藤儿点评：你如果腰无分文，可以堂堂正正地向人伸手要钱。当然再也不用沿街乞讨，这就是近年来最先起源于西方的Crowdfunding（网络乞丐）。

Crowdfunding（网络乞丐）都有模有样：

想组织反政府游行没钱，可以先做Crowdfunding（网络乞丐）。

想发善心施舍救助没钱，可以先做Crowdfunding（网络乞丐）。

想求医问药兼救命没钱，可以先做Crowdfunding（网络乞丐）。

想要创业开厂办校没钱，可以先做Crowdfunding（网络乞丐）。

想建立课题搞创新没钱，可以先做Crowdfunding（网络乞丐）。

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来源：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding

According to WordSpy.com, the earliest recorded use of the word "crowdfunding" was by Michael Sullivan in fundavlog^[5] in August 2006.^[6] Crowdfunding as a concept pre-dates the internet and projects like the Statue of Liberty raised funds from a large number of donors.

Crowdfunding gained traction after the launch of ArtistShare, in 2003.^[7][8][9] Following ArtistShare, more crowdfunding sites started to appear on the web such as EquityNet (2005),^[10] Pledgie (2006), Sellaband (2006), IndieGoGo (2008), GiveForward (2008), FundRazr (2009), Kickstarter (2009), RocketHub (2009), Fundly (2009), GoFundMe (2010), Microventures (2010), YouCaring (2011), SeedInvest (2011) and Fundageek (2011).^[9][11]

Crowdfunding websites helped companies and individuals worldwide raise US$89 million from members of the public in 2010, US$1.47 billion in 2011 and US$2.66 billion in 2012—US$1.6 billion of the 2012 amount was raised in North America.^[12] In 2012 more than one million individual campaigns were established globally^[13] and the industry was projected to grow to US$5.1 billion in 2013.^[13]

A May 2014 report, released by the United Kingdom-based The Crowdfunding Centre and titled "The State of the Crowdfunding Nation", presented data showing that during the month of March 2014, more than US$60,000 dollars were raised on an hourly basis via global crowdfunding initiatives. Also during this time period, 442 crowdfunding campaigns were launched globally on a daily basis.^[14]