Byrnes, Kevin;
Asif, Aqua;
Ng, Alex;
Khadhouri, Sinan;
Bhatt, Nikita R;
Kasivisvanathan, Veeru;
(2023)
Crowdsource Funding via Social Media Platforms.
Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal
, 4
(2)
pp. 127-129.
10.48083/rvjx1845.
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Abstract
Crowdfunding involves obtaining financial support for a project through public engagement. It is a form of crowdsourcing, where monetary and non-monetary contributions from the public are obtained for a common aim. Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular way of gaining additional monetary support for medical research projects and may act as a supplement to conventional funding. Social media can influence which projects are likely to be successful. Engagement on social media can increase the funding obtained. In this brief communication, we introduce the concept of crowdfunding, give practical applications, and describe the characteristics of successful campaigns.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Crowdsource Funding via Social Media Platforms |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.48083/rvjx1845 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.48083//RVJX1845 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the terms of a license that permits non-commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2023 The Authors. Société Internationale d'Urologie Journal, published by the Société Internationale d'Urologie, Canada. |
| Keywords: | Urology, social media, communication, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Targeted Intervention |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10178963 |
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