This episode covers:   Picking a career path  The importance of low-risk experiments like internships  How LaunchGood started, and what all this "crowd-funding" business really is  Challenges with crowd-funding specific to the Muslim community  How crowd funding is changing as it grows, and a critical look at personal/individual crowd-funding campaigns  LaunchGood's filtering process for what they allow on their site, and promoting responsible crowd-funding.  Providing a means of giving sadaqah in a directly impactful way  Misconceptions about crowd-funding  Should you donate to relief projects through crowd-funding instead of established charities?  Should you use crowd-funding to get out of personal debts?  Why LaunchGood turned down a Masjid's crowd-funding campaign, and how they ended up raising the money anyways  People raising funds for Islamic education, challenges dealing with your local community, and accountability  Chris' favorite LaunchGood project  Creating win-win crowd-funding campaigns    Links:  Website: http://launchgood.com Launchgood on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/launchgood Launchgood on Twitter: https://twitter.com/launchgood   If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a minute to share with a friend and RATE and SUBSCRIBE in iTunes. iTunes Link: http://bit.ly/dfmpodcast Stitcher Radio: http://bit.ly/dfmstitcher Android (RSS): http://bit.ly/dfmpodcastrss You can also visit our website and sign up for the email list to be notified of new episodes, articles, and get our FREE ebook – A Practical Guide to Debt and Personal Finance for Muslims: http://debtfreemuslims.com/get-our-free-ebook/