I'm going to write an article for
Communities magazine on "Crowdfunding: A Communal Business Model." It will introduce the idea of crowdfunding to an audience that probably includes a lot of people who are already doing some version of this, but don't know it by that name. I want to raise awareness of crowdfunding as a community-oriented business approach. The article will cover various kinds of crowdfunding from community-supported agriculture to launching alternative businesses to cyberfunded creativity. (If you're not familiar with communal living, check out the
Intentional Community site or my "
Householding" article.)
What I'd like to know from you folks is ...
* Are any of you crowdfunding creators living in an intentional community, shared house, or other communal living situation?
* Are any of you patrons (or for creators, patrons you know of) living in community?
* If you're not living in community now, have you done so in the past and did it affect your creative business approach?
* Do you know of anyone living in community who is interested in any type of crowdfunding, as a creator or patron?
* Have you ever done an event, such as a reading or a house concert, at an intentional community?
* How important is the concept of "community" (whether in person or online) to you? Why?
* How do your ideals about community influence your creativity and/or patronage?
Anything else you have to add is also welcome. I'm hoping to get at least a few good quotes that I can use in the article. Thanks for your help.