Quadratic Funding is the mathematically optimal way to fund public goods in a democratic community.
A matching pool is raised, and then a crowdfund campaign is matched according to the QF algorithm:
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When a project gets popular enough, some pretty amazing matching multiples can be offered. This reinforces the incentive structure of QF as a fundamentally-democratic institution.