{"id":5908,"date":"2026-02-28T19:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co-fund.gr\/?page_id=5908"},"modified":"2026-02-28T19:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:23:02","slug":"what-is-community-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/co-fund.gr\/en\/what-is-community-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Community Funding?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” thb_shape_divider=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1619511107766{padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/co-fund.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chuttersnap-Zf64Osndqvc-unsplash.jpg?id=1854) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” divider_shape=”tilt_v2″ thb_divider_color=”#ffffff” thb_divider_height=”100″][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1522314053191{padding-top: 25vh !important;padding-bottom: 14vh !important;}”][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]”Do you mean something like crowd-funding?” That was the question we received most often from our friends when we told them about our idea. We imagine you have the same question \u2014 after all, if you are reading these lines, Co-Fund has clearly caught your attention.\n\nWell, the shortest answer is “yes, but\u2026 not exactly!”\n\nCrowd-funding is certainly the most widespread form of alternative, grassroots financing. The belief in the power of solidarity among many people, the bypassing of bank loans, and the avoidance of profit-driven investors \u2014 rather than genuine support for people seeking to realise an idea or meet a need \u2014 are elements that inspire us.\n\nCrowd-funding is certainly the most widespread form of alternative, grassroots financing. The belief in the power of solidarity among many people, the bypassing of bank loans, and the avoidance of profit-driven investors \u2014 rather than genuine support for people seeking to realise an idea or meet a need \u2014 are elements that inspire us.\n\nIn crowd-funding, a supporter typically contributes just once to a specific productive or artistic venture they find interesting, without further involvement. With community-funding, by contrast, we aim to build a long-term relationship of solidarity among SSE supporters, so that together we can contribute to the founding and ongoing development of SSE ventures \u2014 that is, to the spread of a more democratic economy, with dignified jobs, respect for the environment, and more.\n\nThe goal of community-funding is to create a funding resource for the SSE, through the collection of subscriptions from participants. The duration of each subscription naturally depends on the willingness and capacity of each subscriber. Our aspiration, however, is for every subscription to be as permanent as possible, for several reasons:\n