Boston University is proud to announce the pilot launch of its first-ever community fundraising platform: BU Crowdfunding. Think of it as a BU-exclusive, University-supported Kickstarter or Indiegogo. It’s an easy-to-use tool to collect donations, offer incentives, and get the word out.

Groups and individuals affiliated with BU, including students, faculty, and staff, can create their own crowdfunding projects on the site and raise money for innovative creations, service trips, events, research, and other BU-specific ventures—anything that supports BU’s overall mission and improves the BU community, on campus and beyond.

The first research project is a unique Mobile App that allows BU Global Health researchers to use ear biometrics to identify patients in Africa and other under-resourced countries: https://crowdfunding.bu.edu/project/535fc66e09206557630dfe47.