Crowdsourced Change

Social good is increasingly powered by crowdsourced campaigns

Implications - What one person can do, many can do better—this is the idea behind crowdsourced social good initiatives, in which non-profits are seeking help for their causes via collaborative and social networks. By building an army of do-gooders through crowdsourcing initiatives, traditional social causes can be magnified; rather than simply asking people for donations and the like, these initiatives, instead, ask consumers to “come together” to do their part.

Trend Themes

  1. Crowdsourcing — Crowdsourcing campaigns make it possible to build an army of do-gooders to magnify social causes and reach more people.
  2. Collaborative Creation — Events that bring together a variety of people with different skills like Good for Nothing participants solve issues faster and can collaborate optimally to bring social changes.
  3. Micro-crowdsourced Fundraising — Platforms like Ten in Three combine traditional motivators behind giving with new knowledge and technology to raise funds for social and charity work in a short time.

Industry Implications

  1. Social Impact — Industries that seek to create positive change in society and promote social good can reference the powerful effects of crowdsourcing and micro-crowdsourced fundraising to reach more people and make more significant impacts.
  2. Non-profit — Non-profit organizations can take inspiration from the collaborative workspace like The Hub Network and utilize it to incubate ideas and create more significant impacts for social good.
  3. Microfinance — Microfinance organizations like FINCA use disruptive ideas like providing loans without collateral to help small-scale entrepreneurs and benefit poor individuals, thereby breaking the cycle of poverty.
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6 Featured, 48 Examples:
261,444 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Mar 11 — Jun 11
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Featured Examples

Heroic Crowdsourced Art Auctions
Heroic Crowdsourced Art Auctions
Skeletor Saves is a Charitable Collection of He-Man Artwork
Skeletor Saves is a charity art auction benefiting the Ali Forney Center that features original works inspired by He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. What makes Skeletor Saves unique is that all of… MORE
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Micro-Crowdsourced Fundraising
This 'How to Build a School in 3 Hours' Video is Sure to Inspire
When philanthropreneur Taylor Conroy -- whose motto is "destroy normal" -- wanted to get his friends involved in charity, he wasn't going to go about it in any ordinary way. He conducted a series of experiments,… MORE
Social Innovation Habitats
Social Innovation Habitats
The Hub Network Helps to Incubate Ideas for Change Around the World
Everyone’s invited to the Hub Network. The Hub is a place where ideas are incubated and change is made. Open to social innovators looking for office space for a day, a week or a few months. The Hub… MORE
Collaborative Creation Gigs
Collaborative Creation Gigs
Good for Nothing Brings People Together for Fast-Track 'Doing'
Good for Nothing is an event that brings together a variety of people with different skills to do some “good for nothing.” In a cool workspace, with three causes that face particular challenges and… MORE
Crowdsourcing Environmental Good
Crowdsourcing Environmental Good
EcoApprentice Matches Problem Projects With Problem-Solvers
Public high school counselor Richard Halpern has created an interactive website, EcoApprentice, that brings college students and businesses together to meet the shared goal of improving the environment. … MORE
play_circle_filledGlobal Microfinance Networks
Global Microfinance Networks
FINCA Provides Financial Services to Low-Income Entrepreneurs
FINCA is a microfinance organization that operates financial services and programs all over the globe. FINCA (the Foundation for International Community Assistance) was founded in 1984 by international… MORE

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