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List of 20 Green Crowdfunding Platforms and Resources

by Richard Matthews
June 5, 2014
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Here is a summary of sites that support crowdfunding for green technologies, renewable energy and social entrepreneurship. This list enables entrepreneurs, non-profits, and their
supporters to solicit funds through social media that do environmental or social good.


The first fourteen crowdfunding sites (and one chart) on this list are drawn from Green VC and the last fives crowdfunding sites are derived from from a Tech Republic article.



  • 33needs – A crowdfunding
    organization that connects micro-investors with social entrepreneurs who have
    ideas in categories such as sustainable food, health, education, and the
    environment.
  • Ashoka Invest in
    Innovation
    – Funding platform to support Ashoka’s network of social
    entrepreneurs.
  • Causes – Provides an
    online fundraising platform (including leveraging Facebook) for nonprofits and
    other causes.
  • CauseVox – Enables
    nonprofits and other causes to create online fundraising campaigns.
  • Cutting Edge
    Capita
    l – Firm offers Direct Public Offering (a method of investment
    crowdfunding).
  • FirstGiving – Enables
    non-profit supporters to create their own fundraising page to raise money for
    the cause of their choice.
  • Give.fm (beta) – a
    micro-funding organization that helps nonprofits and individuals to set up a
    campaign to raise money for causes.
  • Green Unite – A
    crowdfunding platform for sustainable products and clean technology.
  • Greenfunder – A crowd
    funding platform for green, sustainable, and related projects.
  • Green
    Fundraising
    – Crowdfunding for sustainability and healthy living projects,
    from Green VC.
  • Razoo – A crowdfunding
    platform for non-profits and charities that allows individuals, organizations,
    corporations, and foundations to set up a fundraising page to raise money for
    their own cause or their other cause of choice. 
  • Return on Change –
    Investment-based crowdfunding platform.
  • Start Some Good –
    Connects social entrepreneurs with crowd funded venture capital..
  • Crowdfunding for social
    good
     
  • A chart from Cutting Edge Capital (PDF) provides a helpful
    overview.


  • Abundance
    Generation
    is a UK-based crowdfunding platform that connects individuals and
    communities with crowdfunding campaigns. The company has quite a few wind power
    projects as well, and has seen increased momentum in renewable energy funding in
    the area since its launch in 2012.

  • Divvy is a platform for
    crowdfunding renewable energy, with a specific focus on solar systems. It offers a model of payback and return on investments.

  • Mosaic, a web platform that
    allows investors to fund various solar power projects.

  • SunFunder focuses on solar energy partnerships around the
    world. Through its platform, the company allows businesses to provide affordable
    energy solutions to underserved communities in developing nations in particular.
    Sun Funder has a minimum $10 investment and offers a return on the principal
    investment. Solar businesses can apply to fund projects in emerging economies
    and have had targeted loan agreements ranging from $50,000 to $500,000.

  • Village Power, this platform, allows community organizations to finance
    and manage solar power projects through investments from individuals in the
    local community. There is no minimum investment amount, but SEC rules regulate
    how many investors can participate in crowdfunded projects like
    these.


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