August 9, 2023

Coalition lobbies for crowdfunding exemption from EU regulation list

EFA is among a coalition of organisations to have sent a paper to the European Parliament this week, arguing for the exclusion of public benefit crowdfunding […]
March 10, 2021

2020 sees crowdfunding soar in Italy and France

Crowdfunded donations soared to €218.5m in France in 2020 – a growth of nearly 273% in a year, while in Italy they reached €31m, up 38%, […]
May 6, 2020

Special Focus: Charities turn to digital for fundraising in corona times

With so many traditional fundraising channels off the cards due to social distancing, charities are turning to digital to generate funds and appeal to new supporters. […]
April 1, 2020

Donations via crowdfunding continue to drop in France

Donations received via crowdfunding continued to fall in France during 2019, the annual crowdfunding barometer from Participative Financing France and Mazars has shown. The overall amount collected […]
February 5, 2020

GoFundMe report reveals its most generous countries

Ireland is the most generous country worldwide on GoFundMe, according to the crowdfunding platform’s recent A Year in Giving Report, with the UK, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, […]
September 18, 2019

Swiss charities see first drop in crowdfunding income

The amount raised for charities through crowdfunding decreased for the first time in Switzerland last year, despite an overall growth in money raised through this channel, […]