Crowdfunding is a force for good, but it's not like going shopping
Crowdfunding platforms democratise the funding of good ideas, but supporters need to go in with their eyes open.
Caitlin Fitzsimmons is the editor of Money for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in our Sydney newsroom. She writes the weekly Mind Over Money column.
Crowdfunding platforms democratise the funding of good ideas, but supporters need to go in with their eyes open.
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