# Community Chip-In Projects Lucky Ant Helps Businesses Fund Initiatives Through Crowdsourcing By Harris Jay Rosenberg Alterman | Published 2012-01-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lucky-ant References: [vimeo](http://vimeo.com/33226941) & [luckyant](http://www.luckyant.com/nyc/downtown/index.html) [Lucky Ant](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lucky-crypto) helps businesses fund new projects by having the community chip in to pay for them. Many small businesses need help funding new projects, but there just isn’t enough dough to get the job done. For example, the small doughnut shop that you go to every morning for your apple fritter fix is looking to build a new coffee making machine that will produce the world’s most delicious brew. The machine costs $1000 dollars to build, but the doughnut shop only has $500. That’s where you come in. Lucky Ant lets anyone contribute to a business’ project, and there are sweet perks. If you donate $10 to the coffee making machine project, you might get five free coffees in return! Lucky Ant posts a new project in your area every week that needs funding, so be on the lookout to help businesses you love. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 48% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Credit Crunch](https://www.trendhunter.com/creditcrunch) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Crowdsourced Funding:** Lucky Ant's community chip-in projects tap into the power of crowd funding to help businesses fund initiatives. - **Local Community Engagement:** Lucky Ant's platform encourages businesses to engage their local community and seek support for their projects. - **Incentivized Donations:** Lucky Ant offers sweet perks to donors, creating an incentive for individuals to contribute to business projects. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Hospitality:** Lucky Ant's community chip-in projects can be utilized by hospitality businesses to fund new initiatives and engage their customers. - **Small Business:** Lucky Ant's platform provides an opportunity for small businesses to access funding and gain support for their projects. - **Technology:** Lucky Ant's use of innovative crowd funding techniques presents disruptive opportunities in the technology industry for funding new projects. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Philanthropic Point-Of-Sale Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/round-up-the-change.md) - [Digital Fundraising Competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-community-cup.md) - [Youth Supporting Fundraiser Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/raise-some-dough.md) - [Charitable Shopping Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/give-freely.md) - [Membership-Based Community Engagement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lamp-app.md) - [Crowdfunding Feedback Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feedfund.md) - [Community Project Micro-Grant Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microgrant-program.md) - [Community-Supporting Business Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linked-prosperity.md) - [Community-Centric Investment Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/communitycentric-investment-app.md)