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You Have to Be on Crack to Donate to the Rob Ford Video Fund

Daniel Alexandre Portoraro | Posted 05.19.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Toronto Politics, Toronto, Crackgate, Indiegogo, Gawker, Crack Cocaine, Kickstarter, Ford, Rob Ford, Crack, Canada Politics News
Daniel Alexandre Portoraro

This is how the entire situation boils down: You are giving your money to a website so they can give your money to a member of a gang which wreaks violence on your city so that they, the website, can make money for themselves. Does this make any sense to you whatsoever? If you don't like Rob Ford, fine, don't vote for him. Smear him all you want. Insult him at every party. Call him a fascist Michelin Man. Frankly, I don't give a damn. But for the love of God, please don't give money to drug dealers.

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The Next Big Thing in Funding Innovation

Steven Uster | Posted 04.17.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Small Business Loans, Lendingclub, Indiegogo, Financial Services, Crowdfunding, Lending, Circleup, Kickstarter, Innovation, Funding, Prosper.com, Small Business Lending, advanceit.com, Internet, Peer to Peer Lending, Credit, Personal Assets, Finance, Financial Crisis, Banks, Startups, Alternative Financing, Kabbage, Online Lending, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Canada Business News
Steven Uster

While it took a few years after the financial crisis for financial services start-ups to get their business models refined to the point where they can come to market they are here now, and these alternative financial services technology companies are becoming viable and increasingly common sources of financing for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

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Can I Flaunt My Body and Be a Feminist?

Kinnie Starr | Posted 02.13.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Indiegogo, Kinnie Starr, Nudity, Society, Self Love, Women Kinnie Starr, Feminism Kinnie Star, Crowdfunding Campaign, Canada Living News
Kinnie Starr

It's always been a big question to me where my comfort lies in the area of revealing my body. Am I am doing the world any good when I show off my frame? Am I building self-confidence or feeding the machine that tells us women should be seen, not heard. And better yet, women should be nearly naked, and perpetually on display in 2012?

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Do We Need Charities When Fundraising Is So Easy?

Josh Bowman | Posted 10.17.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Nikola Tesla, The Gap, Tesla Museum, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Crowdsourcing, Charitable Giving, Clarity, Fundraising Kickstarter, Fundraising, Kickstarter Fundraising, Canada Business News
Josh Bowman

Charities today are actively looking for innovative ways to connect people to their causes. What is interesting is how much innovation is coming from outside the traditional charitable sector. We are learning that if a cause or a project matters to people, they want to be a part of it even if it is not connected to a known charity.

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