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The 15 pages that link to Crowdfunding, each with the reason it gives.

• Independent filmRelated: Filmmakers can use small contributions to finance projects without a studio commission.

• Venture capitalCompared with: It can mobilize a broad pool of backers instead of relying on selected investment funds.

• Online communityRelated: Community ties can mobilize contributions for shared projects or causes.

• Art patronageCompared with: Crowdfunding disperses support across many contributors instead of concentrating it in one patron.

• Film financingRelated: Some filmmakers use public contributions to fund development or production.

• K-pop fandomRelated: Fan communities can pool donations for charitable drives and artist-related projects.

• CrowdsourcingBroader topic: It applies crowd participation specifically to financing rather than ideas or labor.

• FundraisingRelated: Online appeals let campaigns reach supporters beyond an organization’s existing network.

• Independent video game developmentRelated: Campaigns can finance independent games while building an early audience.

• Indie gameRelated: Crowdfunding has financed indie games while letting developers retain more control.

• Arts fundingCompared with: Crowdfunding gathers small contributions directly rather than relying on a single institutional award.

• Pyramid schemeCompared with: Crowdfunding can grow through broad participation without promising returns funded by later recruits.

• Felicia DayRelated: The Guild's later seasons used fan contributions to help finance independent production.

• Tim SchaferNarrower topic: Double Fine’s campaign for Broken Age became a landmark game-development crowdfunding effort.

• Funding of scienceCompared with: It offers a public-facing alternative to conventional institutional funding competitions.