KICKSTARTER: ANOTHER WAY TO FUND CREATIVE PROJECTS

Good morning all....one other thing I forgot to mention about finding money for residencies (or other creative endeavors)—you might want to look into Kickstarter which is one of those sites where you make a time-limited pledge appeal on their site to help fund your project. I don't know if an artist residency fall into their realm of approved projects but it might. I know musicians who are funding the production of CDs this way and other artists who are raising money for large public projects. I know that you must have an invite to join but you'll have to check out their FAQ section to find out how that works ( don't think it's hard to get invited). Check out their FAQs here: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq. Here's what they say about their funding process :

Every project has a funding goal (any dollar amount) and a time limit (from 1 - 90 days) set by the project creator. When the deadline is reached, there are either of two results:

1. Funding Successful: If a project has met or surpassed its funding goal, all backers' credit cards are instantly charged and funds go directly to the project creator. Project creators are then responsible for completing the project and delivering rewards as promised.

2. Funding Unsuccessful: If a project has NOT met its funding goal, all pledges are canceled. That's it.

If anyone out there has had any experience, good or bad, with Kickstarter, I'd love for you to comment below!

Cheers,
Mira