Blog Posts for Dolphinpalooza | RocketHub

Extra Credits
Launch:

James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
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Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
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James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.

AFIA
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Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
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Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
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Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.

Aram Bajakian
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Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
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Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
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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.

Here and There
Launch:

Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
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Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
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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
Launch:

When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
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Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
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Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.

Through the Looking Glass
Launch:

Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
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Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
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RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.

Paris in HDR
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Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
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Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
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Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.

NONVIOLENCE
Launch:

Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
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Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
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Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.

Paul Davis Collection
Launch:

Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
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Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
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Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.

Big Puzzle, One Piece
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Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
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Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
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Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.

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$4,500 Campaign Goal
$1,070 Raised So Far (24%)
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Any contribution of $10 receives: Dolphin fact sheet and field guide

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Any contribution of $20 receives: Three dolphin postcards 1 Fueler!

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Any contribution of $50 receives: Dolphin Voices: an mp3 of dolphin calls we'll record during Dolphinpalooza   3 Fuelers!

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Any contribution of $75 receives: Dolphinpalooza tote bag (plastic bags are bad news for dolphins) 3 Fuelers!

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Any contribution of $250 receives: Your website/business logo or badge on our website (www.oceansinitiative.org)

Fuel $500 or more:

Any contribution of $500 receives: Map of dolphin habitat

Fuel $1,000 or more:

Any contribution of $1,000 receives: 11” X 14” Limited edition print

Fuel $2,500 or more:

Any contribution of $2,500 receives: You will be acknowledged (named) in any papers resulting from this research

Fuel $4,500 or more:

Any contribution of $4,500 receives: Look under your seats, everybody gets a dolphin! Cover the full cost, and you get naming rights. You get to name your own dolphin.

Started by Erin November 1st, 2011

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