Crowdfunding goes to war

Started by steve58, July 01, 2014, 08:35:10 AM

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July 01, 2014, 08:35:10 AM
Certainly not the first case of combatants receiving financial aid from outside interested parties, but probably the first case of it being done through crowdfunding....

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With Ukraine's army coming under increasing pressure in its battle to keep pro-Russian forces at bay, supporters have turned to crowdfunding in a bid to build a drone designed to offer assistance to its troops on the front line.

According to a Guardian report Sunday, the web-based "people's drone" campaign hit its $35,000 target after receiving donations from nearly a thousand sympathizers.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/06/30/crowdfunding-helps-ukrainians-build-peoples-drone-to-aid-poorly-resourced-army/
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