Dear Ecologgers, I received some great responses to my May 23rd inquiry about crowdfunding platforms for scientific research. Since many people expressed interest in learning what I found out, I thought I’d summarize the results (with the permission of those who contacted me) and share with the listserv. The list of suggestions, pros and cons, etc. ended up being fairly long, so I’ve compiled all of the information in a Google Doc that you can access here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o1qvHhP8kqQC79SrADuK_QZyBdEyZdm_6JVl7P-WcfA/edit? usp=sharing Feel free to add comments to the doc if you have additional thoughts or insights. Thanks again to everyone who contacted me, both on- and off-list. I hope this document is helpful and timely to those of you considering alternative funding sources for your research. Good luck! - Claire
