James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.
Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.
Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.
Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.
When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.
Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.
Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.
Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.
Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.
Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.
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Any contribution of $5 receives: a Digital File of The Family Photo of Your Choice. 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $10 receives: a High Quality Print of The Family Photo of Your Choice (8x10 or Smaller).
Any contribution of $35 receives: a Customized Cohen OR Frank Family Tree Poster Containing Four or Five Generations of Information! 2 Fuelers!
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Started by Jed Cohen May 11th, 2010
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I have always been a history buff, but my interest in our family tree is due to my grandmother. She began actively researching our past in the early 1980s, but hit a dead end. Endeavoring to get out of the rut, she hired a prestigious London based genealogy firm to fill in the blanks and dig deeper. Unfortunately they hit the same roadblocks, and the project stalled for years.
I picked up the mantle of family historian about five years ago, and by leveraging new tools available online, and visiting offline resources available here in NYC, I have already solved a few family mysteries, and I'm determined to do more!
I have thousands of family photos and historical documents stacked in my apartment. I have scanned many of them, but the originals need to be carefully organized and archived to make sure they don't deteriorate any further. Any proceeds from this project will help me buy the archival supplies I need to make sure these heirlooms will be preserved for generations to come!
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