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More than $2.7 billion in crowdfunding is raised every year by charities and non-profits. Rewards-based fundraising is used to launch books and theatre productions. Debt crowdfunding is used for personal debt. Equity-crowdfunding is gaining traction but is struggling under a regulatory burden in the US and Canada.

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