Crowdfunding in times of COVID-19

 

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Authors: Borrero-Domínguez, Cinta, Cordón-Lagares, Encarnación, Hernández-Garrido, Rocío
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2021
Description:This study has focused on the GoFundMe platform, which is considered to have the highest volume of campaigns related to COVID-19. GoFundMe is a platform that falls within the donation crowdfunding modality. The main objective of this paper consists of the analysis of the crowdfunding campaigns related to COVID-19, which have been collected manually from the GoFundMe platform, in order to carry out a description of the characteristics of a sample random of 118 projects. Through the use of different techniques of descriptive statistical analysis, a set of quantitative variables are analyzed, such as the type of project, amount collected, target amount, and statistics on fundraising related to the number of donors, times shared and followers, among others.
Country:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institution:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Language:Inglés
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OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/3864
Online Access:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/rna/article/view/3864
Keyword:Crowdfunding
fundadores
economía social
COVID-19
founders
social economy
economia social
fondateurs
economie sociale