Saturday, December 03, 2011
Crowdfunding for the Arts
Technology in the Arts: Crowdfunding and the fund-raising miracles it can achieve is certainly a popular issue. It’s not a new topic for technology in the arts, but it is a constantly evolving topic and worth a revisit. If you’re familiar with the basics, we’ve got some more advanced tips for crowdfunding. This article is meant to aggregate some of the more popular tools out there and help beginners with the basics.
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I think crowdfunding can be a great source for start-up capital on an independent project that might not have the support of a big sponsor or is a personal start-up. My cousin's husband has a band that used kickstarter to help pay for production costs and publicity for their second album. They included cool incentives for certain donation amounts such as a free t-shirt or stickers, all the way to the dedication of an entire song to a donor for the highest amount (around $1,000+). Even though the hosting company gets a percentage of the money, crowdfunding sound like a great way to start a project off right.
I agree with Will that crowdfunding is a great thing for the arts. It's a good way to start getting people to donate and get one's name out there. I hadn't heard of many of the websites discussed in the article, but they all seem like positive arts supporters. The arts, especially smaller projects, can have a lot of trouble raising enough money to get their feet off the ground, so having companies, like Kickstarter or RocketHub, can be really useful to more underground type groups. I think any way to get funding for arts is great because we need all the help we can get.
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