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 $10 receives: Ten minutes in the rainforest. You will receive a download of ten consecutive minutes of sound recorded from the Bornean rainforest complete with descriptions of the prominent sounds in the recording. 2 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $20 receives: Favorite Bornean rainforest sounds PLUS 10 minutes in the rainforest. A download of a selection of at least 10 sounds from 10 different Bornean rainforest species PLUS a recording of 10 consecutive minutes in the rainforest complete with descriptions. 2 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $50 receives: Dawn in the rainforest. You will receive a download of a recording of a dawn chorus from the Bornean rainforest. The recording will span the minutes before dawn when night animals are making the last sounds of their day and will continue into the full dawn chorus in which dozens of species will be singing in any given minute. The best time to observe the diversity of the Bornean rainforest is in the minutes just before and just after dawn, and this is what you will hear. The download will includ 3 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $100 receives: You will receive a CD of the recordings described previous (10-minutes in the rainforest, favorite rainforest sounds, and dawn in the rainforest) and a personal letter of appreciation.
Any contribution of $250 receives: Your own virtual rainforest experience. You will receive a documentary of a recording location in the rainforest. The video will include images of the rainforest, the coordinates of the location, a description of the location, and the sounds that were recorded at that location. Each person paying this amount gets their own unique location. Limited supply.
Any contribution of $500 receives: Your own virtual canopy experience. Experience what it’s like to be 100 feet above the ground! You will receive a documentary of a recording location in the rainforest canopy. The video will include images of the rainforest, the coordinates of the location, a description of the location, and the sounds that were recorded at that location. Each person paying this amount gets their own unique canopy location. Limited supply.
Any contribution of $1,000 receives: All of the previously mentioned rewards PLUS a personalized certificate of appreciation and a statement of appreciation on borneanbirdconservation.org
Started by Alison Styring November 1st, 2011
I am a professor at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and I am a field biologist with a focus in conservation and ecology. My area of expertise is Southeast Asian birds. I have studied birds in rainforests and human-modified habitats in West Malaysia and Borneo (East Malaysia and Brunei) since 1998. I work with an incredible team of birders, biologists, tree climbers, and conservationists from the US and Malaysia.