Passage of the 2012 JOBS Act effectively lifted previous bans on private companies raising funds from the public. The Securities and Exchange Commission will release regulations for raising equity through crowd funding. Crowd funding will not be appropriate for all companies. Risks, advantages, disadvantages and costs exist. Whether crowd funding is or is not an appropriate method for your organization to raise debt or equity, it is becoming a part of the Finance landscape and toolkit. This session covers using crowd funding to raise debt and equity. An independent companion session covers crowd funding for donations and pre-sales.