UC Berkeley's Crowdfunding Platform

April 9, 2015

UC Berkeley's Crowdfunding platform: where students, faculty, staff members, and researchers can raise money to turn their great ideas into reality. The website currently includes five projects focusing on topics ranging from health and sanitation to “the science of a meaningful life,” and will be online from April 6 to May 6 for a 30-day trial period. Hopes are that the data collected from the initiative will be used to construct a plan for a permanent website, which would include an even broader array of projects that “reflect the diversity of student research.”Check out some of the great environmental platforms such as Berkeley Water Group, CAL-RAE, and Cal Energy Corps.

Berkeley Water Group: Preventing to haphazard dumping of human waste in communities and water sources by turning waste into fuel.

CAL-RAE: Expanding a renewable energy system in a Ugandan village--opening new doors for community businesses, health clinics, and students.

Cal Energy Corps: Fund summer internships for UC Berkeley undergraduates to conduct independent hands-on research on energy and climate issues.