The majority of people today think crowdfunding is a new way to raise capital. What many of them do not realize is that crowdfunding has been used for hundreds if not thousands of years. For example, the Catholic Church has been collecting donations from members in order to fund its operations. The original method of crowdfunding is based on the principal of simple donations.
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