Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
Funding Science, Technology and Start-Up Companies.
1: Young Scientists Embrace Crowdfunding.
2: Pebble Raises $15 Million as Wave of Smart Watches Arrives.
3: Crowdfunding Site CircleUp Raises $14 Million.
4: Crowdfunding Tips for Turning Inspiration Into Reality.
5: Start-Ups Turn to the Crowd for Financing.
6: ZPM Espresso and the Rage of the Jilted Crowdfunder.
7: S.E.C. Gives Small Investors Access to Equity Crowdfunding.
8: Global Brands, Taking Cue from Tinkerers, Explore Crowdfunding.
9: New Crowdfunding Rules Let the Small Fry Swim with Sharks.
10: Ever Wanted to Back a Start-Up? Indiegogo Opens the Door to Small Investors.
11: Doubts Arise as Investors Flock to Crowdfunded Start-Ups.
12: Texas Lawmaker Proposes Crowdfunding to Tackle Backlog of Rape Kits.
13: Utah Paleontologists Turn to Crowdfunding for Raptor Project.
Supporting the Arts and Entertainment.
14: ‘Veronica Mars’ Fans Are Happy to Finance a Reunion.
15: Soliciting Funds from the Crowd? Results Will Vary.
16: Neil Young's Digital Music Project Raises $6.2 Million Online.
17: Smell of the Greasepaint, the Funds of the Crowd.
18: Crowdfunding a $500 Million Ferris Wheel, with a Wall Street Spin.
19: With Help from Kickstarter, Chicago Gets a Museum That Relishes the Hot Dog.
20: Kickstarter as a Path to Grammy Nominations, Far Beyond the Indie Scene.
21: Los Angeles Museum Starts a Kickstarter Campaign for a Traveling Egg-Shaped Gallery.
22: Video Game Raised $148 Million From Fans. Now It's Raising Concerns..
23: Secret Hitler, a Game That Simulates Fascism's Rise, Becomes a Hit.
24: Florence's Answer to Mafia Violence: A Painting's Loving Restoration.
25: In Brazil, ‘Queer Museum’ Is Censored, Debated, Then Celebrated.
Crowdfunding for Change: Activism and Philanthropy.
26: A Crowdfunding Campaign Tries to Save Greece.
27: Obama Turns to Crowdfunding to Aid Fleeing Syrians.
28: Crowdfunding Helps Rescue Refugees Upended by Travel Ban.
29: Taking Guns Off the Streets, $100 at a Time.
30: Women Ask ‘What If It Were Me?’ and Rush to Aid Separated Families.
31: GoFundMe Campaign for Christine Blasey Ford Takes Off After Testimony.
32: Muslim Groups Raise Thousands for Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims.
Health Care, Memorials and the Personal Campaign.
33: Medical Care, Aided by the Crowd.
34: Managing Health Costs with Crowdfunding.
35: In Defense of the Personal Crowdfunding Campaign.
36: How a Homeless Teenager's Viral Story Caused a Battle Over GoFundMe Money.
37: Crowdfunding a Well-Deserved Break.
38: Donations Will Help Former Tennis Prodigy Get Career-Saving Surgery.
39: His Wife Died in the Santa Fe School Shooting. The World's Sympathy May Keep Him Alive..
40: As Funeral Crowdfunding Grows, So Do the Risks.
41: At 12, He Lost His Best Friend. He Found a Way to Remember Him..
Controversy and the Future of Crowdfunding.
42: Why Would You Ever Give Money Through Kickstarter?.
43: Celebrities with Their Hands Out.
44: The Effect Crowdfunding Has on Venerable Nonprofits Raises Concern.
45: Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit.
46: GoFundMe Gone Wild.
47: $400,000 Poured in for a Homeless Man, and Now He Wants It.
48: GoFundMe Campaign to Build Border Wall Raises Millions, Riles Migrant Advocates.
49: GoFundMe to Refund Border Wall Donations After Fund-Raiser Falls Short.
50: Everything Is for Sale Now. Even Us..
Glossary.
Media Literacy Terms.
Media Literacy Questions.
Citations.
Index.
