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Learn crowdfunding, one short lesson at a time

Free lessons on backing a project, raising money for yours and keeping your money safe. A few minutes each, in any order. No account needed.

17 lessons, about 46 minutes in all

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Backing a project

What happens when you back a project, and how to choose one well.

How does reward crowdfunding work?
What you get for backing a project, and where the money waits.
3 min read
What happens to your pledge after you back a project?
Where your pledge waits, and who can move it, step by step.
2 min read
How do you check a crowdfunding campaign before you back it?
The checks that tell a solid plan from a hopeful one.
3 min read
What does it cost to back a project?
Every fee a backer meets, and the ones you can skip.
3 min read

From your idea to the goal, the pitch, the people who share it and, if you want one, a cofounder.

How do you raise money for your idea?
From an idea to a live campaign, and what it takes to start.
3 min read
How do you fund a side project?
Raise money for something you build in your spare time.
2 min read
How much does crowdfunding cost?
Every fee a campaign pays, and how to compare platforms.
3 min read
How do you set a crowdfunding goal?
The number that decides whether you get anything at all.
2 min read
How do you write a crowdfunding pitch?
What to say first, what to show, and what to leave out.
2 min read
How do you share your crowdfunding campaign?
Who to tell first, what to post, and how others can help.
3 min read
Can you start a project without a cofounder?
Going solo: what it costs, how to fill the gaps and when to find a partner.
3 min read
What should you show a future cofounder?
The proof that makes a good partner say yes, and what to agree first.
2 min read
How do you find a cofounder?
Where to look, how to test a partnership and what to agree in writing.
3 min read

The digital dollars campaigns run in, and how to keep your account and money safe.

What is a stablecoin?
What USDC is, what backs it, and what can still go wrong.
3 min read
How do you keep your account and your money safe?
The habits that keep your login and your money yours.
3 min read
How do you spot a fake campaign?
The warning signs, and what to do when you see one.
3 min read

Help the projects you like find backers, and how sharing can pay you.

How can you earn by sharing projects you like?
What sharing a project or inviting a friend can pay, and why share at all.
3 min read

Reward crowdfunding: Raising money from many people in exchange for a promised reward, not for a share of the project or a financial return.
Pledge: The money you put toward a campaign's goal when you back it.
Goal: The amount a campaign must raise. Once it's reached, the creator can claim the funds. If the deadline passes first, backers can take back what's held for them.
Escrow: Money held by a neutral third party until an agreed condition is met. On CoFunders the third party is a program and the condition is the campaign's goal.
Reward tier: One level of pledge on a campaign, with what the backer gets for it.
Share reward: What a creator can pay whoever brings them a backer through a shared link, at a rate the creator sets when the campaign is created.
Stablecoin: A digital token designed to hold the value of an ordinary currency, such as the US dollar.
USDC: The stablecoin campaigns on CoFunders settle in, issued by Circle and designed to be worth one US dollar.
Peg: A stablecoin's link to the currency it tracks. A token that stops trading at that value has lost its peg.
Login code: The code you get to sign in with your email. Nobody from CoFunders will ever ask you for it.
Account key: The key behind your account, which you can choose to export. Anyone who has it controls your money, and it can't be reset like a password.

For what happens to a pledge at every step, from escrow to a missed goal, read what happens to your money when you back a campaign. To spot a fake campaign and learn the Portuguese and European rules, read is crowdfunding safe, and what are the rules.

If you're raising money, the guide to running a campaign covers the goal, the deadline, the fees and tax. Raising on another platform too? Read whether you can crowdfund on two platforms at the same time. Already use crypto? Read how crypto crowdfunding on Solana works here. Want to keep your details private? Read whether you can crowdfund anonymously. Want your campaign on your own site or newsletter? Read how to embed your campaign on a website. Not sure what to raise for? Everything you can fund has a guide for each kind of project, from an album to a cause. Every answer we've written is in one place.

Want to test yourself? In the app, Education asks a few questions after each part, and finishing it is one of the steps of Earn 50.

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