Crowd Funding

• Crowdfunding campaign helps Queen’s University international student pay off 4th year tuition

  Gilmar Gutierrez, a fourth year medical student at Queen's University, paid off his tuition with generous help from the community.

  Education

  Feb 10, 2022
  
• Air Canada coy after teen misses deadline for free tickets to see girlfriend in Newfoundland

  C.J. Poirier convinced Air Canada to give him tickets to visit his Newfoundland girlfriend - if he could manage to get 530,000 retweets for his request.

  Canada

  May 9, 2018
  
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• Buyer Beware: Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority launches Peachy Printer investigation

  After receiving numerous calls, Financial and Consumer Affairs are investigating alleged embezzlement in a Sask based crowd funding campaign.

  Canada

  May 12, 2016
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• Kelowna man innovates drinking cup, launches crowdfunding campaign

  A young Kelowna entrepreneur is hoping to quench the thirst of early adopters and investors. Damjan Madjar saw his friend struggle to eat and drink following jaw surgery, and thought a motorized straw would help.

  Consumer

  Jan 6, 2016
• Crowd funding – helping or hindering businesses?

  LETHBRIDGE – It’s a newer wave of fundraising taking over the internet.  Dozens of websites are available to help individuals or groups raise money for everything from new technology idea to funeral costs.  It’s called crowd sourcing or crowd funding and it’s the newest way for start up businesses to get funds.  The question is,...

  Money

  Aug 21, 2015