European Crowdfunding Network

= The European Crowdfunding Network promotes and supports the development of Crowdfunding mechanisms as a viable funding source to European companies and investors.

URL = http://www.europecrowdfunding.org/

Description

"A single European Crowdfunding organisation to be formed: The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) and European Crowdfunding Association (ECA) have agreed to join forces.

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) and European Crowdfunding Association (ECA) have decided to join forces to create a truly European body that will lobby, promote and foster a more favourable and transparent environment for crowdfunding in Europe. Both organisations believe that the emergent European crowdfunding industry will be better served by a single representative organisation.

The new organisation will exclusively represent Europe-based crowdfunding platforms and crowdfunding professionals. It will act and communicate with EU bodies, representing the interests of its members and supporters, for a harmonised European regulation and ecosystem for crowdfunding. It will work with its members for improved customer protection standards, operational and financial best practies, as well as for growing the opportunies of the European crowdfunding industry.

Both organisations have entered into an agreement with the aim to collaborate closely in building a joint effort by the end of 2012." (http://www.europecrowdfunding.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1460063)

Status

December 2012:

"The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) is maintained through representations in Austria, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Great-Britain, Italy, Poland, Sweden & The Netherlands, currently counting : 700+ Supporters, 125+ Prospective Members .