Funding Mechanisms Research

A working catalog of existing, new, and experimental mechanisms for funding public goods.

There are over 50 funding mechanisms included here.

• Legacy: funding mechanisms that have been in widespread use for at least 30 years (think: taxes, grants, tipping, and endowments)

• New: funding mechanisms that have been in (relatively) widespread use for less 30 years (think: crowdfunding, hackathons, social impact bonds, proof of work)

• Experimental: funding mechanisms that are still in the experimental stages (think: Harberger Taxes, NFTs, quadratic funding, and lots of others you may not have heard about)

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Template

Each mechanism follows this markdown template:

# Title

`Tag` 

### Description

Add description here

### Examples

- Example 1
- Example 2

### Further reading

- Link 1
- Link 2

### Acknowledgements

- Ack 1
- Ack 2