"#Crowdfunding (alternately crowd financing, equity crowdfunding, crowd equity, crowd-sourced fundraising) is the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations". Check out my latest Infographic with review of different platforms for crowd fund raising because crowdfunding it is not only Kickstarter.

1. CROWDFUNDING vol. 1
platforms for individuals
NON-PROFIT
Make a difference. Create online fundraisers for anything and everything that matters to you.
www.razoo.com
www.crowdrise.com
WITH PROFIT
Specifically for social entrepreneurs and requires campaigns to reach a “tipping point”.
www.startsomegood.com
CREATIVE PROJECT except: cosmetics, drugs, medicine,, commerce, social networking, app
The world's largest funding platform for creative projects like film, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, etc.
www.kickstarter.coc
CREATIVE PROJECT
International crowdfunding platforms, with option to keep money even if the project will not get full funding, accepts
projects for almost anything.
www.indiegogo.com
www.rockethub.com
SCIENCE
The largest online community pushing the frontiers of human knowledge.
www.experiment.com
SPORT
Sportyfunder.com is the world's first crowd funding platform for sports projects.
www.sportyfunder.coc
MUSIC
A fan funding site that helps musicians raise money for recording, video MUSIC production, touring, marketing.
www.tunefund.com
JOURNALISTS
An open source project to pioneer "community powered reporting"
www.spot.us
created by Ewa Jaroslawska @ejaroslawska
about.me/ejaroslawska
SOURCES:
http://razoo.com
http://redcupagency.com/techsmart-podcast/techsmart-crowdfunding-edition-lesley-mansford-ceo-razoo
http://www.crowdrise.com
http://www.indiegogo.com
http://kickstarter.com
http://www.sportyfunder.com
http://www.tunefund.com
http://www.crowdsourcing.org/site/tunefund/wwwtunefundcom/13168
http://www.startupexemption.com/crowdfunding-101#axzz2AKUBUzqT
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/06/06/what-you-need-to-know-to-profit-from-crowdfunding/2/
http://www.crowdfunding-website-reviews.com/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230206
http://www.inc.com/magazine/201111/comparison-of-crowdfunding-websites.html http://www.startsomegood.com
http://www.rockethub.com