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24 alternatives to The Contently Foundation

Funding stories in the public interest.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Contently Foundation launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Contently▲94

   The ultimate market for content

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Narratively ▲73

   A platform devoted to untold human stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fundable▲87

   Business Crowdfunding

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Backer News▲171

   Fresh crowdfunding projects

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kickstarter Spotlight▲117

   A page for funded creators to tell their story

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Contributoria▲76

   Community funded, collaborative journalism

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   redditmade▲164

   Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Crowdrise▲79

   Crowdfunding for Charities

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ContentBooth▲65

   A marketplace for sponsored content

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Product Fund▲44

    Crowdsourced funds for product features

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    FounderFeed▲94

    Curating the most relevant and useful technology news

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Effective Altruism Funds▲163

    Do more good with an evidence-based charity portfolio 💡 📈

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StoryFeed▲67

    Share your stories with the entire world

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Deepr▲83

    Crowdfunding platform for independent journalism

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Designbook▲88

    A new type of crowdfunding platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fund Dreamer▲76

    A Funding Revolution for women and diversity groups.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Gramforacause▲79

    Connecting Non-profits and Instagrammers

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ghost for Journalism▲191

    Media engineering team as a service

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cont3nt▲82

    Connecting citizen journalists and media companies

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Storypress▲95

    Turn photos, videos, and personal narration into a story

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Born▲88

    Crowdfunding for Beautiful Creations

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Wiser▲126

    Share relevant content w/in your organization.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DataKind▲69

    A nonprofit connecting data workers and social orgs

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →