowdfunding-industry-report

8. Source: Massolution, 2013CF Crowdfunding
industry report, available at http://
research.crowdsourcing.org/2013cfcrowdfunding-industry-report

9. Source: Massolution, 2013CF Crowdfunding
industry report, available at http://
research.crowdsourcing.org/2013cfcrowdfunding-industry-report

10. Source: Massolution, 2013CF Crowdfunding
industry report, available at http://
research.crowdsourcing.org/2013cfcrowdfunding-industry-report

11. Why we crowdfund
1. This way, we can do it without banks
and governments
2. The opportunity to be directly
involved in interesting ventures and
projects
3. The opportunity to invest in a direct
and accessible way

14. “Let’s build it together”

15. NEW YORK TIMES
“The new stage in crowdfunding is all about
civilians directly funding and marketing public
goods, making their own neighboorhoud, village
and city more attractive”

17. PA: “We should do something with
crowdfunding”
• “Let’s launch a Kickstarter for our
region”
• “Let’s ask citizens to help us fund a
project”

26. Source: Civic crowdfunding: a proposal, by Alessio
Barollo and Daniela Castrataro, Free download @
http://twintangibles.co.uk/civic-crowdfunding-aproposal-2/

28. Crowdfunding with Public Authorities
25%

29. Crowdfunding with Public Authorities
25%

30. The Defining Factor: “our project”
ME/WE
PROJECT
Triggers
- Initiative
- Palpable
- Personal
- Direct
..

31. Public authorities as initiator
ME/WE
PROJECT

32. Public authorities as initiator, asking for money
ME/WE

33. PA: “We should do something with
crowdfunding”
• “Let’s launch a Kickstarter for our
region”
• “Let’s ask citizens to help us fund a
project”

34. Discussion / brainstorming
1) Can crowdfunding help in (re)shaping a participatory
relationship between (local) governments and citizens? What
would the drivers be? What are obstacles?
2) Scenario’s: what role/actions are opportune for local
governments?

35. Pro-active scenario’s
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Crowdfunding by the government
Starting a city (or regional) platform
Investigating regional cf opportunities
Informing civilians / initiatives
Facilitate redirection/refer
Crowdfunding guidance program
Matching facilities
Pioneering program (action-learning)
Other

37. Contact
Douw&Koren Crowdfunding
Crowdfudning | campaigns, research,
presentations, education, strategies
Simon Douw
simon@douwenkoren.nl
+31 6 30 57 65 31
Twitter: simondouw