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From dental care to potato salad A potted history of crowdfunding

Katie GrantAug 21, 2014 A family from Elgin has launched a crowfunding appeal for a £350 wheelchair for their dog Sunny, who has a tumour on her spine. They will be hoping their appeal can add to the long list of projects the public has funded...

1 Community centre

The Welsh ex-mining community of Glyncoch secured £40,000 in 2012 via crowdfunding to help build a community centre in the hope that it would reverse the cycle of deprivation in the area.

2 Dental care

When Jeffery Self from the US broke his front tooth in 2011 he was told it would cost $3,400 to have it replaced. Some 183 people pledged between $1 and $100 to cover the fee.

3 Hollywood film

Director Rob Thomas raised nearly $5m last year from fans of the cult US TV series Veronica Mars to bankroll his film version of the show.

4 Animal welfare

Last autumn, David Attenborough launched an appeal to raise £110,000 to save the critically endangered mountain gorilla and help its population reach at least 1,001 individuals. So far £29,000 has been pledged.

5 Watch

The Pebble smartwatch was financed thanks to the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in 2012. It raked in $10.3m, making it the most successful product funded through the company until then.

6 Potato salad

Zack Brown jokingly attempted to raise $10 to make a potato salad in the US last month. He exceeded his goal by over $50,000 and is using funds to host a concert in aid of homelessness.

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