“…The evidence that crowdfunding resembles charitable donations suggests that it could potentially be used to address not only private but also public missions. Recognizing this potential, governments in many parts of the world have started to actively engage in partnering with non-profit sectors to initiate projects through crowdfunding platforms (Lee, Zhao, & Hassna, 2016;Miglietta, Parisi, Pessione, & Servato, 2014;Hong & Ryu, 2018). However, despite the growing participation of governments in the crowdfunding industry, little is known about whether and how they may take advantage of this innovation to achieve public goals.…”